Recently the Delaware Restaurant Association and Delaware Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (DRAEF) hosted more than 400 attendees at the Delaware ProStart Student Invitational in Dover. This event provided students with the opportunity to participate in the state’s premier high school competition for restaurant management and culinary arts.

Caesar Rodney School District’s Caesar Rodney High School vied with 14 other schools to win the state culinary title, while Cape Henlopen School District’s Cape Henlopen High School competed with nine other schools to take the state management competition.

Both schools will be competing at the national competition in Washington, D.C., as well as being featured at the annual DRAEF fundraising dinner. More information can be found on the Pro Start website.

Media contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006

Top state medalists represented Delaware at the National Technology Student Association’s (TSA) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) conference held at the National Harbor, Maryland Friday through Tuesday.  Students competed in high technology and in leadership contests such as computer-aided design; dragster design; engineering, inventions & innovations; leadership strategies; manufacturing prototype; medical technology; on-demand video; promotional graphics; structural engineering; system control technology; video game design; robotics, website design and more. The conference was the largest in the organizations history, with more than 8,500 individuals in attendance from through the country and world. It was also the largest national attendance in Delaware TSA history with 147 participants.

Highlights include:

• Apuroop Mutyala of MOT Charter School elected to serve as Vice-President of National TSA
• Delaware students earned 14 top 10 national honors
• Kathy Sheehy of Dickinson High School (Red Clay Consolidated School District) awarded Chapter Advisor of the Year
• Stephen Lee of PS duPont Middle School (Brandywine School District) awarded Chapter Advisor of the Year
• Postlethwait Middle School (Caesar Rodney School District) honored with Legacy Chapter of Excellence award

Results:

Place                    Contest                                                           School

2^nd Place               STEM Animation                                            Cab Calloway School of the Arts Middle School (Red Clay)

3^rd Place               Challenging Technology Issues                      Postlethwait Middle School (Caesar Rodney)

3^rd Place               Digital Photography                                        Postlethwait Middle School

3^rd Place               Leap Legacy Chapter of Excellence Award     Postlethwait Middle School

4^th Place               Forensics Technology                                     Newark Charter Jr/Sr High School (Charter)

4^th Place               Children’s Stories                                           Postlethwait Middle School

4^th Place               Prepared Presentation                                   MOT Charter School (Charter)

6^th Place               Leadership Strategies                                     Cab Calloway School of the Arts Middle School

7^th Place               System Control Technology                           Caesar Rodney High School (Caesar Rodney)

7^th Place               Webmaster                                                     Caesar Rodney High School

8^th Place               Digital Video Production                                Caesar Rodney High School

8^th Place               Promotional Marketing                                  Cab Calloway School of the Arts Middle School

9^th Place               Debating Technology                                     MOT Charter School

10^th Place             Extemporaneous Speech                               Cab Calloway School of the Arts High School

Participating Schools (Districts):

• Alexis I. duPont High School (Red Clay)
• Bayard Middle School (Christina)
• Cab Calloway School Of The Arts High School (Red Clay)
• Cab Calloway School Of The Arts Middle School (Red Clay)
• Caesar Rodney High School (Caesar Rodney)
• Fifer Middle School (Caesar Rodney)
• H.B. duPont Middle School (Red Clay)
• Henry C. Conrad Schools of Science (Red Clay)
• Milford Central Academy (Milford)
• MOT Charter School (Charter)
• Newark Charter High School (Charter)
• Newark Charter Jr. High School (Charter)
• Postlethwait Middle School (Caesar Rodney)
• Selbyville Middle School (Indian River)
• Sussex Central High School (Indian River)

The Technology Student Association (TSA) is a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) dedicated to students interested in the future of invention, innovation, engineering, and technology. Through TSA, members have the opportunity to participate in technology-focused competitive events, take part in community service work, and become leaders for the organization in their school, state, and at the national level. TSA incorporates curricular and co-curricular experiences to emphasize the importance of knowledge, leadership, skill development, and teamwork. To learn more about Delaware TSA, please contact Mike Fitzgerald by phone at: (302) 735-4015 or by email at: Mike.Fitzgerald@doe.k12.de.us

More than 100 students and advisers from across the State of Delaware joined nearly 10,000 other members the 41^st annual HOSA-Future Health Professionals International Leadership Conference in Dallas, Texas. Delaware students represented the First State in competitive events, including: medical math, epidemiology, physical therapy, forensic medicine, dental science, medical assisting, biomedical laboratory science, and more.

Delaware HOSA is a career and technical student organization dedicated to students who are interested in pursuing their future in a career in healthcare. Through HOSA-Future Health Professionals, members have the opportunity to participate in career-focused competitive events, take part in community service work, and become leaders for the organization in their school, state, and at the international level.  HOSA-Future Health Professionals incorporates curricular and co-curricular experiences to emphasize the importance of knowledge, leadership, skill development, and teamwork.

The following students were recognized in the Top 10 in their competitive event:

To learn more about Delaware HOSA, please contact Peg Enslen by phone at: (302) 857-3339 or by email at peggy.enslen@doe.k12.de.us. A list of all national finalists can be found online at: http://ilc.hosa.org/sites/default/files/2018%20Secondary%20Event%20Rankings.pdf.

Media Contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006

Top state medalists from throughout Delaware represented Delaware at the National Technology Student Association (TSA) conference held in Atlanta, Georgia on June 22-26, 2018.  Students competed with national finalists in events such as computer-aided design; dragster design; engineering, inventions & innovations; leadership strategies; manufacturing prototype; medical technology; on-demand video; promotional graphics; structural engineering; system control technology; video game design; VEX robotics, website design and more. The conference was the largest in TSA history with more than 8,000 individuals in attendance from across the country. It was also the largest national attendance in Delaware TSA history with 127 members participating in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM); leadership; and service focused events.

Highlights include:

• Delaware students earned eleven (11) top ten national honors
• William Greider of Cab Calloway School Of The Arts and Jeff Epting of Gauger-Cobbs Middle School were honored as chapter Advisors of the Year
• Caesar Rodney High School, H.B. duPont Middle School and MOT Charter School were recognized for Chapter Excellence
• Apuroop Mutyala and Tyler Rouwhorst from MOT Charter School,  Connor Wagaman of Concord High School, Rishi Gundakaram of Caesar Rodney High School, and Skyler Brand of Lake Forest High School were inducted into the TSA Technology Honor Society.
• Apuroop Mutyala of MOT Charter School, Adhi Babu, Mithra Sankar, Mythili Satheesh, and Reece Hamlet from H.B. duPont Middle School earned the Gold TSA Professionalism Award

Delaware’s Results:

Participating districts/schools:

• Caesar Rodney School District’s Caesar Rodney High School, Fifer Middle School and Postlethwait Middle School
• Christina School District’s Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
• Indian River School District’s Indian River High School and Sussex Central High School
• Lake Forest School District’s Lake Forest High School
• MOT Charter School (HS)
• Newark Charter High School
• Red Clay Consolidated School District’s Cab Calloway School of The Arts (HS) and (MS) and Henry C. Conrad Schools of Science (HS)
• Seaford School District’s Seaford Senior High School

The Technology Student Association (TSA) is a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) dedicated to students interested in the future of invention, innovation, engineering, and technology. Through TSA, members have the opportunity to participate in technology-focused competitive events, take part in community service work, and become leaders for the organization in their school, state, and at the national level. TSA incorporates curricular and co-curricular experiences to emphasize the importance of knowledge, leadership, skill development, and teamwork.

To learn more about DETSA, please visit: www.detsa.org or contact Mike Fitzgerald by phone at: 302.735.4015 or by email at: Mike.Fitzgerald@doe.k12.de.us.

Media Contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006