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…
DOCTOR WHO CLUB: Coming Jan. 19th

The last Doctor Who Club of Semester 1 features a battle of wills: the 4th Doctor, Sarah & Harry versus a Sontaran scout, determined to claim an abandoned future Earth for the glory of his warlike empire. Join us this week for THE SONTARAN EXPERIMENT, Friday after school in room 226. After this week, the next club meeting will be on the first Friday of Semester 2.
Reminder: Western National Scholarships Program
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.
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 https://registrar.uwo.ca/student_finances/scholarships_awards/admission/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
For those seeking 1 of 4 nominations for these scholarships, you must see Mr. Betik in guidance by Thursday February 8th, 2024. A 1 page summary demonstrating high achievement in extracurricular activities, commitment to school and community service must be submitted by this date. (please speak to Mr. Betik for clarification if needed)
See full announcement from November 21, 2023.
Due Date to guidance February 8th, 2024.
DOCTOR WHO CLUB: Coming January 12th

A new year and a new Doctor: this week we get our first proper introduction to the ball of energy that is Ncuti Gatwa’s 15th Doctor, with Millie Gibson as his new companion, Ruby Sunday. Join us for THE CHURCH ON RUBY ROAD. The new era begins this Friday, after school in room 226.