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EAST Conference 2023

MARCH 14-16, 2023

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EAST Conference 2023 Highlights

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March 12-14, 2024

EAST Uncharted

Navigating the unknown.

Logo Competition

2023 Conference Highlights Video

Produced by the 2023 EAST Conference Documentation Team

2023 Conference Photo Slideshow

Produced by the 2023 EAST Conference Documentation Team

2023 Conference Award Winners

Founder's Awards

Northeast Tech - Claremore

Sonora Middle School

Warren High School

Cornerstone Awards

Community & Collaboration

Douglas MacArthur Junior High School

Project Sophistication & Innovation

Westwood Elementary School

Student Growth & Engagement

International Studies Magnet School

Lindsey Parker Award

Arkansas School for the Blind

Evan Pratt-Hall

Best of Conference

Dressed to a Tee

West Fork High School

EAST in Print

Monitor Elementary School

Signature Design: Single Booth

Wynne High School

Signature Design: Super Booth

Monticello Middle School & Monticello Intermediate School

EAST Influencer Award

Nettleton STEAM

Judges’ Choice Awards

  • Academies at Rivercrest High School
  • Alpena High School
  • Arkansas School for the Blind
  • Beebe Middle School
  • Cossatot River High School
  • Dardanelle High School
  • Don Roberts Elementary School
  • Fountain Lake Charter High School
  • George Elementary School
  • Green Forest Schools
  • Hamburg High School
  • Harrisburg High School
  • Harrison High School
  • Harrison Middle School
  • Horatio High School
  • Hunt Elementary School
  • Joe T. Robinson High School
  • Lakeside Middle School (Hot Springs)
  • Lamar High School
  • Lincoln High School
  • Lincoln Middle School
  • Linda Childers Knapp Elementary School
  • Murfreesboro High School
  • Nettleton STEAM School
  • North Little Rock Middle School
  • Oaklawn Stem Magnet School
  • Pinkston Middle School
  • Quitman High School
  • Searcy High School
  • Washington Junior High School
  • Wilson Intermediate School

Student Difference Makers

  • Abrum Filoteo

    England High School

  • Aden Ewald

    Cedarville High School

  • Alec Rhodes

    Buffalo Island Central Junior High School

  • Ashley Ward

    Paragould High School

  • Austen Carr

    Gosnell Elementary School

  • Autumn Flenory

    Yerger Junior High School

  • Brantley Gale

    Pinkston Middle School

  • Brayden Imler

    Greene County Technical High School

  • Braylen Watson

    Warren High School

  • Brydarius Grissom

    Hope High School

  • Caleb Hillis

    England High School

  • Charleigh Patterson

    Des Arc High School

  • Chloe Blackburn

    Scott Charter School

  • Claire Stokes

    Lincoln Middle School

  • Clayton Nordman

    Arkansas School for the Blind

  • Cody Polston

    Omaha High School

  • Destinee Landers

    Central High School

  • Devon Hunt

    Benton High School

  • Dylan Kriske

    Paragould Junior High School

  • Elizabeth Mertens

    Harrison High School

  • Emma Mullins

    Arkansas Virtual Academy Middle School

  • Evan Lockwood

    Lakeside High School (Hot Springs)

  • Gabby George

    John Tyson Elementary School

  • Haley Dinkins

    Oak Grove Middle School

  • Hayden Taylor

    Batesville Junior High School Charter

  • Hayes Byrd

    Bob Folsom Elementary School

  • Henley Little

    Willis Shaw Elementary School

  • Isadara Kapity

    West Fork High School

  • Jace Hale

    Hamburg High School

  • Jackson Bernard

    North Little Rock Middle School

  • Jaden LaValle

    Marshall High School

  • Jake Hale

    Lonoke Middle School

  • Jamason Stephenson

    Mountain Pine High School

  • Jaylene Benitez Ponce

    George Elementary School

  • Jonathan Bieschke

    Eureka Springs High School

  • Jonathan Powell

    Southside Charter High School (Batesville)

  • Jorja Mae Millwood

    Arkansas School for the Blind

  • Kashaun Robinson

    Maumelle High School

  • Katelynn Reed

    Paragould High School

  • Kinsley Greenfield

    Sulphur Rock Magnet Elementary School

  • Laynee Launius

    Lakeside Middle School (Hot Springs)

  • Mackenzie Lemus

    Jones Elementary School

  • Mallory Rector

    Bob Folsom Elementary School

  • Marisa Bryant

    Hampton High school

  • Mason Evans

    Batesville High School Charter

  • Maydha Ram

    Don Roberts Elementary School

  • Melanie Ramirez

    Thurman G. Smith Elementary School

  • Meredith Little

    Hellstern Middle school

  • Micah Kelley

    Southside Charter High School

  • Mimi Reagler

    Hot Springs World Class High School

  • Morene Mote

    Linda Childers Knapp Elementary School

  • Mycah Bradley

    Hope Academy of Public Service

  • Noah Easley-Waterman

    Cedarville High School

  • Owen Hill

    Dover High School

  • Owen Whitaker

    Arkansas School for the Blind

  • Rebecca Biggs

    Sonora Middle School

  • Robert Wright

    Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock

  • Ryder Hall

    Oaklawn Stem Magnet School

  • Sara Cline

    Paragould High School

  • Searcy High School

    Searcy High School

  • Tamia Bell

    England High School

  • William Beckett

    Academies at Rivercrest High School

  • William Rowton

    Harrisburg High School

EAST Director's Award

Steve Taylor

Student Competition Winners

  • 3D Print It Up Competition

    Hosted by Drew Wallis

    Sulphur Rock Magnet Elementary

    "Coat Conundrum"

    Carter Mae Hill, Carter McKibben

  • ARCHICAD Competition

    Hosted by Graphisoft

    Morrilton Senior High School

    "Firefighter Smoke Room"

    Aymslee Pawlik, Raeden Dunkin, Sasha Erdmann, Michael Arnold

  • Create a New Reality VR Competition

    Hosted by Bedford Camera and Video

    Helen Tyson Middle School

    "Center of Innovation 360 Tours"

    Julia Penaflor, Hunter Orona

  • Drone Competition

    Hosted by Unmanned Aerial Solutions of Arkansas

    Hackler Intermediate School

    "Hackler Infrared Drone"

    Hunter Mead, Taylen Broadway

  • EAST Conference 2023 Logo Competition

    Hosted by EAST

    Osceola High School

    Kadan Newson

  • EAST Project Competition

    Hosted by EAST

    Sonora Elementary School

    "Photogrammetry with War Eagle Caverns"

    Luis Herrera-Lemus, Pablo Hernandez

  • Everyday Heroes Competition

    Hosted by Redfield Police Department

    Hunt Elementary

    "Helping Officers Stay Healthy"

    Cash Thomas, Sloane Lanning, Harlie Pianalto

  • Fay Jones Architectural Challenge Competition

    Hosted by Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, University of Arkansas

    Don Tyson School of Innovation

    "Off-Grid Office"

    Arlind Dedushaj

  • Go Map Twenty-Three - ArcGIS Activity Competition

    Hosted by CAST

    Robert F. Morehead Middle School

    "History of Jones Bar-B-Que Diner"

    Jadaijah Scaife

  • “Hello, My Name is…” Interview Competition

    Hosted by Arkansas Tech University College of Business

    Batesville Junior High School Charter

    Bella Jackson

  • Intentionally Inventive Marketing Competition

    Hosted by EAST

    Helen Tyson Middle School

    "Feed the 479: Meeting Their Marketing Needs"

    Brylee Cobain, Melanie Gonzales, Angella Ramirez, Alice Collier

  • Mapping App Competition

    Hosted by CAST

    Fountain Lake Charter High School

    "GlazyPeau Cemetery"

    Ottis Walker, Oliver Walker

  • Multimedia Competition

    Hosted by Arkansas State University School of Media & Journalism

    Parson Hills Elementary School

    "Panther Publications"

    Ipolani Robinson, Jaquelin Chico, Rosanna Bunglik

  • Music Competition

    Hosted by Drew Morris Music

    Lakeside High School (Hot Springs)

    "Chip"

    Preston Rideout

  • Perfect Pitch Competition

    Hosted by Arkansas Capital Corporation

    Har-Ber High School

    “Recycling Downtown Springdale”

    Hector Ortiz, Alyssa Greer

  • Picture This Competition

    Hosted by Studio 14

    Murfreesboro High School

    "Tourist Trout Fishing"

    Emmy Salter

  • SketchUp Competition

    Hosted by SketchUp

    Harrisburg High School

    "Learning With 3D Prints"

    Laynie Casebier, Dakota Brown, Madison Gonzalez, Ira Garrett, Trey Knight, River McDonald

  • Tech Support Olympiad (TSO) Competition

    Hosted by EAST

    Cross County High a New Tech School

    Vincent Amick

Booth Photo Gallery

2023 Conference Booth Photo Gallery