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CHS technology students excel at Idaho State Leadership Conference

HAILEY HILL | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 months, 4 weeks AGO
by HAILEY HILL
Staff Writer | March 26, 2025 1:00 AM

COEUR d'ALENE — Coeur d'Alene High School’s chapter of the Technology Student Association made an impression during last week's Idaho TSA State Leadership Conference in Meridian.

Students participated in a variety of competitive events focused on engineering and architecture, all designed to foster leadership, critical thinking and 21st-century skills, a press release said.

The events allowed students to showcase their abilities in fields such as Dragster Design, Structural Design and Engineering, Manufacturing Prototype, CAD Architecture, Architectural Design and Technology Problem Solving.

The Coeur d'Alene TSA team earned several awards across multiple categories, listed below: 

Dragster Design 

1st Place – Quinn Warner 

2nd Place – Oliver Forsberg 

Structural Design and Engineering  

1st Place – Abigail Kendall and Haileigh Alban 

Manufacturing Prototype 

1st Place – Oliver Forsberg 

CAD Architecture 

2nd Place – Jack Daigle 

Technology Problem Solving 

1st Place – Quinn Warner and Jack Daigle 

“I am incredibly proud of these students for making it to the state conference,” said TSA adviser Zachary Russell. “They have dedicated countless hours outside of school fundraising and preparing for their events, and their hard work truly paid off.” 

For Russell, the true highlight was seeing the joy on his students’ faces as they received their awards.  

“It’s a testament to their dedication and passion,” Russell said.

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