Students from 60 regional high schools have been invited to participate in TechOlympics at the Millennium Hotel, where they will not only learn about college and career opportunities, but also compete in technology-related games.
One of the Hamilton students, Cody Papp, even worked on creating a program that will link with Guitar Hero to keep track of play in a tournament that Hamilton High will serve as host to.
But in addition to dozens of video game competitions, students also can test their texting, twittering and hacking skills at the event to be held from Friday, March 5, through Sunday, March 7.
John Stoll, one of nine students who will attend from Hamilton, said he is looking forward to the Cloud Computing Challenge, where he will play the role of a CEO faced with a set of problems that he will have to solve.
“I like IT, but I’m also interested in management,” he said, “so this would be a good experience to be put in that kind of situation.”
Taryn Miller said that the TechOlympics will give her a chance to learn more about the implementation of technology.
“A lot of my friends are really tech-savvy, but I’m a little behind because I don’t have a lot of computer stuff in my home,” she said.
“I’m also a sports person and I really love competition,” she added, saying that she’s looking forward to Techno Jeopardy, a test of technology-related trivia, and the Search Engine Competition, which challenges their ability to find things on the Internet.
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