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Arkansas Technology Student Association
Middle School Competitions
Show off your skills!
All information on this page refers to the Arkansas TSA State Conference only. We strive to provide a competition atmosphere as close to Nationals as possible, but there will always be some variation. For National events, please see the TSA Competitive Events Guide under the "Total TSA" tab in the affiliation portal. You will only have access to that guide after affiliating your chapter.
Choosing Competitions
Check the chart below:
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If two of your events are in the same "Block," you will have to decide between those two events.
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If one of your events is in a "Block" and your other events are in a "Time Slot" of the same color (i.e. Essays on Technology and Animatronics), you will have to decide between those two events.
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If all of your events are in the "Time Slot" column, you may do as many events as you'd like, but ARTSA recommends you do no more than four.
Team size: The minimum and maximum students per team
TpC: Teams per Chapter that may register for the ARTSA State Competition
Type: Block or Time Slot
Prep: What level of work must be done before the State Competition
Prelim: Does this event have a pre-conference preliminary round?
Semis: How many teams make it from the preliminary round to the in-person semifinal round?
Coming Soon: Links to descriptions and resources
24-25 Events At-A-Glance
Biotechnology
Team size: 3
TpC: 4
Type: Slot
Prep: Medium
Prelim: Yes, portfolio
Semis: 6
Children's
Stories
Team size: 1-6
TpC: 2
Type: Slot
Prep: High
Prelim: Yes
Semis: 5
Construction Challenge
Team size: 2-6
TpC: 3
Type: Slot
Prep: High
Prelim: Yes, Portfolio
Semis: 9
Dragster
Team size: 1
TpC: unlimited
Type: Block
Prep: High
Prelim: No
Semis: N/A
Inventions and Innovations
Team size: 3-6
TpC: 3
Type: Slot
Prep: High
Prelim: Yes, portfolio & display
Semis: 9
Medical Technology
Team size: 2-6
TpC: 3
Type: Slot
Prep: High
Prelim: Yes, portfolio & display
Semis: 6
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Problem Solving
Team size: 2
TpC: 6
Type: Block
Prep: Low
Prelim: No
Semis: N/A
Technology
Bowl
Team size: 3
TpC: unlimited
Type: Block
Prep: Medium
Prelim: Yes, test
Semis: 16
Website
Design
Team size: 3-6
TpC: 3
Type: Slot
Prep: High
Prelim: Yes, URL
Semis: 6
Career Prep
Team size: 1
TpC: 4
Type: Slot
Prep: Medium
Prelim: Yes, portfolio
Semis: 6
CAD-
Foundations
Team size: 1
TpC: 5
Type: Slot
Prep: Low
Prelim: Yes, Drawing
Semis: 7
Cybersecurity
Team size: 1
TpC: unlimited
Type: Slot
Prep: Low
Prelim: Yes, Test
Semis: 12
Electrical Applications
Team size: 2
TpC: unlimited
Type: Block
Prep: Medium
Prelim: Yes, test
Semis: 10
Leadership Strategies
Team size: 3
TpC: 3
Type: Slot
Prep: Med
Prelim: No
Semis: N/A
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Microcontroller Design
Team size: 1-6
TpC: 2
Type: Slot
Prep: High
Prelim: Yes, portfolio
Semis: 4
Promotional Marketing
Team size: 1
TpC: 3
Type: Block
Prep: Medium
Prelim: Yes, portfolio
Semis: 10
Technical
Design
Team size: 2
TpC: 3
Type: Remote
Prep: Medium
Prelim: No
Semis: N/A
Challenging Tech Issues
Team size: 2
TpC: 2
Type: Slot
Prep: Medium
Prelim: No
Semis: N/A
Coding
Team size: 2
TpC: Unlimited
Type: Block
Prep: Low
Prelim: Yes, Test
Semis: 10
Data Science & Analytics
Team size: 2-3
TpC: 3
Type: Slot
Prep: High
Prelim: Yes, portfolio & display
Semis: 10
Essays on Technology
Team size: 1
TpC: 3
Type: Block
Prep: Low
Prelim: No
Semis: N/A
Mass
Production
Team size: 3-6
TpC: 3
Type: Slot
Prep: Med
Prelim: Yes, portfolio
Semis: 6
Off the Grid
Team size: 1-6
TpC: 3
Type: Slot
Prep: High
Prelim: Yes, display, model & portfolio
Semis: 6
STEM Animation
Team size: 2-6
TpC: 3
Type: Slot
Prep: High
Prelim: Yes, portfolio & animation
Semis: 6
Video Game Design
Team size: 2-6
TpC: 3
Type: Slot
Prep: High
Prelim: Yes, game & portfolio
Semis: 9
Chapter Team
Team size: 6
TpC: Unlimited
Type: Slot
Prep: Medium
Prelim: Yes, test
Semis: 3
Community Service Video
Team size: 2-6
TpC: 3
Type: Slot
Prep: High
Prelim: Yes, Video
Semis: 6
Digital Photography
Team size: 1
TpC: 3
Type: Slot
Prep: Medium
Prelim: Yes, portfolio
Semis: 13
Forensic Technology
Team size: 2
TpC: unlimited
Type: Slot
Prep: Medium
Prelim: Yes, test
Semis: 6
Mechanical Engineering
Team size: 2-3
TpC: 3
Type: Slot
Prep: High
Prelim: Yes, portfolio
Semis: 13
Prepared
Speech
Team size: 1
TpC: 3
Type: Slot
Prep: Medium
Prelim: No
Semis: N/A
System Control Technology
Team size: 3
TpC: 3
Type: Slot
Prep: Med
Prelim: No
Semis: N/A
Vlogging
Team size: 2-6
TpC: unlimited
Type: Remote
Prep: High
Prelim: No
Semis: N/A