Thirty students representing seven EBR Schools made for a competitive field in the inaugural Boulevard Code-Off on Oct. 24 at Twin Oaks Elementary.
Hosted by Twin Oaks Elementary, the event challenged fourth- and fifth-grade students from across the district to think critically, solve problems and put their technology skills into action.
Elementary schools represented were Broadmoor, BR FLAIM, Greenbrier, La Belle Aire, Twin Oaks, Westdale Heights Academic Magnet and Wildwood.
Fourth-graders competed individually in a CodeAI coding challenge, using coding, logical thinking, problem-solving and debugging skills to complete an assigned challenge.
Fifth-graders compete in teams of two to build and program a LEGO-based creation to accomplish an assigned mission. Students used coding, engineering, problem-solving, teamwork and creativity to complete the challenge.
Final results were:
Grade 4: Individual Competition
1: Patrick Liu, Wildwood
2: James Cook, WHAM
3: Tyler Washington, WHAM
Grade 5: Team Competition
1. Ethan Dupre, La Belle Aire; and Ann Sheng, Wildwood
2. Paul Fitzmorris and Vikram Kumar, BR FLAIM
3. David Vu and Nathaniel Rome, Twin Oaks
Grade 5 Best Teamwork Award
Ethan Dupre, La Belle Aire; Ann Sheng, Wildwood
Coding Competition Participation Raffle Winner
Bryan Flores, Twin Oaks
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