The TAME 2022 East Texas Divisional STEM Competition was hosted at Region 7 Education Service Center on March 8, 2022. 131 student competitors from across the region attended the free event.
Texas students from grades 6-12 competed in teams to solve an all-new Engineering Design Challenge.
The top six teams from the Engineering Design Challenge were recognized. Three teams also received special Judges’ Choice Awards for innovation, teamwork, or perservance. Each team selected a Most Valuable Engineer from their team based upon collaboration, unique design suggestions, and team spirit.
Thanks to the support of TAME’s generous partners, STEM Competitions across Texas are offered free of charge for all participants. We are especially grateful to TAME’s 2022 State Competition Partner PPG and State Awards Partner Halliburton.
TAME thanks our Event Coordinators, Cyndi Nyvall, Paul Eyler, and Brooke Kinsman, our dedicated TAME Club Sponsors, and the many volunteers for celebrating achievement in STEM and making learning fun and exciting for Texas students.
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.
More information on TAME’s annual STEM Competitions can be found here. Want to get involved in planning local and statewide TAME events? Learn more here.
Congratulations to all our hardworking competitors!
PARTICIPANTS
The following TAME Clubs participated in the event:
CISD STEAM Team
Hawkins Middle School
Murchison Eagles
Ore City TAME Club
Pine Tree Junior High
Winnsboro High School
ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE RESULTS
| 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place |
| Team 1 | Team 5 | Team 22 | Team 18 | Team 17 | Team 15 |
| Team name: Apollo 3 | Team name: To Space and Beyond | Team name: 2022 Future Champs | Team name: The Steak Chute | Team name: Space Baunch | Team name: Project 5E |
| Aiden Urquhart | Audrey Jenkins | Aubree Murphy | Alex Chen | Bristol Sessions | Ainsley Conner |
| Gabriel (Ivan) Vilchis | Braden Chilton | Haley Padron | Brittany Nuñez | Calie Harris | Beverly Bryant |
| Joshua Romero | Francis Pehle | Jason Ellsaesser | Emily Willadson | Charlotte Dean | Clark Medin |
| Kari Rogers | Grace LaMarche | Katelynn Sessions | Landon Haning | Emma Scott | Emilee Reed |
| Rachel Modisette | Vanessa Sanchez | Zoey Bowers | Sydney Cade | Taylor Whitehurst | Emma Hicks |
| Sadie Bonnette | William Jordan | Raegan Valentine |
JUDGES’ CHOICE AWARDS
Because STEM fields rely on creative approaches, working as an effective team, and continuing to look for different ways to solve problems, Judges’ Choice Awards were presented to teams for innovation, teamwork, and perseverance.
| Judges’ Choice | Judges’ Choice | Judges’ Choice |
| Team 2 | Team 21 | Team 18 |
| Team name: Apollo Puller | Team name: Deep Fried Green Onions | Team name: The Steak Chute |
| Carson Castanon | Daniel Solis | Alex Chen |
| Conner Pugh | Edwin Locke | Brittany Nuñez |
| Deanna Szepesi | Emily Yandell | Emily Willadson |
| Dennis Robertson | Faery Morgan | Landon Haning |
| Lucky Sultan | Jaxon Smith | Sydney Cade |
| Natalie Amaya |
MOST VALUABLE ENGINEERS
| Aiden Urquhart | Emerson (Sage) West | Karsten Nittmo |
| Alexis Klein | Ethan King | Katelynn Sessions |
| Beau Duffield | Francis Pehle | Katilyn Shelton |
| Brittany Nuñez | Gavin Boyd | Kaylee Spencer |
| Caitlyn Elliott | Grace Hudson | Lucas Rogers |
| Calie Harris | Jacob Russell | Nghia Nguyen |
| Clark Medin | Joshua Dew | Preshyous Harguess |
| Deanna Szepesi | Joslyn Dungey | Sadie Bonnette |
| Edwin Locke | Kari Rogers | Viktoria Roudkovski |
Thanks to our Partners!
Statewide Competition Partner
Statewide Awards Partner
Corporate & Foundation Partners
3M, Ambiq, AMD, ConocoPhillips, Emerson, James N. McCoy Foundation, Motiva, NI, Permian Basin Area Foundation, Silicon Labs and Xcel Energy
Higher Education Partners
Angelo State University, Lamar University, Odessa College, Texas Tech University, University of Houston, The University of Texas at Austin, and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
