Fairwell
Thanks for a great year! This year has seen its fair share of ups and downs, but we made it. Congratulations
to seniors for making it to graduation. Congratulations to 2nd-year students for passing the TSA and making it
through all the testing. Congratulations to 1st year students for taking on a challening subject and creating
some cool final projects. Now it's time to relax and enjoy some time off from school this summer!
Many thanks to Jose "Eddie" Nagore (top-right)! Eddie took it upon himself to write a letter to the TUSD
Governing Board lamenting the security restrictions and lack of access to specialized software needed for
software development. As a result, the Sofware and App Design programs throughout TUSD will have greater
access to the tools and resources needed for the program.
PCs Donated by Hughes
Thanks to the generosity of Hughes Federal Credit Union, five Pueblo
students were able to recieve a PC to take home at no cost.
Intro class updates
Beginning classes are working to complete their final web app projects. We studied a lot of topics this year
from block coding in Snap! to HTML/CSS and, finally, JavaScript. The final project this year was to create an
original app using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that did something "interesting". The platform we used to develop
the projects with does not allow for students to publish their work, however, below are some screen recordings
of student projects.
AP CS Principles
Second-year classes are wrapping up by taking advantage of the last opportunity to earn a certification this
year. Students worked hard and attempted at least 3 out of the 4 exams that were offered. We had some issues
with technology and scheduling certification tests but all students had at least one opportunity to earn an
industry credential.
| Exam |
Results |
| AP Exam |
7 out of 8 students signed up to take the AP exam
6 out of 7 testers (85%) submitted all required components for the AP Create Task
6 out of 7 testers (85%) sat for the AP exam. One had a scheduling conflict and we are working to schedule
a make-up test time
Results will be available from College Board on
July 8
|
| TSA |
7 out of 8 students were eligble to take the exam (passed all 4 semesters of the program)
5 out of the 7 testers passed (71%)
|
| HTML/CSS Cert |
5 out of 8 students sat for the HTML/CSS certification in the Fall
3 out of 5 (60%) passed
|
| JavaScript Cert |
5 out of 8 students sat for the JavaScript certification in January
3 out of 5 (60%) passed
|
The TSA (Technical Skills Assessment) is the exam required to officially pass the Software and App Design
program. The AP exam offers an opportunity to earn a weighted GPA and earn college credit (dependent on exam
score and the college). Certification exams offer the opportunity to earn industry recognized credentials
which are accepted by potential employers as evidence of skills and experience. While all these exams overlap
to some extent, they all required specific skills and knowledge. Any student passing multiple exams is very
impressive.
AP CS A
The advanced students wrapped up their year by taking the AP Computer Science A exam. Results will be available from College Board on
July 8. One student passed the Java
IT-Specialist Java certification exam. The curriculum we followed this year wasn't geared towards
passing the IT-Specialist exam which makes passing it all the more impressive because that student had to
dedicate time and effort outside of class time to prepare for the exam. Overall, it was a good group of
students that worked hard to learn Java programming and I wish them luck.
Summer opportunities
- Cyber Bootcamp Spend a week
learning about cybersecurity and earn $250!
