January 25, 2012 TSA Advisors and Members, Happy 25 th Anniversary TSA! As we begin the exciting time of our school year where our students are hard at work finishing last minute projects and putting those last touches on presentations, your TSA Officers and Executive Committee have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming TSA State Conference. I know TSA Regional Conferences are right around the corner and you are beginning to look ahead to state conference. The information enclosed will help you make this process easier for the veterans and new chapters recently affiliated with Kentucky TSA. For those of you who are new to TSA, the State Conference and competitions are opened to any chapter who has affiliated with National TSA. It is not mandatory that your students compete at Regionals in order to qualify for State. It is only a suggestion that your students attend Regionals to help them prepare for competition. The information in this email is extremely important and will impact your chapters as you begin the process of preparing for the state competition. Please read it carefully. There are several Regional Conference sights where your students can participate. The Morehead State University Regional will be held on February 3, EKU February 24 and the WKE&TS-February 18. I hope that you find all the information you need but if I have left something out, please let me know and I will gladly answer any questions you may have. Thanks for all that you do for Kentucky TSA. Dates: The 25 th Annual Kentucky TSA State Conference will be held March 15-17, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. Itinerary Will be available on the website by the middle of February. Hotel Accommodations: Crowne Plaza Hotel Room Rate $89/night (Quad)
Room Reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly and the cutoff for making reservations is February 17, 2012. If you need to increase or decrease the number of rooms after regionals, you can call and do that but your reservations need to be made by the deadline. Conference Registration: Registration is $75/student, advisor, guest, chaperone. The registration price includes the meal at the awards breakfast on Saturday and conference T-shirt. Registration should be made by using the registermychapter.com website. It is open February 6, 2012 and will close March 9, 2012. There will be no changes after this date (per the decision of the executive committee). No changes or substitutions are allowed at the conference. Webmaster Competitions: All URL s for the Web Design and Webmaster Challenge Competition at the state conference should be sent to the following address by March 7. No extensions will be given. This is required in order to be judged in this event. The form to submit the entries can be found under the 2012 State Conference page on the website. Once a chapter has submitted an entry they will receive a confirmation email confirming all of the details along with the successfully submissions of their entry. Kendall.Gadd@madison.kyschools.us **Competitive Event Updates** These updates come straight from the TSAweb.org website. If you have questions, please refer to your event guidelines or follow-up on the website. The information provided here 1) features updates/corrections to middle school and high school competitions and 2) highlights contest guidelines that may be easily overlooked. General Rules (MS and HS) Unless otherwise designated in a competition s eligibility guideline, the maximum size of a team is six (6) members.
*************************************************************************************************** ************* HS Construction Renovation Regulation C3 Free standing is defined as relying solely on the force of gravity to stay in place; not supported by anything. The Foamcore boards should be hinged and remain within the size guidelines. HS Dragster Design Insertion to the Dragster Design rating form, between Tolerance violation and Drawing: Dragster appearance.15 pts. HS Prepared Presentation The theme for the 2012 conference is The Road to Success. HS Transportation Modeling M2. The body of the vehicle model must be made from wood. While using plastic model car bodies is not allowed (including hoods, fenders, etc.), it is permissible to use manufactured parts, such as body strengtheners, plastic canopy, exhausts, air foils/spoilers, head and tail lights, windshields, seats, mirrors, and antennae. They may be attached to or enclosed within the vehicle and may be made of materials other than wood, with the exception of glass or liquids. These parts must be fastened securely unless they are to be removed prior to the timed run. Any removable parts must be identified as removable on the drawings.
Honors and Recognition Program: This is an excellent way for you to honor your outstanding students. Please see the kentuckytsa.org website for the newly updated application information. We need to encourage our students to participate in this program and be recognized on the state and national level. State Officer Candidates: The deadline for state officer candidate applications has been extended. I sent out the applications in an earlier email. If you need another application, you can get it from the Kentuckytsa.org website. Please return those applications to Robin Johnson, 1600 Man O War Blvd., Lexington, KY 40513 by March 8, 2012. TSA Scholarship: The 2013 TSA Scholarship applications are due by March 8, 2012. Please encourage your students who are going into Engineering and Technology Education or any field of technology to apply for this scholarship. The applications are on the website. Opening General Session Auditions to sing the National Anthem! This year, Kentucky TSA is looking for a TSA student to sing the National Anthem at the Opening General Session of the 2012 State Conference. Details about the audition process can be found on the Kentuckytsa.org website. Please see deadline dates and details from the website. Parade of Chapters Picture TSA wants your chapter officers picture as well as a chapter picture for the Parade of Chapters during the Opening General Session. We want to highlight your chapter as we welcome your Chapter President to the stage, so don t miss out on this opportunity to showcase your officers and members! TSA Conference Dance and Mixer: Mixer: Corn hole Competition ($1.00 entry fee per team. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.) Officer Candidate Booths TSA s Got Talent Show Applications can be found on the Kentuckytsa.org website. All acts must be prescreened by advisors. One act per chapter. Prizes will be awarded for 1st place($100) and 2nd place ($50)
Dance: Door prizes will be awarded all evening! You must be in attendance to win! Dress Code: (Newly Revised) STATE CONFERENCE AND CURRICULAR EVENTS DRESS CODE State Conference and Curricular Events Dress Code The chapter advisor is responsible for explaining the dress code to the chapter membership prior to attending the state conference and seeing that all members are appropriately dressed as the occasions may demand at the conference site. The dress code requirements for the KY TSA State Conference are listed below. Official TSA Attire (most formal) Blazer: navy blue with official TSA patch Ties: scarlet red imprinted with official TSA logo (for males only) and scarlet red scarves for females which are now available through the TSA Store on www.tsaweb.org. Shirt or blouse: white, button-up with turn down collar or during the 2012 and 2013 national TSA conferences, either the white shirt or the new official blue shirt may be worn by participants when they compete in contests. Pants or skirt: light gray Dark socks: males only (black or dark blue) Shoes: black dress shoes (unacceptable: athletic shoes, combat or work boots) Sandals: females only may wear black open toe shoes or sandals Professional TSA Attire (less formal) Shirt: males or females, button-up with turn down collar during the 2012 and 2013 national TSA conferences, either the white shirt or the new official blue shirt may be worn by participants when they compete in contests. (unacceptable: t-shirt, polo or golf shirt) Blouses: females only Ties: males required, females optional Dress pants (unacceptable: jeans, baggy pants, exterior pocket pants) Dresses/skirts: females only (length even with tips of one's fingers)
Dark socks: males only (black or dark blue) Shoes: dress shoes or boots (unacceptable: athletic shoes, combat or work boots) Sandals: females only may wear open toe shoes or sandals Business Casual TSA Attire (least formal) Same as professional attire, however a tie is not required, and the shirt or blouse may be a polo or golf shirt. (Unacceptable: t-shirt or shorts) No one wearing a hat will be permitted into a general session or competition. Hats may be worn at other times. Twenty points will be deducted for anyone not in compliance with the dress code during a competition. (see previous items on this page) All registrants for the KY TSA Spring Conference shall adhere to the dress code established by the Kentucky Technology Student Association. The dress code requirements apply to all conference activities including the General Sessions, Curricular Events, and Awards Program. At the Annual KY TSA Mixer, members may dress in a fashion that is fitting to the occasion. Clothing that has suggestive language, advertises alcoholic beverages, or is in any way offensive will not be tolerated at any time during the conference. Code of Conduct/Medical Release Forms: See Attached!!! Distinguished Advisor Award: We will be accepting those until March 1 from any eligible chapter. Ribbon Request Forms: To help us in preparing registration packets for the conference, please complete one of the ribbon request forms that is located on the Kentuckytsa.org website. Advisor Update! Please make sure your students know that they are to turn off all electronic devices during the general sessions and that they limit the conversations during that time. It has come to our
attention that this has become an increasing problem for those chapters who set in the back during those sessions and we are asking for your assistance to prevent this problem so that all our attendees can enjoy the conference. Thank you! Please take a look on registermychapter.com to see the updated list of events that have been approved by your State Executive Committee for this year. Not all of the national events are on our list of competitions. Please look at this list early so that you won t have students preparing in events that are not available. Also, please notice that for some events we have also allowed for more participants than stated in the competitive events guide.