TSA Region 2 Matrix

	A	B	C	D	E
1	2026 MS Matrix	Max Teams	Early Sub./ Testing	Eve	Change for 2026
2	Qualifying Events
3	Challenging Tech Issues	3		Brusic, Sharon
4	Children's Stories	3	Y	Dorshimer, Rob	- Pre-Submit Documentation Portfolio as PDF, BRING Storybook - NO PRESENTATION/INTERVIEW/READING
5	Digital Photography	5	Y	Thomas, Thomas	- Pre-Submit PDF Photography Portfolio - NO PRESENTATION/INTERVIEW
6	Dragster	13			- Submit paper drawings & dragster - NO INTERVIEWS
7	Flight	5		Smoker, Jamiel	- PRINT and BRING drawings of glider
8	Inventions and Innovations	2		Smoker, Jamiel
9	Leadership Strategies	2		Brusic, Sharon
10	Mass Production	5	Y	Phongxaysanith, Hut	- Pre-Submit Documentation Portfolio as PDF - NO PRESENTATION/INTERVIEW
11	Medical Technology	5			- Pre-Submit Documentation Portfolio as PDF - NO PRESENTATION/INTERVIEW
12	Off the Grid	5	Y		- Pre-Submit Documentation Portfolio as PDF - NO PRESENTATION/INTERVIEW
13	Prepared Speech	3		Brusic, Sharon
14	Problem Solving	3		Stoddard, Dan	- Must bring tool kit AND supplies outlined in the National guide
15	Promotional Marketing	5	Y	Dorshimer, Rob	- Pre-Submit PDF of Digital Marketing Portfolio - NO SEMIFINAL ROUND
16	STEM Animation	2	Y
17	Structural Engineering	5		Zellers, Andy	- Submit paper drawing and structure
18	Website Design	2	Y	Lingle, Dan	- Pre-Submit solution URL - All teams will be interviewed
19	Additional Events
20	Audio Podcasting	2	Y		- new for regionals - Pre-Submit Documentation Portfolio as PDF - Pre-Submit Podcast"
21	Biotechnology	2	Y		- Pre-Submit Documentation Portfolio as PDF - NO PRESENTATION/INTERVIEW
22	Career Prep	2	Y	Brusic, Sharon	- Pre-Submit PDF Resume - Pre-Submit PDF Letter of Introduction
23	Chapter Team	2	T	Miller, Molly	- Test will be in advance and online - All teams will present business meeting on site
24	Coding	2			- Solution will be completed onsite - No testing
25	Community Service Video	3	Y	Thomas, Tony	- Pre-Submit video URL - Submission method TBA
26	Computer-Aided Design Foundations	5		Whitby, Ben	- Judged on screen
27	Construction Challenge	2	Y	Rita, Bob	- Pre-Submit Documentation Portfolio as PDF - NO PRESENTATION/INTERVIEW
28	Forensic Technology	3	T	Zollner, Nick	- Test will be in advance online - Only top 8 teams will compete onsite. Top 8 teams will be posted ahead of time
29	Mechanical Engineering	3		Rita, Bob	- Pre-Submit Documentation Portfolio - NO PRESENTATION/INTERVIEW
30	Microcontroller Design	2		Thomas, Thomas	- Pre-Submit Documentation Portfolio
31	Robotics	2			new for regionals
32	System Control Technology	3		Litowitz, Len
33	Tech Bowl	3	T		- Test will be in advance and online - No head to Head Competition
34	Technical Design	2	Y		- Submit Documentation Portfolio & Overall Technical Design Process
35	Video Game Design	3	Y		- Pre-Submit PDF Documentation Portfolio - Pre-Submit solution URL - All teams will be interviewed
36	PA- Digital Video Challenge	2		Thomas, Tony	- Submitted at the conference with the code
37	PA- Logo Design	5	Y		- Pre-Submit PDF Documentation Portfolio
38	PA- Materials Process	4	Y	Phongxaysanith, Hut	- Pre-Submit PDF Documentation Portfolio
39	PA - Pin Design	2	Y		new for regionals
40	PA- Safety Illustration	5	Y		- Pre-Submit Final Poster as PDF
41	PA-Snapshot	5	Y
42
43	EVENTS NOT HELD AT REGIONALS
44	Cybersecurity	PA - Battle Bots
45	Data Science and Analytics	PA - Delta Dart
46	Drone Challenge	PA - RC Car
47	Electrical Application	PA - VEX
48	Solar Racer
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100