The 2023 CodeZone Challenge was themed "Dive into the CodeZone", where the problems were all focused on underwater life and activity. The students had roughly 3 hours to solve solutions, with a break midway through to run raffle prizes. Students then enjoyed a speech by Ivan Portillo, a previous Ted-Ed Speaker, who provided an insightful presentation on AI, ChatGPT, and Machine Learning.
This year hosted 46 participants from 5 different schools, including 5 advanced teams and 6 novice teams. It took place on May 13th from 1pm-5pm.
Problems and Solutions
Attached below are the competition problems as well as solutions used in the CodeZone Challenge 2023.
Winners and Results
A special thanks to all the other teams that gave it their best! In the Advanced Division we had the pleasure of also having the Altona Rattlers from Altona Middle School, Syntax Error from Flagstaff, and Brilliance Reservoir from Westview. In the Novice Division we also had the teams Bing Chillings from Flagstaff, Deleted! from Thundervalley, Dynamite Coders from Coal Ridge, and Ctrl Alt Elite from Thundervalley.
Novice Division: Silver
Thundervalley team "Copy/Paste" took second place in the packed novice division. In the picture from left to right are students Jon Hammons, Mack Carroll, Erin Chance, Val Muñoz and their Coach Joseph Mckissock.
Advanced Division: Silver
Flagstaff team "Unexpexted Indent" took second place within the advanced division. In the picture from left to right are students Swaksh Udupa, Rahul Agarwal, Zeke DeRoche, Darragh Bennett, and their coach Teri Reh.
Novice Division: Gold
Flagstaff team "TypeError" took first place in the novice division. In the picture below from left to right are students Anupriya Anil Mylevahanan, Urvi Dhenge, Ella Vercammen, Stella Murphy, and their coach Teri Reh
Advanced Division: Gold
Flagstaff team "Divas" took first place in the adavanced division, sporting matching shirts. In the picture below from left to right are students Kash Raina, Liz Robbins, Diya Mehta, Charlie Danko, and their coach Teri Reh.
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