Coding Club

Coding Club2024-08-22T22:26:03-04:00

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.

Programming Languages

Java

Java on W3 Schools

Java T-Point tutorials

Tutorials Point Java

Geeks for Geeks Java tutorials

Programiz 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…

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.

For the 2023/2024 academic year, the Western National Scholarship Program includes the following scholarships:

of our National Scholarships include:

  • One Neen Hodgins National Entrance Scholarship valued at $80,000
  • One President’s Entrance Scholarship valued at $70,000
  • Four President’s Entrance Scholarships valued at $65,000 and up to 15 more at $50,000
  • Five James Jenkins President’s Entrance Scholarship for Black Students valued at $50,000
  • One Beryl Ivey Continuing Entrance Scholarship valued at $92,000
  • One Neen Hodgins President’s International Entrance Scholarship valued at $80,000 for international (visa) students
  • Three International President’s Entrance Scholarships valued at $50,000 for international (visa) students
  • Up to 15 Faculty Entrance Scholarships valued at $30,000
  • Up to 46 National Scholarship Study Abroad Awards valued up to $5,000
  • Up to 50 National Merit Awards valued at $2,000 for one year

  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)

 

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