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Students control game with code only
Carver coding
Carver Elementary School students recently created and controlled games using only computer code. The exercise was part of the schools Computer Science Education week. - photo by Photo provided.
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Updated: Dec 18, 2014, 4:13 PM
Published: Dec 18, 2014, 4:18 PM

Some Carver Elementary students celebrated Computer Science Education week last Friday by participating in the “Hour of Code,” a nation-wide campaign to generate interest in computer science and programming.
In one hour, students created and controlled games using only computer code. Carver’s effort was organized by fifth-grade teacher Amber Jones.
“Coding is not only fun, but it also helps develop critical-thinking and problem-solving skills,” Jones said. “Kids today know how to use computers, but it’s also important to learn how a computer works.  Many of these kids want jobs in engineering, animation and other fields that require them to be tech-savvy.”
Carver Elementary is hoping to take things a step further and create a Tech Club next semester, in which kids can stay after school to learn code.
“We want to help students prepare for middle and high-school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities and other necessary skills to be successful,” Jones said.
To learn more about coding, go to code.org.

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Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer shows her Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. With her are Tom Harris, Ashlee Farris, Brett Berry and Kim Diebold. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016. - photo by Photo provided.
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Updated: May 17, 2018, 8:11 PM
Published: May 17, 2018, 8:37 PM

Three reports recently presented scholarships

Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer received the Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016.

Garden Club

The Richmond Hill Garden Club recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Katherine Wood and a $500 scholarship to Carly Vargas, both seniors graduating from Richmond Hill High School.

The awards were presented May 8 during Honors Night at RHHS.

Wood plans to attend Green Mountain College in Vermont and major in environmental studies.

Vargas plans to attend Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, to pursue a degree in either environmental studies or biology.

The garden club awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to a local high school senior who plans to major in a field related to environmental concerns, plants and/or gardening.

This year, due to having two exceptional candidates, the garden club awarded an additional $500 scholarship.

Exchange Club

The Exchange Club of Richmond Hill recently named Caroline Odom as its student of the year.

The club each month during the school year names a student of the month, and the student of the year is chosen from among those winners.

Awards are based on academic performance, community involvement and leadership.

Monthly winners receive $100, with the annual winner getting a $1,000 scholarship.

The Exchange Club has been recognizing students for more than 30 years.

Odom will go on to compete in the Georgia District Exchange Club against students from across the state.

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