Gulf Shores High School (GSHS) sent four technology students to compete in the Alabama Consortium for Technology in Education (ACTE) competition and returned home with three gold medals and one silver.

On March 31, Gray Bias, Cody Caldwell, Hakim Elliot and Ty Pittman journeyed to Montevallo to compete in challenges of audio production, video production and manual coded website design.

Bias won first place in video; Caldwell won first website design and the freshman-sophomore level; Elliot won second place in audio; and Pittman won first place in website design at the junior-senior level.

The computer science and engineering teacher at GSHS, Jamie McClung, said this was the first year the school entered the competition.

"I am ecstatic to offer these opportunities to the students," McClung said on how he felt after the competition. "In my first year at GSHS, we have seen great success and have established a foundation of students to achieve even more in years to come."

According to the official ACTE website, the competition works to support students in "creativity, productivity and learning" in technology. They have sponsored a variety of technology-based competitions throughout the state since the 1980s, specifically for students in grades 3-12.

"I'm glad I was able to win a first-place award," Caldwell said on the competition, "it was a great motivator to want to pursue more competitions and projects."

The competitions allow him to "learn new skills" and increase in skills he already has. Caldwell plans to attend more competitions in the future with GSHS as he continues to work on new projects and grow his "knowledge in the field."