Engineering students competed at the Test of Engineering Aptitude, Math and Science (TEAMS) competition at UT Dallas in February, with results released in mid April.

The competition had students answer a series of questions. The 80-question multiple choice test was to be completed as a team. The goal was to get the most right.

“It was difficult and you’re expected to get a lot of questions wrong,” junior competitor Hannah Lehman said. “But the experience was still fun.”

Forty-eight McNeil STEM students competed in which they were divided among six groups. The JV Team B, Varsity Team B and Varsity Team A ranked highest of the six groups.

The JV Team B, which consisted of ninth and tenth graders, ranked sixth in Texas out of all private and public schools. In the non-selective high school division, they ranked 19th in the nation. The team was also invited to the national Technology Student Association conference in June to compete. Members of  JV Team B are: Jack Nevin, Ethan Moeller, Mary Moliski, Matthew Golla, Rhea Nelson, Jason Chu, Lacey Bragg and Isaac Sorensen. Though they were invited to the TSA conference, they are not sure if they will going to it.

“This was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had,” sophomore Moeller said. “I would recommend others to try it next year.”

The Varsity Team B, consisting of juniors and seniors, also ranked sixth in Texas out of all private and public schools. In the non-selective high school division, they ranked 25th in the nation.

Members of Varsity Team B are: Cara Courtney, Cassandra Langdon, Jamie Delahunt, Libby Fears, Shawn Murray, Claude Garrett, David Choi and Hannah Lehman.

The Varsity Team A, which consists of just seniors, ranked 13th in Texas out of all private and public schools. In the non-selective high school division, they ranked 20th in the nation. Members of Varsity Team A are: Addison Ewing, Amber Hokama, Cameron Barufaldi, Daniel Nguyen, Ethan Freeburg, Kara Li, Lauren Rodriguez and Christopher Walker. The team was also invited to the national TSA conference, but its likely that they won’t be going to it because they would be graduated by then.

“We are very proud of our competitors,” engineering teacher Lisa Windolph said.

For competitors, it is important to be knowledgeable in mathematics.

“If you want to join, at least be good at math, especially PreCal, because there is a lot of it included in the test,” Lehman said.

For more information on this competition, visit: http://teams.tsaweb.org/