{"id":263860,"date":"2026-05-08T19:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263860\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T19:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:54:14","slug":"rodgers-middle-team-wins-state-robotics-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263860\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodgers Middle Team Wins State Robotics Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TSAStates_2026_Rodgers_TBK8.png?fit=1000%2C609&amp;ssl=1\" data-caption=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"424\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TSAStates_2026_Rodgers_TBK8.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"TSAStates_2026_Rodgers_TBK8\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Students from Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) earned top honors at the\u202f2026 Florida Technology Student Association (TSA) State Conference, showcasing excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) competitions across the state. <\/p>\n<p>The annual conference drew more than 2,000 student participants statewide. Students from\u202fMiddleton High School, Wharton High School, Turner\/Bartels K\u20118 School, Rodgers Middle Magnet School and York Innovation Academy\u202frepresented Hillsborough County, earning multiple first, second and third-place finishes in a wide range of events. <\/p>\n<p>Middleton High School: <\/p>\n<p>State championships:\u202fEngineering Design; Drone UAV.<br \/>\nSecond place:\u202fGeospatial Technology; Prepared Presentation; STEM Mass Media.<br \/>\nThird place:\u202fSoftware Development.<br \/>\nRanked seventh overall high school in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Wharton High School: <\/p>\n<p>State championships:\u202fFuture Technology &amp; Engineering Teacher; Debating Technological Issues.<br \/>\nThird place:\u202fTransportation Modeling. <\/p>\n<p>Turner\/Bartels K\u20118 School: <\/p>\n<p>State championships:\u202fInventions &amp; Innovations; Promotional Marketing.<br \/>\nSecond place:\u202fVideo Game Design.<br \/>\nThird place:\u202fData Science and Analytics; Forensic Technology; Technology Bowl.<br \/>\nRanked 10th overall middle school in Florida. <\/p>\n<p>Rodgers Middle Magnet School: <\/p>\n<p>State championship:\u202fRobotics.<br \/>\nSecond place:\u202fSolar Racer. <\/p>\n<p>York Innovation Academy: <\/p>\n<p>Second place:\u202fConstruction Challenge.<br \/>\nThird place:\u202fFashion Design; Mechanical Engineering. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur students once again showed what\u2019s possible when high expectations meet strong support and hands-on learning,\u201d Superintendent\u202fVan Ayres\u202fsaid. \u201cThese results reflect the creativity, dedication and collaboration of our students and staff, and they highlight the strength of STEM education across Hillsborough County.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>With the state conference complete, Hillsborough TSA chapters are now preparing for the\u202f2026 National TSA Conference\u202fin Washington, D.C., where students will represent the district on the national stage this summer. <\/p>\n<p>To learn more about STEM at HCPS, visit\u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillsboroughschools.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.hillsboroughschools.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Students from Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) earned top honors at the\u202f2026 Florida Technology Student Association (TSA) State&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263861,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-263860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}