Six Carroll ISD Students Win Awards in Math, Science, Engineering

The 30th Annual TAME State Math & Science Competition was held at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics campus on Saturday, May 2, 2015. Six Carroll ISD students received awards, including: Alina Nguyen, Armond Tadjali, Mana Singri, Neve Polavarupu, Sanjay Neerukonda and Tanner Dodson.

The event, offered free of cost to participants, brought together 294 high-achieving students from across Texas. TAME students from grades 6-12 qualified to attend the state competition at Divisional events hosted by the Chapters. Students competed in individual, timed math and science tests and in teams for an engineering design challenge. The top five students in each test received awards. The top five teams in the engineering design challenge were also recognized. In addition, three teams received special awards for design, creativity and teamwork.

Lockheed Martin honored the team with the most innovative solution with a special award inspired by the National Aeronautics Association’s Collier Trophy. All winners were honored with trophies or medals and all participants received a variety of door prizes and giveaways thanks to generous sponsorships.

A full list of winning competitors from this event has been posted on the TAME website.

About the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering:

Since 1976, the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) has sought to engage and encourage minority students to pursue college and careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). More than 25,000 students become aware of careers in STEM through TAME programs every year. Programs include ‘Science Squad,’ a bilingual comic book series, the TAME Trailblazers, annual Math and Science Competitions, and scholarships. In addition, TAME chapters across Texas offer locally relevant after-school programs and community-wide activities. More than 250,000 students have been a part of TAME since its inception and many of them continue to be a part of TAME as mentors, donors and volunteers. For more information on the organization, please visit www.tame.org