The Pin Oak Middle School Technology Student Association (TSA) dominated at the 2025 Texas TSA State Conference! We are thrilled to celebrate the incredible success of our Pin Oak TSA. Our talented Chargers represented with creativity, determination, and innovation — and it paid off.
Overall Results:
2 State Championships
20 First Place Wins
6 Second Places
4 Third Places
State Championship Winners:
Ryan Kim – CO2 Research Race
Mikael Virani & Dev Thosani – Social Media Marketing
First Place – Unique to Texas Events:
Ireoluwa Freeman – Photography
Bella Shabelansky – Model Home Design
Eldad Kalmanovich – Applied Science – Light and Mechanical
Ryan Kim – Applied Science – Electrical
Zubin Siperstein – Commercial Web Design, Computer Multimedia
Shyam Mandayam – Food and Product Advertising
Riddhi Dalwadi – Photography (1st in 3 categories!)
Jacob Fleischer – 3D Design, Computer Image Transfer, PVC Model
James Eisenhoffer – Spreadsheets
Ashwin Perumal – Newsletter
Zed Ibeawuchi – Individual Webpage Design
Ryan Kim - C02 Research Racer
Dev Thosani / Mikael Virani: Social Media Marketing Video
Second Place – Unique to Texas Events:
Jude Dahdel – 3D Design
Ireoluwa Freeman – Photography (Trees Category)
Alexandros Pate – Automotive Transportation
Zed Ibeawuchi – 2D Video Game Design
Zubin Siperstein – Individual Webpage
Liba Sigel – Cityscapes Photo
Third Place – Unique to Texas Events:
Mikael Virani – CNC Woodworking
Avi Sigel – Certificate Design
Zubin Siperstein – Indoor Sports Photo
Peyton Ballard – Mechanical Engineering Sketch
National Qualifiers – On to Nationals!
Our Chargers have earned the honor of representing Texas at the TSA National Conference in the following events:
Career Prep – Riddhi Dalwadi (3rd Place)
Community Service Video – 8th Place (Team Captain: Liba Sigel)
Construction Challenge – 6th Place (Team Captain: Dev Thosani)
Electrical Applications – 4th Place (Team Captain: Avi Sigel)
Inventions & Innovations – 8th Place (Team Captain: Eldad Kalmanovich)
Mechanical Engineering – 2nd Place (James Eisenhoffer & Ben Baudier)
Microcontroller Design – 5th Place (Liba Sigel & Shyam Mandayam)
We are beyond proud of all our TSA competitors for their hard work, teamwork, and tech-savvy skills. You’ve made Pin Oak proud — and now it’s time to take that Charger excellence to the national stage!