State Championships

The Missouri TSA 2023 State Championships Conference is scheduled for April 16-18, 2023 in Warrensburg, Missouri at University of Central Missouri.    

 

Registration for the SCC is open and will close on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at midnight. The Registration Fee is $75.00. NO registration will be accepted after March 1, 2023. Registration fees must be paid to Missouri TSA, ATTN: Byekwaso Gilbert, 5th Floor, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102. In order to register, a chapter must be in good standing and all members must be affiliated.

 

All registered participants attending the Missouri TSA 2023 State Championships Conference will need a Medical Liability Release and Code of Conduct form on file at their local chapter. In order to assure everyone completes these forms, please require all TSA local chapter members to submit these forms to you with affiliation.

 

The Missouri TSA Chapter Assurance Form is due by March 15, 2023.  This form is the only document needed at our office. Please send this form to Rachel Fisher at Rachel.fisher@dese.mo.gov. She may be reached at 573-751-7965.

 

Please note that due to legislative changes, both forms have been updated. Please assure that your students and parents have received the new Multiple Release form and sign and send us the new Chapter Assurance form. If you have already sent in your Chapter Assurance form, we will need you to resend in the updated form. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The High School Cybersecurity event will take place April 1-April 4, 2023. There is an additional cost for competing in High School Cybersecurity. Please email or call Byekwaso Gilbert as soon as you know if you will have anyone competing in this.

 

If you have a team(s) planning to compete in VEX IQ or VEX Robotics and you want to be eligible to compete at Nationals, then you will need to also register your teams at https://www.robotevents.com/ by March 1, 2023.

 

The Missouri TSA 2023 SCC T-shirt is available for pre-order through the State Championships registration system. You will not receive a t-shirt unless it has been pre-ordered. You will add a t-shirt pre-order under “Additional Information”.

 

The State Championships Conference (SCC) Tentative Agenda is below.

A list of hotels that are in/near Warrensburg, Missouri is below.

JUDGEPRO

JudgePro will be utilized for the Missouri TSA 2023 State Championships Conference for the following events:

  • High School Events with online submissions: Architectural Design, Audio Podcasting, Biotechnology Design, Digital Video Production, Future Technology Teacher, Geospatial Technology, Music Production, Photographic Technology, Video Game Design, and Webmaster
  • Middle School Events with online submissions: Career Prep, Community Service Video, Digital Photography, Promotional Marketing, STEM Animation, Video Game Design, and Website Design

The JudgePro Submission Site will open on March 27, 2023 and will close on April 7, 2023 at 5:00 pm.

ANSWERWRITE

Online testing for the 2023 State Championships will be held on March 27 – April 7, 2023. We will be using the AnswerWrite Exam system again this year for online testing for the following events:

  • High School Events with an online exam: Chapter Team, Forensic Science, and Technology Bowl.
  • Middle School Events with an online exam: Chapter Team, Coding, Cybersecurity, Electrical Applications, Forensic Technology, Foundations of Information Technology, and Tech Bowl,

SPECIAL TALENT REQUEST

You probably have TSA members with special talents in your Chapter and Missouri TSA is searching for them!

 

Missouri TSA is recruiting singers and performers for the Opening General Session of the State Championships Conference on April 16-18, 2023. Missouri TSA is looking for talented singers and performers to participate by singing either the National Anthem or another patriotic or inspirational song of choice. If you are interested, please send a YouTube link to Missouri TSA. The deadline for entries is March 15, 2023.  If selected, the performer will sing/perform at the Opening General Session at the Missouri TSA 2023 State Championships Conference. You may email a link or questions to Rachel Fisher, Missouri TSA State Staff, at Rachel.fisher@dese.mo.gov. In the subject line, please write “MISSOURI TSA 2023 SCC SPECIAL TALENT” and then attach the YouTube link within the email.  Please record both songs (National Anthem and Patriotic/Inspirational song of choice) if you wish to be considered for either opportunity.  Be sure the TSA member includes: full name, school, local chapter advisor name, address and phone number.