Computer Science Local Contest, Events & AP Test Dates

CONTESTS + EVENTS :

Which contests do we want to join???

• OCTOBER 3, 2019 → Registration Deadline for Cyber Patriot Hacker Contest dates
• OCTOBER 13-14, 2019 → Denver Maker Faire LET’s PLAN A CLASS FIELD TRIP HERE!!!
• NOVEMBER 9, 2018 → CO Flag CAEA Redesign Contest GFX due by 5 PM in Breckenridge!!!
• DECEMBER 3-9, 2018 → Computer Science Education Week!! Should we offer a schoolwide Hour of Code
• Begin JANUARY → AP Explore Tasks!!!
• JANUARY 8, 2020? → JeffCon (district-wide technology share for a day; limited to ten students; Brian Todd will be there; Registration due the Tuesday before req signed parent form + online form)

• End of JANUARY → Select Code Quest Teams
• What is Code Quest?
• Lockheed Martin's STEM Connection
• Sponsor Lockheed Martin’s Past Quests 

• Sat, JANUARY 6, 2018 → First Robotics Competition KICKOFF!! Need to have raised $5000 to purchase materials to compete → all school receive kits on this day
• JANUARY 7-JANUARY 21, 2018 → First Robotics 6 week First Robotics Build Period
• FEBRUARY → Career & Technical Education Month statewide
• FEBRUARY 1 → Deadline to enter Skills USA CO Event 
• Sat FEBRUARY 17, 2018 → First Robotics Scrimmage
• Tues FEBRUARY 20, 2018 → First Robotics STOP BUILD Day
• Thurs-Sat, MARCH 21-24, 2018 → First Robotics CO Regional Competition
• Fri, APRIL 13, 2019 → School of Mines HS Programming Competition (registration closed 4/2 last year)
• APRIL → AP Test Create Tasks!!!
• APRIL 28, 2019 → Denver Code Quest Contest at Lockheed Martin
• Weds, MAY 08, 2019 → Red Rocks Innovation Fair 
• MAY 10, 2020??? → AP 2-Hour, Paper-Based, Written Test
• Sat, OCT 26, 2019 → CYBERQUEST at Lockheed Martin

Career Wise Colorado - 3-yr Internship

Other Competition Ideas suggested by fellow students...

• Cyber-Patriots https://www.uscyberpatriot.org/ 
• DEF CON 27 → The world’s largest hacking competition - August 8-11, 2019 in Las Vegas
• Skills USA CO Competition
• Google for Education: Python https://developers.google.com/edu/python
• Makey Makey www.makeymakey.com 
• First Robotics https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc
• Girls Who Code https://girlswhocode.com
• EA’s ONLINE Madden BOWL Competitions throughout the year

• 08/07/2018-10/5/2018 → CLUB Qualifier Ladder
• 11/19/2018-02/11/2019 → CHALLENGE Qualifier Ladder
• 03/11/2019-04/08/2019 → LAST CHANCE Qualifier Ladder

• Game Design Contests???