MMS TSA Students Win Second Place in National Competition

Pictured from left: MMS TSA Advisor Shelly Lynch, Kingsley Zheng and Bryant Morgan.
Pictured from left: MMS TSA Advisor Shelly Lynch, Kingsley Zheng and Bryant Morgan.

Moundsville Middle School Technology Student Association (TSA) students Bryant Morgan and Kingsley Zheng competed at the TSA National Conference in Louisville, Kentucky in the Computer Coding competition.

Under the direction of TSA advisor Shelly Lynch, Morgan and Zheng won first place at the state competition in March, which qualified them for the national competition.

Students first competed in a preliminary coding test on Thursday, June 29, 2023, and the top 12 teams from the nation moved onto the semifinal competition on Saturday, July 1, 2023. The Moundsville Middle School team was announced second place during award ceremonies on Sunday, July 2, 2023. The team was awarded a pin for placing in the top 12 teams, and a second-place trophy for their excellence in computer coding.