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…
Loran Scholarship: Integrity, Service, and Leadership
Loran Scholarship: Integrity, Service and Leadership
Due Date: Oct. 11th, 2023
Numerous awards (126 in total) of varying amounts up to $100, 000
Minimum cumulative average of 85%
Reference Letter Required
Application process : apply.loranscholar.ca
General website: website: www.loranscholar.ca
DOCTOR WHO CLUB: Coming Oct. 5th
This week, Doctor Who Club begins a month of creepy-themed episodes — a perfect 4 weeks for Halloween. To begin with, we join the 11th Doctor, Amy & Rory as they are forced to experience what happens when broken Daleks are discarded…plus the surprise introduction of a future TARDIS traveler. Join us this week for ASYLUM OF THE DALEKS. Remember that, due to Friday’s PD Day, we will be meeting THIS THURSDAY, after school in room 226. We will also be holding our October Prize Raffle.
U of T National Book Award
Due: Tuesday October. 10, 2023
Criteria:
- Superior academic performance
- Original and Creative thought
- Exceptional Extra-Curricular Achievement
1 Nominee from St. Benedict chosen. Nominees from each secondary school are invited to apply for the National Scholarship.
Please submit to guidance:
– resume of extra-curricular, volunteer, leadership activities and the name of 1 teacher reference who can be contacted by guidance
Please adhere to the due date above, so that the submission to U of T can be completed by their deadline, October 12, 2023.
U of T National Scholarship Program
Please see Mr. Betik if you have questions
