Boiling Springs High School TSA
Region 3 Pennsylvania TSA Chapter
WHAT IS TSA?
TSA, or Technology Student Association, is a nationwide competition organization for students spanning a broad range of interests and passions through a diversity of events. It fosters a love of STEM among students, and provides an environment where they can incorporate their individual skills into a modern context. Members can compete at local, state, and national conferences.
Motto:
Learning To Live In A Technical World
Creed:
I believe that Technology Education holds an important place in my life in the technical world. I believe there is a need for the development of good attitudes concerning work, tools, materials, experimentation, and processes of industry. Guided by my teachers, artisans from industry, and my own initiative, I will strive to do my best in making my school, community, state, and nation better places in which to live. I will accept the responsibilities that are mine. I will accept the theories that are supported by proper evidence. I will explore on my own for safer, more effective methods of working and living. I will strive to develop a cooperative attitude and will exercise tact and respect for other individuals. Through the work of my hands and mind, I will express my ideas to the best of my ability. I will make it my goal to do better each day the task before me, and to be steadfast in my belief in my God, and my fellow Americans.
ABOUT OUR CHAPTER
The TSA chapter at Boiling Springs High School is a Region 3 chapter apart of the Pennsylvania TSA organization. Our chapter was founded during the 2007-2008 school year by Jason Jarrett and Luke Fetterolf, and the membership increases every year.
Chapter Meetings
The chapter meets during a specified resource (study hall) period, in the graphics lab, to go over upcoming events and to give general announcements. These meetings are run by the officer team, who is elected by the members of the chapter.
After School Work Sessions
The chapter holds after school work sessions on almost every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, and sometimes extend longer to 7:00 PM. The chapter advisors graciously donate their time to stay for these sessions to help members with their projects and anything else.
CONFERENCES
REGION 3 CONFERENCE
PA STATE CONFERENCE
If members do well enough at their Regional conference, they can qualify to the State conference. For Boiling Springs, the minimum requirement to make it to States is either get a first place in at least one (1) event or place top three (3) in at least two events. The State conference for PA is held at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, outside of Somerset Pennsylvania.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Nationals is the top conference that members can make it to. It is difficult to make it to this conference. In our chapter, less than 3 people will move on from States to Nationals. The conference is held in a different place every year. This year it will be held in Orlando, while the last conference was held in National Harbor. To make it to Nationals, members must place (getting in the top 3) in three (3) events.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Foundry Day
Every year in June, the TSA chapter participates in Boiling Springs' Arts & Crafts Festival, Foundry Day. We have a tent set up demonstrating blacksmith related things. We also sell items at the tent, and all proceeds go to help benefit the chapter throughout the year.
Shelf Restoration
BSHS TSA members renovated a shelf for one of the school’s classrooms so it would fit their needs.
Laptop Storing Shelf
This shelf was designed and constructed by our TSA students and advisors. We donated this and one other shelf to the life skills kids for them to store their laptops in.
Simple Machines Lesson
BSHS TSA members worked with the lifeskills classroom in a lesson on simple machines. Students created cars and seatbelts to race down an inclined plane.
