Category Archives: Extracurricular

Girl Scouts sponsor FIRST LEGO League

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Nick G

You may have heard of LEGO robotics. Maybe you did it in grade school or middle school. Maybe you decided not to, or didn’t hear about it. That’s totally okay. It’s worth knowing, though, that LEGO robotics continues through high … Continue reading →

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Teach yourself programming, Part 2

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Nick G

Sequel to part 1 of the TYP series. For part 2 of this miniseries, we’ve got some sagely advice from Michal Young, the Associate Professor of Computer Science at University of Oregon. And you know he walks the walk too, since … Continue reading →

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Talk about DIY — Hillsboro High student makes her own girls-only daycamp for engineering

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Nick G

If you want to jump straight to the event info, skip to the next section. Otherwise, here’s some background: One of the biggest issues in engineering today is that it’s not a terribly diverse crowd. It’s definitely getting better, but … Continue reading →

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