Welcome to the T & E Gallery! Click T & E videos to see our events, activities, and classes.
Click HERE to see the new Talking Demon Robot that will be in the showcase just outside of room E104.
It was created and fabricated by Technical Drawing & Design level 3 Honors student Matthew Lomax...walk down the T&E wing and check it out!
Click HERE and Watch the virtual tour of the Ohio State Fair T&E Showcase.
Aerial View of Westlake High School taken with the Force1 U45W Blue Jay Drone
2024 TechMate of the Year - Level 4 student MATTHEW LOMAX
Here is a short list of Matthew's accomplishments:
- 2024 OTEEA State Conference Best of Show winner
- 2024 Instructables Project Based Learning Contest Runner-up overall award
- Inventor of first Westlake High School Talking Demon robot
- Created custom toroidal designed propellers for Bluejay and Tiny Hawk drones
- TOSA (think one step ahead) Award winner
- ACE (ambitious, curious, enthusiastic) Award winner
- T&E Superstar Award winner
- Inventor Ninja Award winner
- Fusion 360 Award winner
- TechMates Club Sergeant at Arms officer
- 4 year WHS TechMates Club member
- Winner of the Q-Lab engineering internship & scholarship
- Honorary STEM Scholar winner
- Enrolled in every T&E course offered (10 total over 4 years)
- Plans to major in Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics minor) at University of Toledo
- Congratulations Matthew! Best Wishes and thanks for an outstanding year!
TechMates presenting at the WHS Club Fair (9-12-2023)
Jeremy Snyder, Adam Spirko
TechMates presenting at the WHS Club Fair (9-12-2023)
Braedon McMillen, Grant Gordon, Harry Powers
2023 TechMate of the Year - Level 4 student NANDOR LESZKO
Here is a short list of Nandi's accomplishments:
- 2023 Cleveland Chapter NEF Design Drafting Contest winner
- 2023 Regional NEF Design Drafting Contest winner
- 2023 National NEF Design Drafting Contest winner
- 2023 AFSF High School Design Contest International Runner-up
- 2022 AFSF High School Design Contest Honorable Mention
- TOSA (think one step ahead) Award winner
- Sketchmaster Award winner
- Inventor Ninja Award winner
- Revit Master Award winner
- STEM Scholar Award recipient
- President of the WHS TechMates Club
- Plans to major in Engineering at Cleveland State University
- Congratulations Nandi! Best Wishes and thanks for an outstanding year!
TechMates presenting at the WHS Club Fair (9-13-2022)
Braedon McMillen, Nour Omara, Sydney Peer, Adam Spirko
TechMates presenting at the WHS Club Fair (9-13-2022)
Bryant Marquez, Liam Shields, Nandor Leszko
Level 4 student Sia Bavishi (far right) serving as a second year Junior Fair Board member at the Summer of 2022 Ohio State Fair.
Click HERE to see the Ohio State Fair JFB video.
2022 TechMate of the Year - Level 4 student TAKI PSAROPOULOS
Here is a short list of Taki's accomplishments:
- 2022 Modern Egg Drop Contest (local winner and contest finalist)
- 2022 Cleveland Chapter NEF Design Drafting Contest winner
- 2022 Regional NEF Design Drafting Contest winner
- 2022 National NEF Design Drafting Contest winner
- 2022 OTEEA State Conference Best of Show winner
- TOSA (think one step ahead) Award winner
- Sketchmaster Award winner
- Inventor Ninja Award winner
- STEM Scholar Award recipient
- Sargeant-at-arms of the WHS TechMates Club
- Plans to major in Engineering at University of Texas
- Congratulations Taki! Best Wishes and thanks for an outstanding year!
2022 NEF Design Drafting Contest local, regional and national winner Taki Psaropoulos.
Billiejo LeSage, NEF Design Drafting National Chair and NAWIC Cleveland Chapter Immediate Past President, and Ashley Tiano, Cleveland Chapter NEF Contest Chair presents Taki with his award held at the Cleveland Zoo. All combined, Taki won a total of $1900 through the 3 judging levels.
Challenge - Participants were to design an entire floor of an office building dedicated to a Shared Physicians Office titled Alpha Primary Care.
2022 AFSF (Architectural Foundation of San Francisco) Global Competition
For this year’s challenge, students were tasked with helping San Francisco address our climate crisis while also fulfilling our urgent need for housing and resolving inequities, by designing an Equitable Transit Oriented Design Project on the city’s east side, aligned with a future underground extension of Cal Train and High Speed Rail.
Sia Bavishi (Sr.), JP Mogyordy (Sr.), Mantas Viazmitinas (Sr.) - Honorable Mention
Nandor Leszko (Jr.), Liam Shields (Jr.), Tanner Amy (Sr.) - Honorable Mention
In the 2022 AFSF Contest, there were a total of 77 entries from 5 different states (California, New York, Florida, Texas, and Ohio) and 4 countries (USA, South Korea, Taiwan, and China).
4th Grade "MAKE" Event (5-4-2022)
Westlake Elementary School 4th grade teachers Angie Gerhan and Mark Bender brought students to engage in various hands-on activities and expand their knowledge of how and what makers and inventors can create based on their interests while exploring a number of different technologies.
The MAKE event started off with 4th graders building northeast Ohio birdhouses, then participated in demonstrations and presentations on robotics, architecture, CAD, design, additive manufacturing technology, airbrushing, and other engineering tools that many experienced for the first time.
This collaboration, using high school makers and mentors for these elementary students, is intended to help broaden the younger students’ perspectives on their potential to affect everyday life and to inspire them for the future to pursue a related STEM field.
2022 OTEEA State Conference Best of Show and Zupancic Award (4-8-2022)
"Stealth Cruiser" (Electric Transport Vehicle) designed and fabricated by Drew Labenz in the Engineering Technology (Invention-Innovation) category.
2022 OTEEA State Conference Best of Show (4-8-2022)
Students in the Technical Drawing & Design level 2 class won a Best of Show in the Computer Generated Technology Category with their Frank Lloyd Wright inspired Hollyhock design entry. Each student design included an original AutoCAD drawing, a 3D print, and a laser print on matt board.
(L to R) Isabella Hawkins, Alexa Higgs, Carmela McNall, Omar Aboumerhi, Sydney Peer, Helen Willmer, Matthew Lomax.
TechMates presenting at the WHS Club Fair (9-15-2021)
2021 TechMates of the Year - Level 4 students MICKEY HAMILA & ARYA KIRPEKAR
Here is a short list of their accomplishments:
Mickey:
- TechMates Club Officer (Vice President)
- ATD (attention to detail) Award winner
- 23rd annual Student Model Home Design Contest winner (team)
- AFSF (San Francisco) Contest - 3rd in the nation (team)
- Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Board Member (2 years)
- Plans to major in Engineering at University of Cincinnati
Arya:
- TechMates Club Officer (President)
- Organizer of TechMates Club sales in the "W Shop"
- 23rd annual Student Model Home Design Contest winner (team)
- Plans to major in Industrial Design at Georgia Institute of Technology
- Congratulations Mickey & Arya! Best wishes next year!
2021 NEF (NAWIC Education Foundation) Design Drafting Competition
Challenge - Participants were to design a New York City brownstone titled the Rowhouz Remix.
Mantas Viazmitinas (Jr.) - Local winner ($200); Regional finalist
2020 NEF (NAWIC Education Foundation) Design Drafting Competition
Challenge - Participants were to design a new Visitor Center for the USS Cod Submarine Memorial on the waterfront in downtown Cleveland.
Jacob Meyer (Sr.) - Local winner ($200); Regional winner ($200); National finalist
Danny Keenan (Jr.) - Local level runner-up ($100)
John Mudryk (Jr.) - 3rd place local level ($50)
2020 TechMate of the Year - Level 4 student JACOB MEYER
Here is a short list of Jacob's accomplishments:
- Northeast Ohio Chapter NEF Design Drafting Contest winner
- Regional NEF Design Drafting Contest winner
- National NEF Design Drafting Contest finalist (one of eight)
- OTEEA State Conference Best of Show winner (team)
- 23rd annual Student Model Home Design Contest winner (team captain)
- Sargeant-at-arms of the WHS TechMates Club
- Plans to major in Architecture at Miami University (OH.)
- Congratulations Jacob! Best Wishes and thanks for a great year!
Note: For those who were wondering.....the shirt Jacob is wearing was custom designed for the winning team of the Student Model Home Design Contest. On the shoulders is the TechMates Club logo and on the back are the numbers "20420" (meaning they were the 20th team to have won the Student Model Home Design Contest 20 years in a row!).
Architect Ibrahim Hakki (below) discusses site plan setbacks and ADA compliance with the Westlake High School students participating in the 23rd annual Student Model Home Design Contest during a Super Saturday session (11-23-19). CAD expert Tom Kunsman (far right) also presented tips and techniques when drawing their designs on Revit and AutoCAD. Karlena Cornett and Andrew Wehler (both architects) were also present to review and critique the student designs.
Students have been working on their contest designs for several hours in the morning on Saturday and will continue through the beginning of January 2020. Judging for the contest will be on Friday, January 17, 2020 held in the commons at Cuyahoga Valley Career Center in Brecksville. The awards presentation will be the next day on Saturday, January 18, 2020 starting at 10:00 am. There is no admission charge to attend.
Field Trip to Thorson-Baker & Associates in Richfield (9-19-19). Thorson • Baker + Associates (TBA) was founded in 1993 to provide engineering consultation and design services for the building construction industry. TBA offers structural, mechanical, commissioning, electrical and technology engineering design services nationwide.
Revit summer workshop at Mayfield High School Innovation Center (7-30-19).
Members of the advanced Technical Drawing & Design class attended a workshop to learn about Revit templates in preparation for the 2020 Student Model Home Design Contest. Revit master Mr. Tom Kunsman presented the workshop at the Innovation Center in Mayfield, attended by Jacob Meyer (Sr.), John Mudryk (Jr.), Jace Kolesar (So.), Sia Bavishi (So.), and JP Mogyordy (So.).
Level 3 student Mickey Hamila (left) serving as a first year Junior Fair Board member at the Summer of 2019 Ohio State Fair. Next to Mickey is "Butters" the cow and T&E Showcase Director Dr. Dieffenderfer.
2019 Ohio State Fair Technology & Engineering Showcase (Lausche Building).
The Ohio State Fair runs from July 24 through August 4, and typically has a million visitors from all over the country during the 12 days of the fair!
WHS T& E Department display from the right.
WHS T&E Department display up close.
2019 TechMate of the Year - Level 4 student ETHAN SIMON
Here is a short list of Ethan's accomplishments:
- Northeast Ohio Chapter NAWIC-NEF Design Contest winner
- OTEEA State Conference Zupancic Award winner (team)
- OTEEA State Conference Manufacturing Technology Best of Show winner
- 22nd annual Student Model Home Design Contest winner (team captain)
- President of the WHS TechMates Club
- Designed logo for TechMates Club official t-shirt
- Plans to major in Architecture at Kent State University
- Congratulations Ethan! Best Wishes and thanks for a great year!
Note: For those who were wondering.....the 2019 TechMate of the Year trophy was custom designed and 3D printed by Ethan in his own 3D Additive Manufacturing Studio in his house!
Thursday, April 18, 2019 - Presentation/Dinner Meeting – Sponsored by the American Concrete Institute Northeast Ohio Chapter at Harry’s Steakhouse in Independence - for all top ten finalists of the Student Model Home Design Contest. Thank you ACI Northeast Ohio Chapter!
Pictured below - The tables representing Westlake High School top ten teams and their parents (Ethan Simon, Connor Reis, Drew Mather, Shane Burich, John Mudryk, Mickey Hamila, Jacob Meyer, Robert Fulop).
Pictured below - The keynote speaker of the ACI Northeast Ohio dinner and meeting. In the background is the Student Model Home Design Contest display.
Level 3 student Kaitlin Willi (far left) serving as a Junior Fair Board member at the Summer of 2018 Ohio State Fair. Standing in front of the WHS Technology & Engineering Showcase.
Junior Fair Board member Katie Willi discusses her project and the need for all students to be in an Architecture, Engineering, Technology or Industrial/Product Design course with Ohio Department of Education state superintendent Paolo DeMaria on 7-31-18.
2018 TechMate of the Year - Level 3 student Jillian Eddy
Here is a short list of Jillian's accomplishments:
Click here to listen to the Teen Pitch Tank interview on Ideastream - radio 90.3 (start it at 42:40).
- Marvel Superpower of STEM National finalist
- 3rd place finish at the Student Model Home Design Contest (team)
- Verizon Innovative Learning App Challenge winner (team)
- Ohio Schools Magazine Cover Design winner
- WHS Yearbook Cover Design winner
Discover Aviation Day at Lorain County Regional Airport on 5-19-18.
View of airport grounds.
Discover Aviation Day at Lorain County Regional Airport on 5-19-18.
Midget Mustang
Discover Aviation Day at Lorain County Regional Airport on 5-19-18.
AV Lab Flight Simulator.
Discover Aviation Day at Lorain County Regional Airport on 5-19-18.
Kent State University School of Aeronautics - Cessna 172 training plane.
Discover Aviation Day at Lorain County Regional Airport on 5-19-18.
LifeFlight helicopter.
Miss Burke’s 4th grade class at Bassett Elementary visited the WHS T & E Department to engage in how and what makers create. Their focus was on the central idea: “Making can affect everyday life” on 5-11-18.
Click 4th grade MAKE event video to see the coverage from the WHBS-TV studio.
Mr. Adam Purdy gives instruction on safety during the 4th grade MAKE event. The project they completed was a northeast Ohio birdhouse made of western red cedar.
Miss Burke’s 4th grade class at Bassett Elementary visited the WHS T & E Department to engage in how and what makers create. Their focus was on the central idea: “Making can affect everyday life” on 5-11-18.
Bassett elementary teacher Leah Burke and WHS student Dori Hauser help Julia Richards and Natalie Chang with nailing.
Miss Burke’s 4th grade class at Bassett Elementary visited the WHS T & E Department to engage in how and what makers create. Their focus was on the central idea: “Making can affect everyday life” on 5-11-18.
4th grade Bassett elementary students at the sanding station during the MAKE event.
Miss Burke’s 4th grade class at Bassett Elementary visited the WHS T & E Department to engage in how and what makers create. Their focus was on the central idea: “Making can affect everyday life” on 5-11-18.
Know Your Home student Matt Beaver helps Colin Shultz, Ella Stanton, and Alyssa Pande with nailing.
Miss Burke’s 4th grade class at Bassett Elementary visited the WHS T & E Department to engage in how and what makers create. Their focus was on the central idea: “Making can affect everyday life” on 5-11-18.
The 4th graders were told that many different kinds of technologies, tools, machines, materials, instruments, and processes are used to make things. Katie Willi and Ethan Simon presenting on 3D printing and laser engraving.
Miss Burke’s 4th grade class at Bassett Elementary visited the WHS T & E Department to engage in how and what makers create. Their focus was on the central idea: “Making can affect everyday life” on 5-11-18.
State board member Lisa Woods and WCS Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Kathi Maxwell observe the 4th grade MAKE event.
Product Design Contest at rpm in Avon Lake - Finalists Connor Reis and Henry Levenberg of Westlake High School presenting their "SingleStep" 3-16-18
Marvel Studios Superpower of STEM Challenge - National Finalists at the red carpet premier screening of the new movie "Thor - Ragnarok" in Hollywood, CA. - Jill Eddy of Westlake High School - 3rd from right 11-6-18
CSU College of Engineering Field Trip - New Engineering Building Tour - girls team 9-13-17
CSU College of Engineering Field Trip - New Engineering Building Tour - guys team 9-13-17
CSU College of Engineering Field Trip - Trash Slider Challenge - Ethan Simon group 9-13-17
Testing the Trash Slider Project at the CSU College of Engineering Field Trip - Conner Reis team 9-13-17 (click to access video).
Testing the Trash Slider Project at the CSU College of Engineering Field Trip - Gabi Kosakowski team 9-13-17 (click to access video).
CSU College of Engineering Field Trip - Scott Rennard testing the driving simulator 9-13-17
2017 Verizon Innovative App Challenge State Champions!
2017 Verizon Innovative App Challenge press conference - Damon Maloney of Cleveland 19 News covers the event.
Hyland High School Innovation Showdown - 3rd place team - "Maria the Smart Mirror" - David Eppele, Sneha Ramachandran, Hong Liang - (missing is Mark Sargent) - October 2016.
2016 Verizon Innovative App Challenge State Champions - "PING 1" - Mr. Kutz, Jordan Sherwin, Sneha Ramachandran, Nick Erwin, Steve Columbro, Jack Bogart.
Hyland High School Innovation Showdown finalist - "SHOP SMART" - Sneha Ramachandran, Kendall Pattison, Andres Loaiza - March 2015
Katie Willi designed and made a walnut table with a laser engraved rose on top.
Robotics Surveying demonstrated by Mr. Dempsey.
Goodyear STEM Career Day - University of Akron - April 2016
Matt Hall tries out his PVC Kayak in the Design Squad races!
Steve Speaker, Kyle Myers, and Dana Hartup of the rp+m company presenting on additive manufacturing technology.
On tour of the rp+m company in Avon Lake (standing next to their high end additive manufacturing 3D printing machines) - April 2017.
Jackie Massa presents a custom made box filled with handwritten thank you notes to school resource officer Scott Fortkamp as part of his Hero Appreciation Ceremony - December 2016.
WHBS-TV interviews school resource officer Scott Fortkamp as part of his Hero Appreciation Ceremony while sporting his 3D printed HERO badge - December 2016.
Junior Fair Board Ambassadors Elise Kennedy and Nicholas Button take a break next to the ITEEA booth at the Ohio State Fair T & E Showcase - Summer 2015.
Junior Fair Board Ambassador Elise Kennedy teaches fairgoers how to ride a Segway at the Ohio State Fair T & E Showcase - Summer 2015.
OTEEA State Conference 2015 - Product Redesign Projects
Hon Kwok prepares for her Frazil Ice presentation at the Northeast Ohio Science and Engineering Fair hosted by Cleveland State University.
Matt Schmitz and Joanne Koehler start grilling hot dogs with their solar cooker.
Jennifer Chern with PBS Design Squad TV host Nate Ball at Design Squad event (hosted by the Science & Technology Center in Cleveland).
Concept Structure models created by the Technical Drawing/Design Level 3 Honors class.
Goodyear STEM Career Day at the University of Akron - Judging of the Rube Goldberg Contest - April 2017.
Gravity Racing Challenge competition at Derby Downs in Akron - Driver Jake Paul and teacher Mr. Purdy discuss strategy before the start of the race - May 2012.
Westlake High School Demon Racing team leads the way in the Gravity Racing Challenge Parade at Derby Downs in Akron - May 2012.
Alex Schultz anxiously waits for his testing results evaluated by Dr. Keenan in the Corrugated Board (cardboard) Chair Challenge.
Julia Button prepares her robotic controlled "On Target" device for launch.
Rob Slater demonstrates his mechanical and pneumatic arm assist.
Virtual Welding at the Formtek Field Trip.
Watching a Denso Robot in operation at the Formtek Field Trip - October 2016.
Segway inspired "Auto Balance" project - Best of Show Award at Ohio State Fair Technology & Engineering Showcase - Theodore Poulos and Peter Slater - August 2013.
WHS Gravity Racing Challenge team - May 2015.
Welcome Sign - airbrushed and handpainted by Lauren Voiers - for the former BOE office - August 2007.
Airbrushed Graphic Parody - by David Hilden - Runner-up Best of Show in the Graphic Arts Technology category at the OTEEA State Conference.
Airbrushed phantom view of a Cobra - by Corey Knapp - Best of Show in the Graphic Arts Technology category at the OTEEA State Conference.
Austin Healy (first James Bond car) - airbrushed phantom view by Lawrence King
Finalists of the Huntington Bank signage contest at Crocker Park - December 2006.
Christina Ryook Reading Room sign for the library - designed, sandblasted, and handpainted by the T & E Department.
TechMate of the Year trophies, designed and 3D printed in CAD Lab - May 2016.
Video of "Lunar Lander" challenge finals at the athletic stadium - Jacob Meyer team (click to access video).
What Technology & Engineering classes
have taught me………
(actual comments from the students!)
· To go above and beyond what is expected in order to be successful.
· About time management and how to budget my time better
· To be and act like a pro, because someday I’ll be one.
· To understand and decide what I want to do with my life after high school.
· That they will be on my case unless I make progress everyday.
· To pay attention to detail.
· To pay attention and follow instructions.
· How critical the field of design is to society.
· How to be responsible and to always stay on task.
· How to start out with a blank piece of paper and end up with drawings and a model.
· How important this class is because everything has to be designed and drawn first.
· I can create anything I can imagine.
· I can will myself to do anything whether it seems like I can do it or not.
· That to get anywhere in the world you need to work hard and put in maximum effort.
· To see my future more clearly.
· To work independently and autonomously.
· To set a goal and be able to achieve it.
· That if I don’t do what I’m supposed to do now, I probably won’t do it later in life.
· How to problem-solve situations I thought I could never figure out on my own.
· To explore interesting topics like architecture, engineering, and 3D designing.
· The class makes you realize that everything is precise.
· That developing skills in this area will open many opportunities later on.
· How to deal with stress, meet deadlines, and prioritize.
· That it is very important to be organized.
· That I need to put forth my BEST effort in everything I do.
· How architects start designing a building.
· How to represent a 3D object on a 2D surface.
· To think one step ahead and how it’s helped me in all of my classes.
· How to stay focused and immersed.
· How to do more than I thought I could do.
· That hard work and determination can help accomplish anything.
· To have more confidence in my work.
· How to work to my full potential.
· How to select a career that’s right for me.
· How to take an idea, develop it, then create it.
· That preparation is the key to success.
· How to look at a problem and come up with numerous solutions.
· How to take a more serious approach to my school work.
· That something can always be done better.
· How to visualize concepts easier.
· How to think logically.
· How to solve problems effectively and efficiently.
· How to think for myself.
· That I will have as much fun as I work hard.