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MS Competitive Events Updates
l MS Biotechnology l
Participants will submit their digital display, documentation portfolio, and a video in the format of a semi finalist presentation. Each team is allotted ten (10) minutes to explain their entry.
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Career Prep l
Participants will submit their resume and letter of introduction by 11:00 AM on Thursday. The participants will then participate in a live mock interview as described in the TSA Virtual Competitive Events Guide.
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Resume and Letter of Introduction Submission Due
Friday: 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM - Live Mock Interviews
There is a live component for this event.
l MS Challenging Technology Issues l
Participants will receive their topic via email on Wednesday at 11:00 AM. The recorded debate will be due on Thursday at 11:00 AM. Guidelines for the recorded debate can be found in the TSA Virtual Competitive Events Guide, and should be no longer than four (4) minutes in duration.
Wednesday: 11:00 AM - Topic Release
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Debate Submissions Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Children’s Stories l
Participants will submit their storybook, portfolio, and a recording of their storybook reading. At the conclusion of the reading, participants can explain how they came up with their narrative in two (2) minutes or less. The recording of the storybook reading and short presentation should be no longer than fourteen (14) minutes.
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Essays on Technology l
Participants will have to submit the detailed outline of their essay. Participants will then write their essay live during the conference. Page limits will be announced to the contestants at the beginning of the event.
Thursday: 11 AM - Submit Detailed Outline
Friday: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM - Live Essay Writing
There is a live component for this event.
l MS Forensic Technology l
Participants will take a test, as prescribed by the competitive event guidelines, for a maximum of one hour. We will update advisors via an Advisor Email Update with logistics for testing. Participants will have up to ten minutes for a live demonstration.
Friday: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM - Written Test
Friday: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM - Live Forensic Demonstration
There is a live component for this event.
l MS Inventions and Innovations l
Participants will submit their interactive digital display, model/prototype, and 5 minute video in the format of a semifinalist presentation as described in the competitive event guidelines.
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Leadership Strategies l
Participants will submit their presentation at 11:00 AM on Thursday in video format, with the maximum time allowed being five (5) minutes. The topic for the presentation will be released at 9:00 AM on Thursday. Sample topic questions can be found in the TN TSA Virtual Competitive Events Guide.
Thursday: 9:00 AM - Topic Release
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Presentation Video Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Medical Technology l
Participants will submit their materials by 11:00 AM on Thursday. The digital display, the model/prototype, the video demonstration, and the semi-finalist presentation must be submitted. The semi-finalist presentation should follow the guidelines for the “semifinal round” and should be no longer than ten (10) minutes.
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Off the Grid l
For MS Off the Grid, participants will submit their materials by 11:00 AM on Thursday. The digital display, model, documentation portfolio, and semi finalist presentation must be included in the submission. The semi finalist presentation should feature one (1) representative of the team demonstrating the features of the model.
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Prepared Speech l
Participants will submit a video of their speech. The guidelines for what should be included in the speech are in the TN TSA Virtual Competitive Events Guide. Videos may not be edited in any way, but instead are a single continuous shot from start to finish. The speech should be between three (3) and five (5) minutes.
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Problem Solving l
Participants will participate in a live problem solving competition. The materials that are needed to compete in this competition will be released on this page by November 30. Chapter advisors will be reminded of the materials needed via Advisor Email Update in the weeks leading up to the conference as well.
Friday: 9:45 AM-12:45 AM - Live Event
There is a live component for this event.
l MS Tech Bowl l
Participants will take a test, as prescribed by the competitive event guidelines, for a maximum of one hour. Chapter advisors will receive an update via the Advisor Email Update with logistics for testing. Participants will then compete in the live oral challenge portion based upon the bracket determined from the testing round.
Friday: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM - Written Test
Friday: 10:15 AM-11:30 AM - Live Oral Challenge Round
There is a live component for this event.
HS Competitive Events Updates
l HS Biotechnology Design l
Participants will submit their digital display, documentation portfolio, and ten (10) minute video in the format of a semi finalist presentation.
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Board Game Design l
Participants will submit their documentation portfolio, packing/board game images, and a twenty (20) minute video of the semi finalist presentation. The guidelines for the semi finalist presentation, including time limitations, can be found in the TN TSA Virtual Competitive Events Guide.
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Chapter Team l
Participants will take a test, as prescribed by the competitive event guidelines, for a maximum of one hour. Chapter advisors will receive an update via the Advisor Email Update with logistics for testing. Participants will also compete in a live Parliamentary Procedures Business Meeting.
Friday: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM - Written Test
Friday: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM - Live Parliamentary Procedures Business Meeting
There is a live component for this event.
l HS Children’s Stories l
Participants will submit their storybook, portfolio, and a recording of their storybook reading. The recording of the storybook should be no longer than twelve (12) minutes.
Thursday - 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) l
Participants will submit their documentation portfolio, and images of the product. During the live presentation, participants will demonstrate their sales pitch of the product.
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
Friday: 2:00-3:00 PM - Live Sales Pitch/Demonstration
There is a live component for this event.
l HS Data Science and Analytics l
Participants will submit their documentation portfolio, the scientific poster, and their presentation. Semifinalist design challenge will not be hosted at the regional conference.
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Debating Technological Issues l
Participants will compete in a live oral debate round. The debate format can be found in the TN TSA Virtual Competitive Events Guide. Participants should come prepared with their typed reference document as described in the rules. Participants must be available for the entire extent of the time blocked for this event in the schedule.
Friday: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM - Live Oral Debate
There is a live component for this event.
l HS Digital Video Production l
Participants will submit their video and documentation portfolio. The video can be up to three (3) minutes in length.
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Engineering Design l
Participants will submit their documentation portfolio, digital display, and a semifinalist presentation video. For the semifinalist presentation video, participants will have ten (10) minutes to demonstrate the functionality of their prototype.
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Essays on Technology l
Participants will have two (2) hours to complete an essay based on a prompt provided at the start of the live event. Participants will be provided two (2) or more articles on a current technological topic for the essay while in the Zoom room. Essays must not exceed three (3) typed pages, and outside assistance is not allowed.
Friday: 9:00 AM-11:00 AM - Live Essay Writing
There is a live component for this event.
l HS Extemporaneous Speech l
Participants will participate in live oral presentations. Each speech must be between three (3) and five (5) minutes. Topics will be given fifteen (15) minutes before the individual’s speech while in the Zoom room. Participants must not compete in any other events during the time blocked for this event in the schedule.
Friday: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM - Live Extemporaneous Oral Speeches
There is a live component for this event.
l HS Forensic Science l
Participants will take a test as prescribed by the competitive event guidelines for a maximum of one (1) hour. Chapter Advisors will receive an update via the Advisor Email Update with logistics for testing. Participants must also compete in the live Forensic Evidence Challenge. Participants will have forty (40) minutes to review the digital crime scene and write an analysis.
Friday: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM - Written Test
Friday: 1:00 PM-2:00 PM - Forensic Evidence Challenge
There is a live component for this event.
l HS Future Technology Teacher l
Participants will submit their screencast instructional video, lesson plan video, and semifinalist presentation video by Thursday at 1:00 PM. Information about the contents of each video is in the TSA Virtual Competitive Events Guide.
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Prepared Presentation l
Participants will have twenty four (24) hours to create a video of their prepared presentation based upon the topic released via email. The video should feature the student screen recording themselves presenting a slide deck that is screenshared (full screen besides participants face). The slide deck should be between three (3) and five (5) minutes.
Wednesday: 1:00 PM - Topic Release
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Technology Bowl l
Participants will take a test, as prescribed by the competitive event guidelines, for a maximum of one hour. Chapter advisors will receive an update via the Advisor Email Update with logistics for testing. Participants must also compete in the live oral challenge portion based upon the bracket determined from the testing round.
Friday: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM - Written Test
Friday: 12:30 PM-3:15 PM - Live Oral Challenge Round
There is a live component for this event.
l HS Technology Problem Solving l
Participants will participate in a live problem solving competition. The materials that are needed to compete in this competition will be released on this page by November 30. Chapter advisors will receive a reminder of the materials needed via the Advisor Email Update in the weeks leading up to the conference.
Friday: 9:45 AM-12:45 AM - Live Event
There is a live component for this event.
l MS Biotechnology l
Participants will submit their digital display, documentation portfolio, and a video in the format of a semi finalist presentation. Each team is allotted ten (10) minutes to explain their entry.
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Career Prep l
Participants will submit their resume and letter of introduction by 11:00 AM on Thursday. The participants will then participate in a live mock interview as described in the TSA Virtual Competitive Events Guide.
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Resume and Letter of Introduction Submission Due
Friday: 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM - Live Mock Interviews
There is a live component for this event.
l MS Challenging Technology Issues l
Participants will receive their topic via email on Wednesday at 11:00 AM. The recorded debate will be due on Thursday at 11:00 AM. Guidelines for the recorded debate can be found in the TSA Virtual Competitive Events Guide, and should be no longer than four (4) minutes in duration.
Wednesday: 11:00 AM - Topic Release
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Debate Submissions Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Children’s Stories l
Participants will submit their storybook, portfolio, and a recording of their storybook reading. At the conclusion of the reading, participants can explain how they came up with their narrative in two (2) minutes or less. The recording of the storybook reading and short presentation should be no longer than fourteen (14) minutes.
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Essays on Technology l
Participants will have to submit the detailed outline of their essay. Participants will then write their essay live during the conference. Page limits will be announced to the contestants at the beginning of the event.
Thursday: 11 AM - Submit Detailed Outline
Friday: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM - Live Essay Writing
There is a live component for this event.
l MS Forensic Technology l
Participants will take a test, as prescribed by the competitive event guidelines, for a maximum of one hour. We will update advisors via an Advisor Email Update with logistics for testing. Participants will have up to ten minutes for a live demonstration.
Friday: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM - Written Test
Friday: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM - Live Forensic Demonstration
There is a live component for this event.
l MS Inventions and Innovations l
Participants will submit their interactive digital display, model/prototype, and 5 minute video in the format of a semifinalist presentation as described in the competitive event guidelines.
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Leadership Strategies l
Participants will submit their presentation at 11:00 AM on Thursday in video format, with the maximum time allowed being five (5) minutes. The topic for the presentation will be released at 9:00 AM on Thursday. Sample topic questions can be found in the TN TSA Virtual Competitive Events Guide.
Thursday: 9:00 AM - Topic Release
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Presentation Video Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Medical Technology l
Participants will submit their materials by 11:00 AM on Thursday. The digital display, the model/prototype, the video demonstration, and the semi-finalist presentation must be submitted. The semi-finalist presentation should follow the guidelines for the “semifinal round” and should be no longer than ten (10) minutes.
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Off the Grid l
For MS Off the Grid, participants will submit their materials by 11:00 AM on Thursday. The digital display, model, documentation portfolio, and semi finalist presentation must be included in the submission. The semi finalist presentation should feature one (1) representative of the team demonstrating the features of the model.
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Prepared Speech l
Participants will submit a video of their speech. The guidelines for what should be included in the speech are in the TN TSA Virtual Competitive Events Guide. Videos may not be edited in any way, but instead are a single continuous shot from start to finish. The speech should be between three (3) and five (5) minutes.
Thursday: 11:00 AM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l MS Problem Solving l
Participants will participate in a live problem solving competition. The materials that are needed to compete in this competition will be released on this page by November 30. Chapter advisors will be reminded of the materials needed via Advisor Email Update in the weeks leading up to the conference as well.
Friday: 9:45 AM-12:45 AM - Live Event
There is a live component for this event.
l MS Tech Bowl l
Participants will take a test, as prescribed by the competitive event guidelines, for a maximum of one hour. Chapter advisors will receive an update via the Advisor Email Update with logistics for testing. Participants will then compete in the live oral challenge portion based upon the bracket determined from the testing round.
Friday: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM - Written Test
Friday: 10:15 AM-11:30 AM - Live Oral Challenge Round
There is a live component for this event.
HS Competitive Events Updates
l HS Biotechnology Design l
Participants will submit their digital display, documentation portfolio, and ten (10) minute video in the format of a semi finalist presentation.
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Board Game Design l
Participants will submit their documentation portfolio, packing/board game images, and a twenty (20) minute video of the semi finalist presentation. The guidelines for the semi finalist presentation, including time limitations, can be found in the TN TSA Virtual Competitive Events Guide.
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Chapter Team l
Participants will take a test, as prescribed by the competitive event guidelines, for a maximum of one hour. Chapter advisors will receive an update via the Advisor Email Update with logistics for testing. Participants will also compete in a live Parliamentary Procedures Business Meeting.
Friday: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM - Written Test
Friday: 11:30 AM-12:30 PM - Live Parliamentary Procedures Business Meeting
There is a live component for this event.
l HS Children’s Stories l
Participants will submit their storybook, portfolio, and a recording of their storybook reading. The recording of the storybook should be no longer than twelve (12) minutes.
Thursday - 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) l
Participants will submit their documentation portfolio, and images of the product. During the live presentation, participants will demonstrate their sales pitch of the product.
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
Friday: 2:00-3:00 PM - Live Sales Pitch/Demonstration
There is a live component for this event.
l HS Data Science and Analytics l
Participants will submit their documentation portfolio, the scientific poster, and their presentation. Semifinalist design challenge will not be hosted at the regional conference.
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Debating Technological Issues l
Participants will compete in a live oral debate round. The debate format can be found in the TN TSA Virtual Competitive Events Guide. Participants should come prepared with their typed reference document as described in the rules. Participants must be available for the entire extent of the time blocked for this event in the schedule.
Friday: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM - Live Oral Debate
There is a live component for this event.
l HS Digital Video Production l
Participants will submit their video and documentation portfolio. The video can be up to three (3) minutes in length.
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Engineering Design l
Participants will submit their documentation portfolio, digital display, and a semifinalist presentation video. For the semifinalist presentation video, participants will have ten (10) minutes to demonstrate the functionality of their prototype.
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Essays on Technology l
Participants will have two (2) hours to complete an essay based on a prompt provided at the start of the live event. Participants will be provided two (2) or more articles on a current technological topic for the essay while in the Zoom room. Essays must not exceed three (3) typed pages, and outside assistance is not allowed.
Friday: 9:00 AM-11:00 AM - Live Essay Writing
There is a live component for this event.
l HS Extemporaneous Speech l
Participants will participate in live oral presentations. Each speech must be between three (3) and five (5) minutes. Topics will be given fifteen (15) minutes before the individual’s speech while in the Zoom room. Participants must not compete in any other events during the time blocked for this event in the schedule.
Friday: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM - Live Extemporaneous Oral Speeches
There is a live component for this event.
l HS Forensic Science l
Participants will take a test as prescribed by the competitive event guidelines for a maximum of one (1) hour. Chapter Advisors will receive an update via the Advisor Email Update with logistics for testing. Participants must also compete in the live Forensic Evidence Challenge. Participants will have forty (40) minutes to review the digital crime scene and write an analysis.
Friday: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM - Written Test
Friday: 1:00 PM-2:00 PM - Forensic Evidence Challenge
There is a live component for this event.
l HS Future Technology Teacher l
Participants will submit their screencast instructional video, lesson plan video, and semifinalist presentation video by Thursday at 1:00 PM. Information about the contents of each video is in the TSA Virtual Competitive Events Guide.
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Prepared Presentation l
Participants will have twenty four (24) hours to create a video of their prepared presentation based upon the topic released via email. The video should feature the student screen recording themselves presenting a slide deck that is screenshared (full screen besides participants face). The slide deck should be between three (3) and five (5) minutes.
Wednesday: 1:00 PM - Topic Release
Thursday: 1:00 PM - Submission Due
There are no live components for this event.
l HS Technology Bowl l
Participants will take a test, as prescribed by the competitive event guidelines, for a maximum of one hour. Chapter advisors will receive an update via the Advisor Email Update with logistics for testing. Participants must also compete in the live oral challenge portion based upon the bracket determined from the testing round.
Friday: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM - Written Test
Friday: 12:30 PM-3:15 PM - Live Oral Challenge Round
There is a live component for this event.
l HS Technology Problem Solving l
Participants will participate in a live problem solving competition. The materials that are needed to compete in this competition will be released on this page by November 30. Chapter advisors will receive a reminder of the materials needed via the Advisor Email Update in the weeks leading up to the conference.
Friday: 9:45 AM-12:45 AM - Live Event
There is a live component for this event.