Several students will advance to the national competition this summer in Nashville, TN.
Salt Lake City, UT – Several Beehive Science and Technology Academy students recently received high awards at the Technology Student Association (TSA) STEM-Based state competition. Many will proceed to the national competition in Nashville, TN, June 27 – July1, 2025. TSA is a national student organization of 300,000 plus members that offers a broad program of activities for students to learn how to apply STEM related skills to industry, including exciting opportunities for networking, competition, and leadership development.
Sara Welsh, Beehive Academy Middle and High School Science Teacher, said, “Beehive Academy cultivates success with students in the classroom by helping them gain knowledge and apply that towards real-world STEM applications. TSA students are able to apply that knowledge in their field of interest. TSA shows students the reason behind their learning, as well as creating a culture of hard-working leaders.”
The following students were acknowledged at the 2025 TSA State Conference:
Beehive Academy Middle School TSA Students
Maxim Stepanenko: First Place in Biotech, Forensic Technology, Junior Solar Spring, and Off the Grid; Second Place in Medical Technology
Ella West: First Place in Biotech, Cyber Security, Forensic Technology, and Off the Grid; Second Place in Challenging Technology Issues, Leadership Strategies, and Medical Technology; Third Place in Children’s Stories and in Prepared Speech
Anaiah Baptiste: First Place in Medical Technology; Second Place in Biotech
Lilly Ostler: First Place in Medical Technology; Second Place in Biotech
Tanvi Singh: Second Place in Biotech; Third Place in Children’s Stories
Maksim Kapitonov: Second Place in Challenging Technology Issues
Ainsley Wood: Third Place in Children’s Stories
Rafael Paluch: First Place in Flight and in Junior Solar Spring
Beck Conrad: Second Place in Inventions and Innovations
Alfred Ibarra: Second Place in Inventions and Innovations
Peter Pierson: Second Place in Inventions and Innovations
Akam Shwani: Second Place in Inventions and Innovations
Sofia McEwan: Second Place in Leadership Strategies
Zeyneb Oguz: Second Place in Leadership Strategies
Preston Bodi: First Place in Video Game Design
Kenan Calaguas: First Place in Video Game Design
Akhilesh Wakde: First Place in Video Game Design
Beehive Academy High School TSA Students
Emma Lewis: Second Place in Children’s Story
Max Jia: Second Place in Tech Bowl
Henry Gerpheide: Second Place in Tech Bowl
Oskar Kapitonov: Second Place in Tech Bowl
Beehive Academy Executive Director, Hanifi Oguz, said, “Our priority goal at Beehive Academy is to prepare our students to be successful, global citizens that can contribute to our growing and evolving world. We do this by teaching students the skills to make this happen. However, TSA allows them to begin applying those same skills to real-life scenarios and helping students understand the “Why” behind their learning. We are proud of the hard work these students have accomplished and thank Ms. Welsh for her successful teaching and advisory roles.”
For more information on Beehive Science and Technology Academy, visit https://www.beehiveacademy.org.
