Are you interested in learning how to code? Or do you know how to code and are looking for a challenge? If so, Coding club is for you!
Coding club is a good place to start if you are considering taking the grade 11 programming course, but students of all skills and level of interest are invited to join!
Attention grade 9s and 10s: If you plan on writing the Beaver Computing Contest in November, come in for help preparing!
Students with programming experience will get an opportunity to try past ECOO and UW programming contests to prepare for those contests in February and March, and participate in Project Euler online to test their programming prowess!
When we meet
Come to room 216 any day at lunch!
Club facilitator
Useful links
Contests and Competitions
- ECOO-CS.org: Official site of the ECOO programming contest
- Project Euler: A website dedicated to the fascinating world of mathematics and programming.
- Beaver Computing Challenge: Information about the BCC on the UW website (for grade 9 and 10 students only).
- Canadian Computing Competition: Information about the BCC on the UW website (open to all programmers).
If you want to prepare for the University of Waterloo’s Beaver Computing Challenge, you can look at past contests and try out some of the questions.
- Questions from the 2023 contest
- Questions from the 2022 contest
- Questions from the 2021 contest
- Questions from the 2020 contest
- Questions from the 2019 contest
- Questions from the 2018 contest
- Questions from the 2017 contest
- Questions from the 2016 contest
- Questions from the 2015 contest
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Programming Languages
Java
Geeks for Geeks Java tutorials
Python
python.org: Home site of the python programming language
learnpython.org: Teach yourself Python using on line tutorials
guru99.com: Python Tutorial for Beginners: Learn Programming in 7 Days
Python4Everybody: An online tutorial site with PDF textbook you can download for free
CodeSkulptor.org: An online environment to code in Python; save and load files locally
- More sites will be added to this list! If you come across any neat websites dealing with programming and coding, please forward them to Mr. Milardovic.
Latest news…
UW’s Canadian Computing Competition is on Wednesday, February 21! Make sure you try some of the previous contests on the UW website, and get your Project Euler submissions in to Mr. M!
Project Euler top 5
| Name | Solved |
|---|---|
| Sol K | 36 |
| Ivan M | 29 |
| Abdullah Z | 24 |
| Fareed R | 14 |
| Luqman K | 14 |
And in other news…
Schulich Leader Scholarships: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)
Due Date January 23rd, 2025 (1 Nominee chosen by school)
Value: $120,000, 100 awards given
Criteria: (must meet at least 2 of 3)
- Academic Excellence
- Community, Business or Entrepreneurial Leadership and Creativity
- Intend to pursue a career in one or more of the following focus areas:
- Technology
- Engineering
- Entrepreneurship and business enterprise
- Applied scientific research
- Financial Need
- Submit email address, 2 name for references, 1 page summary of extracurricular activities, leadership/community involvement
Please speak to Mr. Betik if you wish to be considered as the school nominee before the due date!
Need to have 1 page summary of leadership and volunteerism (community, volunteerism, entrepreneurial activities) submitted by January 23, 2025
DOCTOR WHO CLUB: Coming January 17th
It’s the big one — the earliest beginnings of the Doctor’s deadliest enemies, and the story of their evil genius creator, who unleashed them on an unsuspecting universe. Join us this week as we begin one of the great epics in Doctor Who history, with Parts 1 & 2 of GENESIS OF THE DALEKS. The genesis of terror begins this Friday January 17th after school in room 226.
Western national Scholarships
Western National Scholarships
National Scholarships are designed to recognize all-round excellence. They are awarded on the basis of outstanding academic performance to candidates who demonstrate ability for creative and innovative thought and a passion for the pursuit of learning. National Scholarships also recognize exceptional achievement in extracurricular activities such as the arts and athletics. A special emphasis is placed on a candidate’s commitment to community service through ongoing contributions to school and community life.
For the 2025/2026 academic year, the Western National Scholarship Program includes the following scholarships:
Some of our National Scholarships include:
|
Value |
Scholarship |
# awarded |
|
$92,000 |
Beryl Ivey Continuing Entrance Scholarship |
1 |
|
$80,000 |
Neen Hodgins National Entrance Scholarship |
1 |
|
$80,000 |
Neen Hodgins President’s International Entrance Scholarship |
1 |
|
$70,000 |
President’s Entrance Scholarship |
1 |
|
$65,000 |
President’s Entrance Scholarship |
4 |
|
$50,000 |
President’s Entrance Scholarship |
15 |
|
$50,000 |
James Jenkins President’s Entrance Scholarship for Black Students |
5 |
|
$50,000 |
National Indigenous Scholarship |
5 |
|
$100,000 |
International President’s Entrance Scholarship |
3 |
|
$30,000 |
Faculty Entrance Scholarship |
15 |
|
$5,000 |
National Scholarship Study Abroad Award |
46 |
|
$2,000 for one year |
National Merit Award |
50 |
The on-line application for the Western National Scholarship Program and additional information including number of students each school can nominate can be found at http://www.registrar.uwo.ca/student_finances/scholarships_awards/national_scholarship_program.html
Should you have any questions or require further details about the Western National Scholarship Program, please contact Norma Merino at 519-661-2111 extension 85958 or email nmerino@uwo.ca
Criteria: (applied to Western through OUAC)
– 90% overall average on all 4U/M level courses
– creative and innovative thought
-high achievement in extracurricular activities
-commitment to school and community service
must be nominated by school (SBCSS can nominate up to 4 students)
In order to be considered for nomination, students must submit a 1 page resume outlining their extra-curricular activities, leadership experiences, and community involvement. This must be submitted to Mr. Betik in Guidance by Thursday, February 13th, 2025. Please see Mr. Betik if you have questions.
