Brier-Terrace, MTHS students take honors at state technology conference

By Doug Petrowski

Brier and Mountlake Terrace students shone bright at the Washington Technology Student Association state conference in Bellevue, winning a number of competitions at the gathering.

About 500 middle and high school students from throughout the state attended the three-day conference held at the Bellevue Hilton March 28-30. Eleven freshman from Mountlake Terrace High School, advised by MTHS science teacher Mark Burbank, and more than 30 students from Brier-Terrace Middle School, led by Margaret Daniels, James Sullivan and Todd Johnston, took part in the event.

Mountlake Terrace High School student Haeley Johnston was presented with the Silver Achievement Award at the conference for excellence in the areas of leadership, technology, school/community service and career planning.

MTHS results at the WTSA state conference, March 28-30
Career Preparation: 1st Place, Haeley Johnston; 2nd Place, AsiaLee Donnelly
Computer Numerical Control Production: 3rd Place, Haeley Johnston and Joey Owens
Essays on Technology: 1st Place, Paxtyn Merten
Dragster Design: 1st Place, Jonathan Thiem 
Structural Engineering: 1st Place, Jonathan Thiem and Connor Ebright
Technical Drawing: 2nd Place, Emmarie Moore;3rd Place, Jonathan Thiem
Technology Problem Solving: 1st Place, AsiaLee Donnelly

BTMS results at the WTSA state conference, March 28-30
Career Preparation: 1st Place, Emma Dortch; 2nd Place, Angeline Cartwright ; 3rd Place Mitchel Kaminski
Innovations and Inventions: 2nd Place, Riley Gerow, Hannah Marshall, Jake Peters; 3rd Place: Jeremy Ansdell, Brandon Kim, Benito Chacko
Go Green: 2nd Place, Becca Toby, Colin Holter, Adam Lorraine, Bukari Sakil, Daniel Orsborn
Leadership Strategies: 1st Place, Natallie Sutton, Justin Ong, Jake Peters; 2nd Place, Kira Doan, Astra Downer, Emma Dortsch; 3rd Place, Maddy Caiola, Becca Toby, Riley Gerow
Knowledge Bowl Written Test: 2nd Place, Russell Presho
Structural Engineering: 1st Place, Alex Joo and Mitchel Kaminski; 2nd Place, Connor Loyles and Jacob Largent; 3rd Place, Gavin Scott and Benito Chacko