TSA
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WHAT IS TSA?
The Technology Student Association (TSA) is a national organization of students engaged in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Open to students enrolled in or who have completed technology education courses, TSA’s membership includes more than 250,000 middle and high school students across the United States. TSA is supported by educators, parents, and business leaders who believe in the need for a technologically literate society. Members learn through exciting competitive events, leadership opportunities, and much more. A wide range of activities makes TSA a positive experience for every student.
Ready to Join?
Sign up on this membership form and pay at the Extracurricular Fee. Annual dues: $30.
See What We Do with Our Projects! - State Conference Promo Video
Parent Information
Parents, please click on the following link for detailed information (Parent Info Sheet) about the 2025-26 TSA STEM Club Activities at Liberty Middle.Parent Information Sheet Fall 2025 - April 2026
Chapters
TSA chapters take the study of STEM beyond the classroom and give students the chance to pursue academic challenges among friends with similar goals and interests. Together, chapter members work on competitive events, attend conferences on the state and national levels, and learn and apply leadership skills. Members may become officers within their state and then run for national office.
At Liberty Middle School, our TSA Chapter starts preparing our projects and events for the April conference in the fall.
If interested in joining, come to a meeting or email a Liberty TSA Advisor for more information.
Parents are requested to park in the front office parking lot (NOT the carline area) to pick up students when meetings regularly end at 4:15pm. Meetings will be weekly on Fridays during 25-26. Check the calendar dates surrounding a holiday/inclement weather for cancellations or project deadlines as more meetings may be available. Students will use the meeting time to work with partners on any partner projects they decide to participate in. If working individually on a project, the meetings are for checking in and informational purposes. If unable to make a meeting, other arrangements can be made via school gmail to communicate information needed for participation. A student is not required to attend every week. However, if working with a partner, he/she needs to consistently meet with their partner as close to weekly as possible.
New to TSA?
Imagine an activity so captivating that your young person spends hours working on it for weeks at a time. That is what can happen when TSA members engage in TSA competitions. Only TSA members have the opportunity to compete at exciting state conferences and then at the annual National TSA Conference. Expert judging by technology and engineering educators and industry representatives inspires the best from participants. Members are rewarded not only with medals or trophies, but also with memories of the camaraderie and the challenge of participating in a State or National TSA Conference. TSA competitions include categories such as Audio Podcasting, Biotechnology Design, Career Prep, Coding, Digital Photography, Dragster Design, Flight, Leadership Strategies, Medical Technology, Prepared Presentation, Software Development, Technology Problem Solving, Video Game Design, and much more. Be sure you are looking at the MIDDLE SCHOOL competitions on the website.
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TSA Advisors
Darrell Brown dlbrown@madisoncity.k12.al.us
Madison Peterson mkpeterson@madisoncity.k12.al.us
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When does TSA meet?
Meetings for each school year begin in late August/early September and run through April for state competitions and May for those competing in national competitions.
For 2025-26, the most active TSA members chose for us to meet on Friday afternoons starting in September 2025. SEE BELOW FOR EXACT DATES.
Keep checking back BELOW for Updates!
When and Where? Purple Pod, 112, with Mr. D. Brown and Ms. Peterson. Fridays from 3:30-4:15pm (TSA Officers will stay after on 1st Fridays from 4:15pm to 5pm for planning meetings.)
To join, just come to a meeting.TSA (all events except robotics), Fridays. (Depending on the event, not attending every meeting may suffice for preparation for your project/event if you are working on your event at home as well. Just make sure to check in on club days or via email with the Liberty TSA Sponsor about your progress.)
TSA VEX Robotics will meet as part of the Robotics Club and once the robotics team is formed, they will coordinate meetings together to practice. See the Robotics Advisor for details. TSA restructured its robotics program and will have a TSA branded event to compete in starting Fall 2025.
TSA Leadership Team (Officers): If you want to be a part of the decision makers of the club, let the Liberty TSA Advisor know asap. Officers will be campaigning and chosen in early September.
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August 23, 2025 - District-wide TSA Launch Informational Meeting for Interested Parents & Students - see your TSA Advisor for details (Saturday, 10am to 11am, Journey Middle School Media Center)
JLDC (Conference) - Those students interested in being an officer or serving in a leadership role at some point in their Liberty career have the option to attend the Joint Leadership Development Conference (JLDC). It will be an in-school field trip where you will not attend your regular classes on Friday, October 17. A TSA Advisor will be chaperoning. Location in LMS Media Center, 8:30am to 2:15pm. Conference attendees will check in with their first block teacher and come to the designated location by 8:30am. Conference concludes at 2:15pm. To attend JLDC, students need to register through their Liberty TSA Advisor before September, Mr. D. Brown, 112.
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September 2025
All Fridays - Club Meetings
3:30pm to 4:15pm
September 5 - Annual Project Themes and Problems Reveal Party - Great time to learn about TSA and what to expect this coming year!
(Last meeting for 24-25 Officers will be September 5, following the regular meeting and ending at 5pm)
$30 annual dues due Sept. 30 (can pay online or with check or cash to your TSA Advisor)
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October 3, 17, 24, 31 (Officers Mtg. 10/3/25 after regular meeting from 4:15pm to 5pm)
October 17 - JLDC Conference during the school day, Virtual (need to sign up and pay in August to attend!)
October 31 - Potluck Snacks Party (bring your favorite snack or drink to the meeting, costumes optional)
All other October Thursdays - Club Meetings
CLUB PICTURES - Date TBA by Yearbook Team
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November 2025
All Fridays - Club Meetings up to Thanksgiving (Officers Mtg. 11/7/25 after regular meeting from 4:15pm to 5pm)
November 7, 14, 21
Parent Meeting for those students interested in attending the State Conference/Competition - November 14, 4:15pm
$100 non-refundable deposit due by November 21 to secure a spot on the bus for Montgomery.
NO meeting November 28 - Thanksgiving
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December 2025
Only December 5 and 12 - Club Meetings (Officers Mtg. 12/5/25 after regular meeting from 4:15pm to 5pm)
Happy Holidays!
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January 2026
All Fridays after we return to school on January 6, 2026 (Officers Mtg. 1/9/25 after regular meeting from 4:15pm to 5pm)
January 9, 16, 23, 30
Parent Meeting re: State - January 30, 4:15pm (A parent/guardian for each student attending State must attend.)
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February 2026
It's deadline time! Get those projects done, presentations polished, paperwork and money in, to reserve your spot at State!
All Fridays in February
February 6, 13, 20, 27 (Officers Mtg. 2/6/26 after regular meeting from 4:15pm to 5pm)
February 2 - Start collecting pet food and supplies for the Mardi Paw Parade with S2S, bring candy/treats for parade watchers, design and build "float" wagon
February 13 - LAST CALL to COMMIT to projects competing at State Conference (Montgomery)
February 17 - Mardi Paw Parade with S2S during Advisory
Deadline for STATE pin and Tshirt designs is Friday, February 20.
Last call for projects and registrations, final payment for State due - February 14, 2026.
February 27 - Tightening up the quality of our submitted projects, practicing interviews and other State experiences.
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March 2026
March 6, 13, 27 (Officers Mtg. 3/6/26 after regular meeting from 4:15pm to 5pm)
State Officer Applications due March 13, 2026 to State TSA Advisor in Montgomery - alabamatsa.rocks (must be a 7th grader currently so you can serve 8th grade in that role)
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April 2026
April 3 - NO meeting (Good Friday)
April 10 is the LAST TSA meeting before STATE Conference!!!
April 14 & 15 - What We've Been Working For: State Leadership Conference! Montgomery
April 16 to May 1 Pampered Chef Fundraiser (virtual) - PROMOTE, PROMOTE, PROMOTE
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May 2026
May 1 - End of Year Awards Celebration - Last Club Meeting of 2025-26 - 3:30pm to 4:15pm
May 1 - NATIONAL TSA CONFERENCE Interest Meeting, 4:15pm - 5pm - Read below. Only need to stay after if desiring to attend National TSA Conference/Competitions.
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Want to go to TSA Nationals in Washington, D.C. in the 250th Birthday Year of the United States of America?
June 22 - June 26, 2026 at the Gaylord National
National Attendees will need to meet May 1 after the end-of-the-year party with a parent to complete registration paperwork and pay National Conference registration only. Room 112, Purple Pod at 4:15pm. National attendees will stay after the party to discuss preparations/plans for the national conference. Parent/families will need to book hotel, plan and pay for travel for themselves. The TSA Advisor will register student and be a liaison at the national conference between the student and National TSA/judges but the parent/guardian will be that student's chaperone for the entire trip. Costs range anywhere from $2500 to $3500 depending on how many family members attend with the student and if they are staying with family/friends or at the conference hotel. There is a National TSA charge of $200 per registered person for those not staying in a conference hotel so remember to factor that into cost planning/budgeting.
Students MUST attend with a parent/adult guardian if attending Nationals.
NOTE: Students may compete at Nationals regardless of placement at State IF it is NOT a state advisor-approved event. If it IS a state advisor-approved event (like Children's Stories) then the student must place in the top three places at state to compete in THAT event for the TSA National Conference. They can still go and compete in a DIFFERENT event if they did not place in their original event and they want to do a NON-state advisor-approved event. It is recommended that you compete in at least two but no more than three/four events in your first year.
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Future TSA National Conferences
2027 Orlando at the Rosen Shinglecreek
Future Locations TBA
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TSA Advisors
Darrell Brown
dlbrown@madisoncity.k12.al.us
256-430-0001, extension 83112Madison Peterson
mkpeterson@madisoncity.k12.al.us
Blue Pod 238, ext. 83238
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Competitions at Leadership Conferences - Two Levels
TSA State Leadership Conference, Montgomery, Alabama - Usually 2nd week in April (Tuesday, Wednesday)
Students who wish to prepare for TSA events have the opportunity to participate in local class projects and will have the option to compete their chosen event/projects at the state leadership conference. The LMS State attendance conference total cost is TBD based on how many commit to attending in November and covers the cost of the advisor chaperones for one overnight. Cost is per individual student and includes annual dues ($30 paid by Sept. 30), registration fee (approx. $75), lodging ($210 split 3 or 4 per same sex room), and 2 lunches, 1 dinner and 1 breakfast ($65). Registration includes a conference Tshirt, a pin, a certificate and any awards won. To be determined is the cost per student for roundtrip chartered bus transportation (TBD). If more than 10 LMS students attend, we will be able to lower the overall cost of the trip.
TSA Conference Attire is the official TSA blue dress shirt and gray pants for boys, gray skirt/pants for girls, dark dress shoes, dark socks. For full details, see the TSA dress code website. An exception is that the State conference will allow white dress shirts (but then if you win and want to go to Nationals, you will need the official shirt or they will deduct points off your score.)
Explore TSA websites (national and state) and refer any questions to a TSA advisor in Purple Pod, 112, in person or via email.
Technology Student Association Fee Payment Site: for payment of annual dues ($30), initial trip deposit (NR $100), partial payments for trip, full payment, and donations
TSA National Leadership Conference, Gaylord National, Washington, D.C., June 22 - June 26, 2026
Students who would like to attend Nationals (and participate in a non-State Advisor-approved event(s)) and those who place at State in April in a State Advisor approved event(s) will have the option to compete in the national leadership event in June. It would be a family-led trip for individual students with their families. Registration is usually $75, other costs include transportation, meals, and they require lodging for a minimum of two nights for parents and student who choose to stay at the national conference or will charge a $200 fee if you do not. (It may be possible to go to the conference for just the day of the student's event but it is advised to save the last day of the conference's date if you feel confident your student may place because you may want to attend the awards ceremony on the last day. That can be decided up until two days before and then parent/adults/family can pay to attend just that one day to attend the awards ceremony.) A TSA Advisor will assist in coordination with TSA National for families to register, but will not be chaperoning this conference. They will serve as liaisons there. Individual families will determine their travel arrangements and chaperone their student at the national conference.
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LIBERTY TSA EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 2024-25
President: TBD
Vice President: Jackson B. (acting president)
Secretary: Lily M.
Treasurer: Aaron C.
Sergeant At Arms: Nathan J.
Reporter: Tiegan E.
If you would like to direct the activities of the club or help out in planning and organizing things for TSA, consider serving with our officers on committees. If interested, please see or email a TSA Advisor, Purple Pod 112.
Leadership Team Meeting: Will be after the regular club meeting, on the first Friday of the month.
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Liberty Middle School Technology Student Association Chapter
ALABAMA TSA STATE CONFERENCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY THE LIBERTY CHAPTER (Middle School events)
2025-26Will your name be here? Join us weekly on Fridays in Purple Pod, 112, from 3:30-4:15pm and prepare to place in a competition!
Choose your event(s) for the State competition on the Alabama TSA website in the Document Library under the Resources tab.
Winners at the State Level (over all the other students in Alabama) in State TSA Advisor-Approved events, are able to compete at the National Conference if they choose to go forward.
(You may also compete at Nationals in other events as long as they are not the required State TSA Advisor-Approved events.)
2025
3rd Place, Chapter - Outstanding Out of All 100 Middle Schools' Wins in the State
- Abby W. - most wins over all - FOUR 1st places, ONE 2nd place
- Jonah Y. - 1st Place, CAD Foundations
- Yuyan C. - 2nd Place, CAD Foundations
- Carter S. - 3rd Place, Career Prep
- Catapult Design Team - 3rd Place, Janeliz R., Aayush A., Shravan B., & Trey J.
- Abby W. - 1st Place, Children's Stories
- Abby W. - 1st Place, Digital Photography
- Tanvi G. - 1st Place, Essays on Technology
- Inventions & Innovations Team - 4th Place, Aayush A., Shravan B., & Trey J.
- Medical Technology Team - 1st Place, Razeen B., Nathan J., Umar M.
- Off the Grid Team 2 - 3rd Place, Tiegan E. & Amelia K.
- Off the Grid Team 1 - 4th Place, Jackson B., Aaron C., & Lily M.
- Abby W. - 1st Place, Promotional Marketing
- Tanvi G. - 2nd Place, Promotional Marketing
- Abby W. - 1st Place, Safety Illustration (Poster)
- Abby W. - 2nd Place, State Pin (MS)
- Lily M. - 4th Place, State Pin (MS)
- Tech Bowl Team (MS) - 4th Place, Jackson B., Aaron C., & Lily M.
- Mrs. Hearrington - State Advisor of the Year (MS)
2024
- Kate H. - 1st Place, Children's Stories, 2024
- Aiden D., Abby W. - 3rd Place, Children's Stories (tied), 2024
- Joel Y. - 2nd Place, Off the Grid (sustainable architecture), 2024
- Joel Y. - 1st Place, Prepared Speech, 2024
- Yuyan (Rayn) C. & Jonah Y. - 2nd Place, Technology Problem Solving (on-site challenge), 2024
- Yuyan (Rayn) C., Lily Mc., & Jonah Y. - 2nd Place, VEX Robotics Skills, 2024
2023
- Joel Y. - 2nd Place, CAD Foundations (computer-aided design = CAD), 2023
- Harshta C. - 1st Place, Career Prep (job interview, resume/cover letter), 2023
- Jake C. - 3rd Place, Career Prep (job interview, resume/cover letter), 2023
- Harshtha C. & Epiphany K. - 1st Place, Challenging Technology Issues (debate), 2023
- Joseph L. & Joel Y. - 2nd Place, Challenging Technology Issues (debate), 2023
- Liam S. - 1st Place, Cybersecurity, 2023
- Cayden S. - 2nd Place, Cybersecurity, 2023
- Epiphany K.- 2nd Place, Essays in Technology, 2023
- Laya G. & Harshtha C.- 1st Place, Forensic Technology, 2023 (fingerprint, DNA, and document analysis)
- Joel Y. - 3rd Place, Off the Grid, 2023 (sustainable architecture)
2022
- Virginia H. - 3rd Place, Digital Photography, 2022
- Anaya N. - 3rd Place, Essays on Technology, 2022
- Anaya N., Virginia H., Thomas P., & Daniel H. - 3rd Place, Video Game Design, 2022
2021
- Sai M. & Arya B. - 1st Place, Challenging Technology Issues, 2021
- Hayden I. - 1st Place, Prepared Speech, 2021
- Rebecca T. - 2nd Place, Children's Stories, 2021
NATIONAL TSA CONFERENCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY THE LIBERTY CHAPTER
- Sai M. & Arya B. - 2nd Place, National, Challenging Technology Issues, 2021
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