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Awards

List of academic awards I have received related to STEM

National Merit Semifinalist

I received this award for placing in the top 1% of test takers out of 1.4 million students for the PSAT. In early 2025, I will learn if I am a finalist.

United States Congressional App Challenge Winner 2023-2024

I received this award, The United States Congressional App Challenge in Ken Buck's district. The United States Congressional App Challenge is a competition run by Congress where students submit apps they have created. For the competition I designed a Personal Finance Calculator, a website to help users calculate their finances and learn to budget.

Outstanding STEM Endorsement Award 2024

I received this award for being the student in the STEM Endorsement Program who far exceeded the program's expectations and did exceptional STEM work. 

STEM Inquisitor Award 2024

I received this annual award, from Valor Christian High School, for my curious nature that fuels my action to learn. This was my second year winning this award. It was the first time in school history that the same student won it two years in a row.

1st in System Control Technology from Technology Student Association 2024

I placed 1st in System Control Technology from Technology Student Association. The System Control Technology is a competition where your team is given a prompt and the team has 3 hours to build a machine to solve the problem.

2nd in Software Design from Technology Student Association 2024

I placed 2nd in Software Design from Technology Student Association. The software was designed to classify skin cancer. 

2nd in Video Game Design from Technology Student Association 2024

I placed 2nd in Video Game Design from Technology Student Association, with a game I created called Kingdom Chaos

Semi-Finals for Coding from Technology Student Association 2024

I placed 1st in System Control Technology from Technology Student Association. This is a competition where five different coding problems are given that need to be solved in a certain time-frame. 

STEM Inquisitor Award 2023

I received this annual award, from Valor Christian High School, for my curious nature that fuels my action to learn.

3rd in System Control Technology from Technology Student Association State 2023

I placed 3rd in System Control Technology from Technology Student Association. The System Control Technology is a competition where your team is given a prompt and the team has 3 hours to build a machine to solve the problem.

Semi-Finals for Video Game Competition through TSA 2023

I made a video game for the Technology Student Association video game competition. The video game called Taco Cat made it to Semi-Finals round.
See more here:
https://breckmassey.wixsite.com/breckmassey/post/taco-cat

Opening speaker at STEM night 2022

I was the opening speaker at my school STEM night. I presented my video game (see link below) and had two teachers race to the finish.
https://breckmassey.wixsite.com/breckmassey/post/the-wonderous-world

1st in System Control Technology from Technology Student Association 2022

I placed 1st in System Control Technology from Technology Student Association. The System Control Technology is a competition where your team is given a prompt and the team has 3 hours to build a machine to solve the problem.

Semi-Finals for Video Game competition for TSA 2022

TSA is not the airport security but Technology Student Association. I submitted a video game called The Wonderous World for the competition and it made it to Semi-Finals. Unfortunately, it did not win because of a documentation error.
See it here:
https://breckmassey.wixsite.com/breckmassey/post/the-wonderous-world

National Honors Society

I was accepted into the National Honors Society during my freshmen year. National Honors Society recognizes high achieving students in the US.

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