Brownsville, Texas—Porter High School boasts a national officer and twelve top 10 winners after a technology competition, the school’s best results ever.
“We have never done this well,” said Porter architecture teacher Gus Solis. He is also a school sponsor for the school’s Technology Student Association, which promotes careers in technological fields.
The TSA national conference was held in Nashville, Tenn. from June 24 to 28. Having already advanced from regional and state competitions, the 4,900 students present competed in over 60 events, which ranged from animatronics to radio-controlled transportation.
Senior Alyssa Gomez was elected as national vice president for next year and will travel extensively for the position. She also owes the technology association for her career path.
“I’m going to do environmental engineering. That’s not something a lot of people know of, but TSA is the reason I do,” she said.
At the Nashville event, Gomez competed in the chapter team event. The team won ninth place out of 60 teams.
One of Gomez’s partners, recent Porter graduate Jose Pesina, won first place in the parliamentary procedures exam, the written portion of the event.
“When they called (Pesina) to the stage at the awards ceremony, one of the judges told me he had judged for 29 years and never seen a higher score,” Solis said. “He missed one out of 55.”
Collectively, Porter had three first-place, one thirdplace, three fifth-place, two eighth-place and six ninth-place winners.
The Brownsville Herald
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