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BPS middle school technology students excel at the state-level

Whatcom students won first and second place

Whatcom students Raya Paci-Green, Grace Moore and Leila Rappe-Januszewski

Leila and Grace won first place in Fashion Design
Leila, Grade and Raya won second place in Leadership Strategies

Shuksan Tech Bowl competitors

Shuksan Tech Bowl competitors took second place

WMS TSA Club

The Whatcom Middle School TSA Club at the state conference: Leila Rappe Januszewski, Raya Paci-Green, Adelaide Cully, Grace Moore, Maisie Kelley, Helen Hayden, Cassidy Martin, West Printup, Boran Sengir, Micah Fox , Oskar Belt, Jasper Hannah, Bennett Burke, Leo Rathkamp, Quinn Parsons, Jens Frazier, Tyler Parker, Jonas Lingbloom, teacher Kristen Schlegel. Not pictured Rowan Ritchie and chaperone Towhee Wean.

Shuksan Middle School TSA Club

Shuksan Middle School TSA Club 

Back row: Raakeen Ahmed, Gunnar Zudell, Ava Weimer, Greta Pflueger, Olivia Royle

Front row: Jackson Hinton, Ben Carter, Aaron Leon, Liam Spaulding, Rowan Schwitter

Fifth place winners in fashion design category: Maisie, Helen and Cassiday

Fifth place winners in fashion design category: Helen Hayden, Maisie Kelley, Cassidy Martin

Shuksan students having lunch at the TSA conference

Shuksan students having lunch at the TSA conference

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BPS middle school technology students excel at the state-level

Middle school students from Shuksan and Whatcom competed at the state-level Technology Student Association competition where nearly 2400 students across Washington participated in 2026. Results from the conference are here.

"Whatcom students were all excellent representatives of their school and district," STEAM/CTE teacher Kristen Schlegel said. "Every Whatcom student competed in competitive events, acted with responsibility and maturity and treated others with kindness," she continued. "The work they do to get to state takes a great deal of tenacity."

Likewise, Jennifer Hento, Shuksan's STEM/CTE teacher and advisor to the school's TSA & Makerspace Club, shared the enthusiasm and developing skills that came from her students.  

"We had an amazing time at the TSA state competition this year,"Hento shared. "Our group of students showed the best skills in responsibility, maturity and helpfulness and I am so proud of all of them," she said. 

"I am super excited to see how they progress next year!"

The following are finalists and semi-finalists frome the mid-April competititon:

Shuksan Middle School results

Finalists: 

 1st place for Coding: Ben Carter and Jack Hinton

 2nd place for Tech Bowl: Liam Spaulding, Aaron Leon, Ben Carter

 4th place for Problem Solving: Liam Spaulding and Aaron Leon

Semifinalists

 7th place for Silent Film: Greta Pflueger, Ava Weimer, Olivia Royle

  9th place for Video Game Design: Ben Carter

  10th place for Web Design: Liam Spaulding, Rowen Schwitter, Aaron Leon

  8th place for Coding: Rowen Schwitter, Liam Spaulding

 

Whatcom Middle School results

Finalists: 

1st place for Fashion Design: Leila Rappe-Januszewski and Grace Moore

2nd place for Leadership Strategies: Leila Rappe-Januszewski, Grace Moore, Raya Paci-Green

2nd place for Children’s Stories: Maisie Kelley

5th place for Fashion Design: Helen Hayden, Maisie Kelley, Cassidy Martin

Semifinalists: 

6th place for Leadership Strategies: Helen Hayden, Maisie Kelley, Cassidy Martin

8th place for Solar Racer: Adalaide Cully and Raya Paci-Green

 

Photos courtesy of Kristen Schleigel and Jennifer Hento

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