OKTSA August Newsletter
Welcome Back, Oklahoma TSA!
We hope you had a great summer and are ready for another exciting year of leadership, competition, and opportunities to connect with TSA members from across the state. We can’t wait to see how you grow and what you accomplish this year. Your state and regional officers have been hard at work preparing for events and opportunities to help you succeed this year.
Monthly Challenges: Mascot Design Challenge
Introducing… Monthly Challenges! OKTSA’s Monthly Challenges offer you a fun way to showcase your creativity, problem-solving skills, and TSA spirit throughout the school year. Each month, we will run a competition where you can submit your project for a chance to win. Prizes: Each monthly winner will receive a $100 credit toward their chapter’s State Leadership Conference registration!
September’s Monthly Challenge will start these challenges off with a bang: OKTSA’s Mascot Design Challenge! Get a chance to design OKTSA’s official mascot that will represent Oklahoma at state and national conferences for years to come. Check our Instagram for more updates soon! (@oktsa78)
Requirements for Mascot Design Challenge: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/OKCAREERTECH/2026/08/31/file_attachments/3764566/Mascot%20Design%20Challenge.pdf
Competitive Events
The themes for the 2026-2027 competitive season are out! To help begin preparation for your events, check out the new OKTSA Competitive Event Toolkit! This online collection provides resources to help you build the knowledge and skills needed for your competitive events.
Find the competition themes here: https://www.oktsa.org/competitive-events
Find the Event Toolkit here: https://www.oktsa.org/toolkit
Request an Officer Visit
As the school year begins, getting your chapter organized can be difficult. Invite a State Officer to visit and help you get things off the ground. From starting a new TSA chapter to hosting interest meetings, State Officers can share their experience with your chapter officers, members, and faculty to help you grow within TSA!
Find more information here: https://www.oktsa.org/state-officer-visits
Fill out the form to request an officer visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwMYyy2ktQ1jwk6B3V6GJ7Bu3si2BLcEH3veh2mgfC94-b5g/viewform
Member Mondays
OKTSA is what it is because of our amazing members. We would like to take a moment to recognize your hard work, achievement, and contribution to OKTSA. Every other Monday, we will spotlight an outstanding member on the OKTSA website, on social media, and in the newsletter. Fill out the form now to nominate yourself or another current TSA member!
Fill out the form for Member Monday recognition: OKTSA Member Monday!
Social Media Accounts
Follow your state and regional officer accounts on Instagram to stay connected all year long! These pages are the quickest way to keep up with all things TSA. You can find fun TSA posts, important resources, chapter spotlights, member highlights, competition recaps, and behind-the-scenes looks at what your officer teams are up to. Give the accounts a follow, engage with their posts, and DM them if you need any help. We’d love to hear from you.
State Officers: @oktsa78
Eastern Region: @okeasternregion
Western Region: @oktsawesternregion
Regional Announcements
Riversport Days
The TSA fun days at Riversport are coming up: get ready to build teamwork and make memories!
Where: Riversport OKC, Oklahoma City
When: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm on September 16th (hosted by Western Region Officers) and September 23rd (hosted by Eastern Region Officers)
Spend a day filled with fun activities and competitions, all while bonding with the OKTSA community. Compete in team canoe races and a catapult competition, where trophies will be given for the fastest time, most spectacular sinking, and most spirited crew. Enjoy the esports lounge, flatwater paddling, surfing, lawn games, and so much more!
Registration is $45 and closes on September 4th (just days away!), so make sure to sign up soon.
Find more information here: https://www.oktsa.org/tsa-fun-day
Eastern Region
The Eastern Regional officers would like to celebrate your achievements by recognizing a Chapter of the Month. Fill out the form to get recognition for your chapter’s leadership, service, member engagement, and school/community involvement!
Fill out the form for Eastern Region Chapter of the Month: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevmy4BpEDIv8BQLarqvxTr9TygM8krbgmfVk6rQFD4P-8kZA/viewform
Western Region
The Western Regional officers are launching a Chapter of the Month spotlight soon, so keep an eye on their Instagram (@oktsawesternregion) for its release! They’re also collecting responses through their member and advisor feedback survey. Fill it out so your regional officers can make improvements based on what you tell them. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, don’t hesitate to reach out to your Western Regional Team.
Member and Advisor Feedback survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfJQ_aARaOSjpnUMpTbPlvMTwyLI06ZJowui7xpVjKZCxhlg/viewform
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