Following three years of top two finishes in the state including one State Championship (2024), the KVHS Technology Student Association (TSA) team continued their excellent performances with a 1st Place Overall in the state of Indiana at the 2026 State Conference held at Purdue University in West Lafayette on Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28. KV TSA (81 points) won out as Indiana TSA State Champions over Penn HS TSA (55 pts), Northridge HS TSA (44 pts) and other Indiana schools.

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2nd place – Architectural Design – Kallie Winter, Jessica Beauchamp, McKinley Dresbaugh

1st place – Architectural Design – Ava Barlog

3rd place – Audio Podcasting – Cash Sowder, Marvin Johnson, Zach Patton

2nd place – Board Game Design – Avery Raudonis, Rosalin D’Angelo, Ian Edwards

3rd place – CAD Architecture – Kallie Winter

2nd place – CAD Architecture – Ava Barlog

1st place – CAD Architecture – Max Duttlinger

2nd place – Children’s Stories – McKinley Dresbaugh, Isabella Coffer, Madilyn VanderMeer

1st place – Coding – Ryan Powell, Eduardo Lira Ballardo

5th place – Debating Technological Issues – Corbin Arthur, Parker Harrington

5th place – Engineering Design – Marvin Johnson, Zach Patton, Cash Sowder

2nd place – Engineering Design – Kylie Bristol, Aubree Bristol, Shane Tallos

3rd place – Future Technology Teacher – Keira Urbano

2nd place – Manufacturing Prototype – Isabella Coffer, McKinley Dresbaugh

2nd place – Photographic Technology – Annabelle Stevens

5th place – Prepared Presentation – Corbin Arthur

4th place – Prepared Presentation – Keira Urbano

1st place – Prepared Presentation – Parker Harrington

3rd place – Promotional Design – Kylie Bristol

2nd place – Promotional Design – Madilyn VanderMeer

2nd place – Structural Design and Engineering – Brayden Hanewich, Ayden Lewis

4th place – Tech Bowl – Keira Urbano, McKinley Dresbaugh, Kallie Winter

4th place – Technology Problem Solving – Zach Patton, Cash Sowder

3rd place – Technology Problem Solving – Austin Summers, Damien Vargas

2nd place – Technology Problem Solving – Shane Tallos, Aubree Bristol

KVHS Sophomore Kallie Winter was elected as State Treasurer while KVHS Junior Jessica Beauchamp was elected State President of Indiana TSA. Jessica starts a campaign soon to try to become an officer for the National TSA organization at their June, 2026 conference. The Technology Student Association is the country’s Career & Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for Engineering/Technology Education with 48 state delegations.

The KVHS Technology Student Association (TSA) team took 2nd place overall in the state of Indiana at the 2025 State Conference held at Purdue University in West Lafayette on Friday, February 14 and Saturday, February 15. KV TSA lost a hard-fought competition by 8 pts to the larger Penn HS (3,800+ students overall). KV TSA was also awarded a plaque for being a “Blue Cap” member (membership over 35 students) and came in 4th place for Chapter of the Year in the state. TSA is the country’s Career & Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for Engineering/Technology Education with 48 state delegations.

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1st place – Architectural Design – Kaylin Curtis, Ava Barlog, McKinley Dresbaugh, & Kallie Winter

3rd place – Audio Podcasting – Eddie Lira Ballardo & Austin Bolde

3rd place – Board Game Design – Avery Raudonis, Rosalin D’Angelo, & Ian Edwards

5th place – CAD Architecture – Ava Barlog

2nd place – CAD Architecture – Max Duttlinger

1st place – CAD Architecture – Kaylin Curtis

1st place – Children’s Stories – McKinley Dresbaugh & Kallie Winter

4th place – Debating Technological Issues – Keira Urbano & Kylie Bristol

2nd place – Engineering Design – Dianne Brown, Marvin Johnson, & Zachary Patton

3rd place – Essays on Technology – Kylie Bristol

2nd place – Essays on Technology – Max Duttlinger

4th place – Photographic Technology – Colton Walczak

3rd place – Photographic Technology – Annabelle Stevens

2nd place - Prepared Presentation – Keira Urbano

1st place - Prepared Presentation – Mattie Sadler

2nd place – Promotional Design – Kylie Bristol

1st place – Promotional Design – Jessica Beauchamp

5th place – Structural Design and Engineering – Demetrius De La Paz Marino & Logan Henriquez

4th place – Structural Design and Engineering – Mason de Bie & Hunter Urbano

5th place - Technology Problem Solving – Avery Raudonis & Colton Walczak

2nd place - Technology Problem Solving – Eddie Lira Ballardo & Austin Bolde

5th place – Video Game Design – Mattie Sadler & Ian Edwards

Jessica Beauchamp was installed as an Indiana TSA State Officer (Reporter) for the 2025-2026 school year.

Dr. Kaluf was also chosen as “Indiana TSA Advisor of the Year” by the Indiana TSA Board of Directors.

Over Friday, Feb. 10 and Saturday, Feb. 11, the 11-member KVHS Technology Student Association (TSA) team took 2nd place overall in the state of Indiana at the 2023 State Conference held at Purdue University in West Lafayette. They were only outscored by the 3,800 student Penn HS 38-member team.

2nd place – Board Game Design – Luke Bristol, Olivia Misch, Olivia Carr, Brianna Castle, Calder Feit

2nd place – Children’s Stories – Olivia Carr and Brianna Castle

5th place – Dragster Design – Patrick Hershman

1st place – Dragster Design – Calder Feit

1st place – Engineering Design – Matthew Allen, Patrick Hershman, Jordan Staples

4th place – Essays on Technology – Jordan Staples

2nd place – Promotional Design – Juliet Starr

4th place – Problem Solving – Patrick Hershman and Jordan Staples

3rd place - Problem Solving – Gage Andersen and Calder Feit

1st place – Problem Solving - Olivia Carr and Olivia Misch