HTHS Takes on Coding and Cookies!

Trussville City Schools celebrated Hour of Code this week.   Why is coding important? There are currently 5, 456 open computing jobs in our state with 503 computer science graduates.  TCS is striving to help students see the value in these potential careers and wants to provide opportunities for more exposure to these pathways.    See chart below that provides some national statistical data regarding careers in this field (cited https://code.org/promote):

Hewitt-Trussville High School held an Hour of Code Celebration during Husky Hour this week. Current computer science students were encouraged to bring a friend to join in on the fun!  They spent their free time completing introductory coding activities on Code.org.   Some students gained programming experience while others learned about coding for the first time. Erin Cornelison, HTHS Computer Science teacher said,  "We even celebrated with sweet treats.....cookies with cookies!"  A winning combination.