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| 2016 HSCC Team |
BDPA Cincinnati
Chapter has trained High School students at Cincinnati State Technical College
for the past 8 years. The camp has 2 phases. Phase 1 is a 13-week program that trains area students on a variety of technical topics
(Software, Robotics, 3D Printing, and Automation).
The second phases lasts 30 weeks and takes place on Saturdays. This phase prepares students for competition in a National High School Computer
Competition. Up to 10 students are trained during this phase. The top five (5) students are
selected to travel to a conference and compete for prizes and scholarships
money. Students are also eligible for
scholarships based on academic and community service accomplishments.
BDPA Cincinnati chapter HSCC team traveled to Atlanta for
the 38th annual BDPA Technology Conference on August 10-13, 2016. Teams participated in a 7.5
hour programming activity that required them to complete a secure, mobile
responsive web site from requirements set by corporate judges. Students develop an User
Interface, Middleware and Database during this period. Students were then required to present their project to a
team of judges and their code was inspected to ensure proper implementation.
BDPA Cincinnati chapter HSCC team was Yaw Asante (Walnut Hills HS), Jacob Koeninger (Campbell County HS), Jalal Sylvester (Mason HS), Julian Pierre (Lakota West HS) and James Whitfield (Walnut Hill HS). Our team placed in fifth place this year. The team gained
broad exposure to successful IT professionals and inspirational entrepreneurs.
Additionally, two BDPA Cincinnati students were recognized with $3000
scholarships from The Oracle Corporation. A total of $146,000 in scholarship
money was distributed to high school and college students from all over the
country. The two winners were: Yaw Asante and Hasani Harrigan (Tuskegee University).
Cincinnati State Technical College was also recognized at
the conference as a Silver Level sponsor for ongoing support of BDPA training
programs. BDPA training programs have help launch many successful
young people over the years and it would not have been possible without great
support from many people at Cincinnati State Technical College.
We are extremely proud and grateful for the support!!
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