LMSD Well-Represented at 2025 National TSA Conference

Lower Merion School District was well-represented earlier this summer at the 2025 National Technology Student Association (TSA) Conference, held June 27–July 1 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Students from Harriton and Lower Merion high schools, as well as Bala Cynwyd, Black Rock and Welsh Valley middle schools, joined more than 10,000 TSA members from across the country and internationally, showcasing their creativity, leadership and technical expertise on the national stage.

Highlights of the week included top finishes across all five schools:

• Welsh Valley – Levy Kovalchuk earned 1st place in Digital Photography, while Emily Goldstein, Kailin Wang, Cassandra Bush, Eric Lin, Lucy Pratz and Violet Romeo captured 3rd place in Chapter Team.
• Harriton – Riya Sharma celebrated a 2nd place finish in the Future Technology & Engineering Teacher event.
• Bala Cynwyd – Josh Anafi, Alex Dieu and Elliott Moritz earned 3rd place in Data Science & Analytics.
• Black Rock – Alexander An and Andrew Yoon captured 1st place in Electrical Applications, while Grace Liu earned 3rd place in Children’s Stories and Mireya Verma took 3rd place in Career Prep.

LMSD is immensely proud of the students and teachers whose hard work and dedication throughout the year not only led to outstanding results at the national level, but also exemplify the excellence and spirit of our District community!

LOWER MERION HIGH SCHOOL

The Aces capped off a strong season with five top-ten finishes, including three 4th-place awards.

Event	Placement	Students
Engineering Design	4th	Allison Tan, Jessie Liao, Angelina Lu, Andrew Rankin, Nick Mazzeo, Cecilia Petersson
Forensics	4th	Brennen Van, Cecilia Petersson
Children's Stories	4th	Jessie Liao, Gillian Steinhart, Aerynne Cannan, Angelina Lu, Bhuvi Gupta, Allison Tan
Biotechnology Design	7th	Allison Tan, Jessie Liao, Angelina Lu, Andrew Rankin, Nick Mazzeo, Cecilia Petersson
Architectural Design	8th	Allison Tan, Jessie Liao, Angelina Lu, Andrew Rankin, Brennan Van, Jesse Barlec

 

HARRITON HIGH SCHOOL

The Rams had five top-ten finishes, highlighted by a 2nd-place trophy for Riya Sharma.

Event	Placement	Students/Team
Future Technology Teacher	2nd	Riya Sharma
Chapter Team	6th	William Reisner, Sarah Miller, Francisco Baker, Atlas De Pasquale-Stern, Lily Baker, Samuel Conway
Digital Video Production	6th	Andrew Dieu, Natalie Goldstein, Maximilian Niescior
Fashion Design & Technology	9th	Lily Boonn, Ariana Rostami, Natalie Golstein, Riya Sherma
Technology Bowl	10th	William Reisner, Maximilian Niescior, Andrew Dieu

 

WELSH VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

The Dragons brought 19 students competing in 36 events, earning a 1st-place trophy, a 3rd-place finish and six more top-ten placements.

Event	Placement	Students
Digital Photography	1st	Levy Kovalchuk
Chapter Team	3rd	Emily Goldstein, Kailin Wang, Cassandra Bush, Eric Lin, Lucy Pratz, Violet Romeo
Construction Challenge	4th	Emily Goldstein, Kailin Wang, Lucy Pratz, Grady Walters, Violet Romeo, Oscar Garfield
Junior Solar Sprint	4th	Levy Kovalchuk, Grady Walters, Aidan Reilly, Mira Grin
Cybersecurity	5th	Cassandra Bush, Mira Grin, Tommy Pearce
Forensic Technology	6th	Cassandra Bush, Lillian Nemirof
Inventions & Innovations	7th	Emily Goldstein, Levy Kovalchuk, Kailin Wang, Lucy Pratz, Grady Walters, Jacob Perkin
Challenging Technology	10th	Emily Goldstein, Kailin Wang

 

BLACK ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL

The Royals had an outstanding showing with eight top-ten finishes, including a 1st-place trophy in Electrical Applications.

Event	Placement	Students
Electrical Applications	1st	Alexander An, Andrew Yoon
Children's Stories	3rd	Grace Liu
Career Prep	3rd	Mireya Verma
Prepared Speech	5th	Alice Yang
Cybersecurity	7th	Marcel Afsar
STEM Animation	7th	Viviene Wu, Alice Yang, Ari Kim, Sophia Nguyen
Medical Technology	9th	Avia Alexander, Miya Jordan, Frederic Phelizon, Riley Smith, Mireya Verma
Community Service Video	10th	Sophia Nguyen, Vivienne Wu, Alice Yang
Construction Challenge	10th	Theodore Gan, Evelyn Chung, Tia Huynh, Grace Liu

 

BALA CYNWYD MIDDLE SCHOOL

The Knights had a trio of students bring home a 3rd-place trophy in Data Science and Analytics.

Event	Placement	Students
Data Science & Analytics	3rd	Josh Anafi, Alex Dieu, Elliot Moritz