On February 24 at Carrigan Career Education Center, 47 middle and high school students from eight TAME Clubs in the Wichita Falls area came together for the 2023 TAME Engineering Competition!
The day was a flurry of creative exploration and collaboration as teams worked to develop a prototype for water transport, as well as the documentation and design proposal. The TAME Competition theme of water transport aligns with what many TAME Clubs have been learning about all year: the essential role of engineers in helping the world access clean water.
The TAME Competition had nine mixed-age teams. The top six scoring teams were recognized at the event. Special Judges’ Choice Awards honored students who exemplified TAME’s 5Cs of engineering (Curious, Creative, Collaborative, Committed, Contributive). TAME also gave out Longevity Awards and Senior Awards to the graduating seniors that have been most committed to learning through TAME’s programs.
A huge and heartfelt thanks to the Wichita Falls TAME Chapter Leaders: Marcie Williford and Gwenna Gallenberger.
TAME would also like to extend our deepest thanks to the 2023 TAME Wichita Falls Competition presenting partner, Howmet Aerospace Foundation. We’re also grateful for the generous funding support for this competition and for TAME Club programming from James N. McCoy Foundation.
TAME would also like to thank the 2023 TAME Engineering Competition season partners, General Motors, Halliburton Foundation, NI, The Boeing Company, ConocoPhillips, and Silicon Labs! We’re grateful for their generous funding support for this year’s engineering challenge that started with the Diving Deep into Water TAME Clubs curriculum and is coming alive throughout this TAME Competition season!
Congratulations to all our hardworking competitors!
PARTICIPANTS
The following TAME Clubs participated in the event:
- Barwise Middle School TAME Club
- Burkburnett High School
- Chillicothe TAME/Robotics Club
- Hirschi High School TAME
- Jacksboro High School STEM Club
- MCNiel Middle School TAME Club
- Nocona Middle School TAME
- Wichita Falls High School TAME
ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE RESULTS
| 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place |
| Team 2 | Team 6 | Team 3 | Team 7 | Team 8 | Team 5 |
| Parasites | Bad Cookies | Jeebs | Otter | Eraser | Nikola |
| Brooke Thomas | Cristal Reyes | Briana White | Evelyn Almaraz-Urias | Anthony Burrows | Abby Schreiber |
| Draven Griffith | Gavin Gonzales | Edward Mosley | Gabriela Martinez | Kyler Boone | Avery McCann |
| Erin Whatley | Joseph Cook | Eva Paulsberg | Gavin Humphreys | Marccious Harper-Stevenson | Ibeth Mendoza |
| Harrison Winn | Joshua Tran | Jarjis Sheikh | Madeline McCann | Marie Solange Tuyisenge | Matthew Morales |
| Shaylee Sharer | Kamila Zoelys Millan | Saubdiel Avalos | Rayne Holt | Melissa Rose Sparks | Mia Mayfield |
| Uzziel Avalos |
JUDGES’ CHOICE AWARDS
| Judges’ Choice | Judges’ Choice | Judges’ Choice |
| Team 1 | Team 4 | Team 9 |
| Water Heed Martin | Bunny Wells | Last Place |
| Aiden Sirju | Albert Esquibel | Brayson Resendiz |
| Alenna Hoang | Armando Alcantar | Erik Ranjel |
| Archer Arena | Emma Berg | Jarett Phariss |
| Jacoby Byerly | Estefany Urbieta-Ramirez | Nicholaus White |
| Maricella Morales | Jose Ortiz | Serenity Hoyer |
| Merary Mendoza |
LONGEVITY AWARDS
- Abby Schreiber
- Edward Mosley
- Lisset Morales
SENIOR AWARDS
- Abby Schreiber
- Edward Mosley
- Lisset Morales
