Author: Jon
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Monarch TSA Leads Monarch K8 Students in CS Activities
In a continued collaboration with Monarch K8, students from Monarch’s Technology Student Association (TSA) visited 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classrooms to lead them in a Computer Science activity they planned, developed, and led truly independently. As a chapter advisor and instructor, I was so proud watching these students work hard to create an engaging… Read more
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Joshua Schreyer Earns CompTIA Tech+ Certification
Congratulations to Joshua Schreyer who is the first student this year to earn CompTIA’s Tech+ certification, which is an industry credential that high school students, university students, and career changers can earn to demonstrate entry-level knowledge of a wide range of domains in the IT field. Read more
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Monarch CS Awarded Impact on Education Academic Opportunity Grant
We just received news that Impact on Education has awarded the Computer Science department funds to support printing the second edition of MoHi Mindfulness Moments. For their first project, students in AP Computer Science A write programs in Java to generate designs that can be colored in. We then have BVSD’s print shop produce them… Read more
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TSA Officers Attend State Fall Leadership Conference
Monarch’s Technology Student Association officers started the year strong by attending the state Fall Leadership Conference where they learned about fundraising, recruiting, and developing a strong program of activities. This year’s officers are: Henry Niemann (Sergeant-at-Arms), Kaleb Buckner (Reporter), Ved Murari (President), Viktor Gustafsson (Secretary), Stephen Buch (Treasurer), Josh Kim (Vice President). Read more
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Engineering @ CU Boulder Visits Monarch CS Classrooms
Monarch CS kicked off the year with a visit from current students in the Engineering program at CU Boulder. Students in AP CS A and AP CS Principles learned more about how CS can connect to a variety of disciplines, including Engineering, and they got the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities related to problem… Read more