Kern Codes Student Competition
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The second-annual Kern Codes student competition was held virtually yesterday with sixty-five Kern County 6th through 12th graders showcasing their knowledge of computer programing concepts.
“The goal of Kern Codes is to introduce participants to coding and to expose students to diverse job markets, promote hands-on learning experiences, and enhance problem-solving skills,” said Zack Safi, KCSOS Academic Technology Coordinator.
Trophies were awarded to first through third place finishers. Those results are:
Middle School – Individual
First – Warren Woolf, Valley Oaks Charter School (Tehachapi)
Second – Dhruv Reddy, St. John’s Lutheran School
Third – Zachary Avila, Palm Avenue Middle School
Middle School – Group
First – Cookie Clickers, Palm Avenue Middle School, Dylan Durfee and Jace Hernandez
Second – Elif-inators, Fruitvale Junior High School, John Eoh and Zoren Garoutte
Third – Pi, Fruitvale Junior High School, Peyton Rivera and Ian Bell
High School – Individual
First – Harjaisal Brar, Stockdale High School
Second – Jahan Rashidi, Stockdale High School
Third – Leonardo Gil Rojo, Stockdale High School
High School – Group
First – while(!false){win();}, Centennial High School, Sebastian Boehme, Bradley Andersen, and Campbell Cleveland
Second – Dijktras Shortest Path to Victory, Centennial High School, Jonathan Darius, Jackson Dinsdale, and Nathan Patterson
Third – The Debuggers, Career Technical Education Center, Christian Lozano, and Johnathan Jojola