(Edinburg, TX) – The 2020 Valley Divisional STEM Competition was hosted by The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – Edinburg Campus on Saturday, February 29, 2020. More than 223 student competitors from across the region registered to attend the free event.

Texas students from grades 6-12 competed in individual math and science tests and as part of a team to solve an Engineering Design Challenge. Participants were sworn to secrecy about the Challenge – at least until March 1st, when students across the state had their chance to try their skills solving the same problem. This year’s challenge was developed by engineers from ConocoPhillips.

The Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing Texas students to join a strong and diverse STEM workforce. TAME programs encourage students to build skills and explore STEM concepts through hands-on activities, TAME Clubs, and statewide and divisional STEM Competitions.

The top six finishers in each test and the top three teams from the Engineering Design Challenge were recognized. One student from each grade level was recognized as the Ace Award Winner for the highest combined math and science score.

Thanks to the support of TAME’s 2019 Statewide STEM Competition sponsor ConocoPhillips, STEM Competitions across Texas are offered free of charge for all participants. TAME thanks our partners and our many dedicated volunteers for celebrating achievement in STEM and making learning fun and exciting for Texas students.

More information on TAME’s STEM Competitions can be found here. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the leadership for the Valley Chapter.

Congratulations to all our hardworking competitors!

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EVENT PHOTOS

If you’re sharing photos of the event, please tag TAME using #LonestarSTEM.

Please consider sharing photos with the TAME State Office. We will feature selected pictures on the TAME Facebook page and with corporate and university partners who have ensured that the competition is offered free of cost to participants. You can email pictures to programs@tame.org or upload them to Google Drive here.

 

 

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MATH TEST RESULTS

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SCIENCE TEST RESULTS

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ACE AWARD WINNERS

ACE Award	Combined Score
6th grade	Marc Cansino
7th grade	Bassam Kahaan
8th grade	Evalyn Escalon
9th grade	Raul Cantu
10th grade	Sheila Robledo
11th grade	Israel Hernandez
12th grade	Jesus Eguia

 

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ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE RESULTS