Students Excel at State Technology Competition
By Beth (Lumpkin) Wardlaw - FF/S
The Georgia Educational Technology Fair is an annual student technology competition produced by the Georgia Educational Technology Consortium. The GaETF is the highest level of student technology competition in Georgia where over 750 projects, representing the work of 1000+ students, are judged each March. For more information about GaETF please click here.
Darlington students in third- through twelfth-grade who received first place at the Northwest Georgia Regional Technology Fair were given the opportunity to compete at the state level. This year, GaETF took place on March 11, during Darlington’s spring break, so several regional winners were not able to attend. There are sixteen categories in the competition.
Seniors Julian Porto and Ian Kinney received scholarships for receiving the highest senior ranking in the robotics category.
Congratulations to the participants and winners of the Georgia Educational Technology Fair:
3D Modeling
(3, 4) Kaleb Bowen
(5, 6) Aiden Cloud and Knox Sirmans
(9, 10) Zenith Han and Tammy Li
Animation
(5, 6) Claire Smith
(7, 8) Mary-Elizabeth Prusakowski*
Device Modification
(3, 4) Jaylen Patel and Aryana Patel
(5, 6) Shriya Garg
Digital Game Design
(9, 10) Clayton Tillery and Elliot Kinney*
Digital Photo Production
(11,12) Melinda Childs and JC Wang
Internet Applications
(3, 4) Emi Grace Wood*
Mobile App Design
(3, 4) Emma Hunt and Katherine Atha
Project Programming
(9, 10) Jonathan Pieroni
Robotics
(11, 12) Julian Porto*
Tech Programming Challenge
(9, 10) Jack Eady*
Video Production
(7, 8) Stephanie Hughes*
(9, 10) Morgan Ivester*
State Level Winners*:
Mary-Elizabeth Prusakowski: 1st Place in Animation (7,8)
Jack Eady: 1st Place in Tech Programming Challenge (9,10)
Morgan Ivester: 1st Place in Video Production (9,10)
Julian Porto: 2nd Place in Robotics (11,12)
Clayton Tillery and Elliot Kinney: 3rd Place in Game Design (9,10)
Emi Grace Wood: 3rd Place in Internet Applications (3,4)
Stephanie Hughes: 3rd Place in Video Production (7,8)
