Brandon Yepes won first place and Colby Sanchez won second place in digital game designfor ninth/10th grades.
Students from the Pierce County School District represented the local area at the 2025 Okefenokee Technology Competition at South Georgia State College in Waycross.
'The 10th Okefenokee Technology Competition saw a remarkable turnout with 153 competing teams, compared to last year’s 124. We had participation from 19 schools across five counties, with Pierce County fielding 33 teams. Impressively, 25 of those teams placed in the top three positions. This is a testament to the highquality STEM education being provided in Pierce County Schools,' said Kim Spivey, Co-Director of the Okefenokee Technology Competition. 'This year also marked the 25th competition hosted by the Georgia Student Technology Competition, highlighting the rapidly growing need for technology education in math and science fields.”
Twenty Pierce County students qualified to compete at the Georgia Student Technology Competition next month in McDonough. The overall medal breakdown for Pierce County included: 1st Place (14), 2nd place (5), and 3rd place (5).
William Samble (left) and Samarious Joyce won first place in digital photo production for 11th/12th grades.Above (l-r) are Izy Alvarado and Jaxson Williams took second place, and Sam King and Naomi Clemens took first place for video productionninth/ 10th grades.Carlos Torres (left) and Gabriel McKinney won third place in audio production for 11th/12th grades.Zack Taylor (left) won second place in digital photo production for ninth/10th grades, while Jesica Nolasco and Lyla Gerard won first place in that category.Hanny Plata (left) and Breana James won first place in multimedia applications for 11th/12th grades.Ryker Coomes (second from right) and Tori Guzman (far right) won second place in 3D modeling - 11th/12th grades.Brianna Williams (left) and Shaun Traxler won second place in animation for 11th/12th grades.Larry Branson (left) and Michael Pennington won first place in multimedia applications-for ninth/1oth grades.MES student Evelyn Strader (left) won first place in multimedia applications for fifth/sixth grades. BES student Elyn Potts won second place.MES student Libby Carrin won third place in animation for third/fourth grades.Alyssa Raulerson won first place in animation for ninth/10th grades.MES student Jett Strader won third place in 3D modeling for third/fourth grades.Danny Hayes won first place in graphic design for ninth/10th grades.Jackson Walker won first place in internet applications for ninth/10th grades.Levi Strickland (left) won third place in video production-11th/12th grades and Nate Gyesky won first place.PES student Scarlett Taylor won first place in productivity design for third/fourth grades.Kaley Bartolotta won third place for animation- 11th/12th gradesSam Chesser won first place in audio production for ninth/10th grades.Melvin Sallet won first place in graphic design for 11th/12th grades.
