Awards

Texas TSA is honored to provide student members with awards at contest for distinguished work.

Project/Onsite Awards

Only the top 5 ranked entries in each classification will be recognized. This includes all:

• Unique to Texas Events (UTEs)
• National Qualifying Events (NQEs)
• Category Projects

Placement	Award	Overall Award Point Tabulation
1st	1st Place Medallion	5 points
2nd	2nd Place Medallion	4 points
3rd	3rd Place Medallion	3 points
4th	Texas TSA Finalist Pin	2 points
5th	Texas TSA Finalist Pin	1 point

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Best in State Patch: A student who receives the 1^st Place award for their entry is eligible to purchase a BIS patch at the time of award pickup. Please note that there will not be another opportunity to buy these other than at that designated time.

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One medallion per event placing is awarded. Additional medals may be purchased for $2/medal. Please note that there will not be another opportunity to buy these other than at that designated time.

School Awards

High Point School Awards are broken down into 3 categories for Middle Schools and 6 categories for High Schools. These categories are based upon the number of entries from the Texas TSA Rulebook in the UTE categories that each school enters at the State Contest. First, Second, & Third place trophies are awarded to the highest placing chapters based upon the total of points earned for all of a chapters 1^st Place, 2^nd Place, 3^rd Place, 4^th Place, & 5^th Place entries. A 1^st Place is worth 5 points, a 2^nd Place is worth 4 points, a 3^rd Place is worth 3 points, a 4^th Place is worth 2 points and 5^th place is worth 1 point.

Additionally, the Top 3 schools that place based on only the Chapter's National Qualifying Events will be recognized using the same point values.

First, second and third place awards will be given in the following categories.

High Point School

Middle School

1-10
11-40
41 or more

High School

1-30
31-60
61-100
101 or more

Top NQE Schools

Middle School

1^st Place
2^nd Place
3^rd Place

High School

1^st Place
2^nd Place
3^rd Place