LeaderTech (new!)

Practice event testing link: https://practice.answerwrite.com/tsa/wa

Fall Leadership and Technology Day have been combined

Cost is $60 per person (students and advisors), which includes lunch and workshop materials.

Deadline to register for Nov. 18 is Nov. 3, or when the event is full

Nov. 17 - Boeing Museum of Flight - 9 am to 5 pm

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Nov. 18 - CWU, Ellensburg - 9 am to 5 pm

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Event Day Details

Check in will be between 8:30 and 9:00 am. We will start promptly at 9:00 am.

We will be providing lunch. We will have options for allergies, dairy and gluten-free, and vegetarian/vegan.

If you would prefer to bring your own lunch, you are welcome to do so.

The first part of the day will be leadership development sessions. All students will be split into groups, and will rotate through all sessions.

The second set of sessions are also mostly leadership development, including resumes/cover letters, interviews/presentations, and mentoring. We recommend all students are signed up for one of those events, or are participating in testing, or one of our competitive events, at that time.

TESTING

ALL students participating in testing events, INCLUDING the Tech Bowl and HS Forensics events, need to bring a laptop that can connect to wifi and the testing website.

EVENTS

On Demand event - students should bring all camera equipment.

Prepared Speech - students should come prepared to give their speech for feedback

Prepared Presentation - students should come prepared to give their presentation, including a laptop for slides. A projector will be provided.

Extemp Speech - students will sign up for a time onsite, and get a topic.

Career Prep - students should bring cover letter and resume with them.

HS Forensics - students should bring the forensics kit with them.

Problem Solving - students should bring toolbox with them. Problem Solving toolbox items are listed in the Problem Solving competitive event guides for middle and high school. Teams from the same school may share toolboxes.

Workshops

Animation and Concept Art workshop - students should bring drawing materials that they can hold in hand or lap (sketch pad, pens, pencils, pads with software, touch screen laptops)

Flight workshop - students should bring an exacto knife, if possible, and pens/pencils. We will provide all other materials.

JSS/SSS workshop - students should bring a soldering iron, if possible. We will provide training on using it. We will provide materials kits. Students should also bring paper and pens/pencils for sketching.

Structural workshop - teams/students should bring their Structural kit if possible (see Structural event guide). TSA will provice balsa, and cutting pads, and will have some tools

The following is a suggested list:

a. Cutting devices; NONE may be electric
b. Adhesives
i. Aerosol and electric applicators are not allowed
ii. A bottle of Uncure or Debonder is recommended
c. Temporary fastening devices
i. Straight pins
ii. Clamps
iii. Tape
d. A cutting surface that prevents table-top marring (required)
e. Rulers, straight edges, and/or measuring scales
f. Abrasives sheets, sanding sponges, emery boards
g. Marking devices (pens, pencils, etc.) and sharpener
h. Sheet of wax paper, as large as is needed for the competition (required)
i. Pliers, wrenches, nut drivers, as needed
j. Safety glasses and side shields, as required

Mechanical Engineering workshop - students should bring pliers. We will provide all other materials.

CO2 Dragster workshop - students will be designing/building this year. Students should bring pens/pencils and paper for sketching, a Sharpie marker, and an exacto knife. We will provide kits. If students have angles, they should bring them as well.

CAD workshop - students should bring laptop, chromebook or device with any allowed CAD software on it. Wifi will be available, if students are using an online version of CAD. Please ensure school devices are allowed to access wifi!

Photo Gallery - students should upload their photos to the Middle School dropbox, or High School dropbox, by Nov. 15. Boeing HS Photo, Boeing MS Photo, CWU HS Photo, CWU MS Photo