After 11 TAME Regional Engineering Competitions across Texas, the results are in! Nearly 1,200 middle and high school students put their engineering skills to the test in this year’s design challenge: Engineering Survival on a Desert Island.
Working in teams, students took on the roles of Project, Construction, Civil, Environmental, and Agricultural Engineers, designing and building sustainable camps to support human survival. They tackled real-world engineering challenges—planning crops, calculating yields, building channels, and ensuring precise water delivery—while following the Engineering Design Process (Identify → Imagine → Plan → Create → Improve).
📸 Click here to see photos from the 2025 TAME Regional Competitions!
Recognizing Excellence in Engineering
Alongside the competition, students were recognized for their achievements:
🏆 235 students won Prototype Awards for outstanding design diagrams
🌟 130 students earned awards for demonstrating TAME’s 5Cs of the Engineering Mindset (Curiosity, Creativity, Collaboration, Commitment, Contribution)
🎓 70 graduating seniors received special recognition for their dedication
The Road to the TAME State Engineering Competition
Perhaps the most exciting result? More than 350 top-performing students have qualified for the 2025 TAME State Engineering Competition—the first since 2019! They will advance to Houston in May, where they’ll team up to tackle a new engineering challenge at Rice University.
This year’s State Competition is proudly sponsored by Elimini, a Houston-based company dedicated to generating 24/7 renewable power while permanently removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Engineering Education in Action
The Desert Island Survival Challenge at the Regional Competitions was the culmination of months of hands-on learning in TAME Clubs, where students have spent the academic year advancing through engineering milestones from the Stone Age to today. Through these experiences, they’ve built critical skills, explored future careers, and discovered the power of engineering to solve real-world problems.
Congratulations to all the students who participated in this year’s Regional Competitions—we can’t wait to see what’s next at the State Engineering Competition in May!
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