Kern Codes Student Competition

The second-annual Kern Codes student competition was held virtually yesterday with sixty-five Kern County 6^th through 12^th 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