Teams of K-5th grade students gathered at ODU recently to compete in the junior division of The Great Computer Challenge. The competition challenges teams to use technology to complete real-world problems in various categories.
Photos from competition day:
Congratulations to the winning teams listed below.
Level 1
Desktop Publishing
Superior, Achilles Elementary School, Gloucester
Coaches - Diana Holt, Katherine Boivin
Students - Cecelia Williams, Zoey Mathis, Landon Nichols
Excellent, Bethel Elementary School, Gloucester
Coaches - Tara Lord, Kelsey Brasher
Students - Harper Lutz, Cole Rose
Excellent, Hardy Elementary School, Isle of Wight
Coaches - Angela Thompson, Alicia Reeves
Students - Prince Washington, Ava Gorgone, Landon Watson
Good, David A. Dutrow Elementary School, Newport News
Coaches - Carolyn Harris, Jacob Alvord
Students - Owen Powell
Graphic Design
Superior, Bethel Elementary School, Gloucester
Coaches - Tara Lord, Kelsey Brasher
Students - Aleena Chaney, Evie Davis
Excellent, Park View Elementary School, Portsmouth
Coaches - Jacqueline Stetina, Sherri Hartsell
Students - Brooklyn Onley, Torin Taheri
Good, Achilles Elementary School, Gloucester
Coaches - Diana Holt, Katherine Boivin
Students - Artemis Harpole, Isaac Owens
Good, Carrollton Elementary School, Isle of Wight
Coaches - Dr. Erica Newcomb, KJ Wimbush, Keli Jennings
Students - Adalynn Roach
Good, Hardy Elementary School, Isle of Wight
Coaches - Heather Stafford, Madison Lewis
Students - Ryleigh Eley, Jack Curry, Madison Lewis
Good, Mathews Elementary School, Matthews
Coaches - Jennifer Doss, Mary Beth Burroughs
Students - Louis Burroughs, Emmett Newsome
Visual Programming/Block Coding Using Scratch Jr
Superior, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Chesapeake
Coaches - Antoinette Lloyd, Michelle O'Neal, Madhuri Desaraju
Students - Kayln Humphrey, Penelope McCulloch
Excellent, Carrollton Elementary School, Isle of Wight
Coaches - Dr. Erica Newcomb, KJ Wimbush, Keli Jennings
Students - Samuel Kuder
Good, Achilles Elementary School, Gloucester
Coaches - Diana Holt, Katherine Boivin
Students - Jackson Hicks, Brooks Hollins, Carmen Strong
Good, Bethel Elementary School, Gloucester
Coaches - Tara Lord, Kelsey Brasher
Students - Malachi Cabral, Beckham Leftwich
Good, Hardy Elementary School, Isle of Wight
Coaches - Mallory Bradley, Kathy Wood
Students - Ryder Thompson, Samuel Christenson
Level 2
Desktop Presentations
1st - Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Chesapeake
Coaches - Michelle O'Neal, Antoinette Lloyd, Madhuri Desaraju
Students - Jayden Siameh, Brion Humphrey Jr., Madison Asomah
2nd - Stonehouse Elementary School, Williamsburg
Coaches - Scott Brown, Jen Dale, Barbara Westlund
Students - Layla Dubus, Victoria Johnson, Elijah Hoefflin
3rd - Mary Calcott Elementary School, Norfolk
Coaches - Helen Watson
Students - Jenna Morris, Elaina Porche
Honorable Mention - Academy Discovery @ Lakewood, Norfolk
Coaches - Beverly Wilson, Latoya Rivers
Students - Alyssa Morrison, Charlotte Brewer, Ava Jenkins
Honorable Mention - Poquoson Elementary School, Poquoson
Coaches - Nanci Deibler, Rebecca Clancy, Melonie Shields
Students - Evelyn Dodson, Zoey Insley, Anja Leahy
Honorable Mention - Matthew Whaley Elementary School, Williamsburg
Coaches - Kris Van Deusen
Students - Julia Abondanzo, Larson Ainsley, Emily Davis
Desktop Publishing
1st - Stonehouse Elementary School, Williamsburg
Coaches - Scott Brown, Jen Dale, Barbara Westlund
Students - Eleanor Razzano, Charlie Kate Gilpin, Natalie Barnes
2nd - Achilles Elementary School, Gloucester
Coaches - Diana Holt, Katherine Boivin
Students - Elena Janjetovic
3rd - Poquoson Elementary School, Poquoson
Coaches - Nanci Deibler, Rebecca Clancy, Melonie Shields
Students - Daphne Bolte, Blake Watters, Chase Childress
Honorable Mention - Mary Calcott Elementary School, Norfolk
Coaches - Helen Watson
Students - Robin Guzman-Leon, Sadie McElroy, Camila Glover
Graphic Design
1st - Great Bridge Intermediate, Chesapeake
Coaches - Pamela Davis, Victoria Brannen
Students - Jace Evans, Savvy Richardson, Lila Constantine
2nd - Achilles Elementary School, Gloucester
Coaches - Diana Holt, Katherine Boivin
Students - Brook Thurston, Aubrey Wright, Vivian Walters
3rd - Poquoson Elementary School, Poquoson
Coaches - Nanci Deibler, Rebecca Clancy, Melonie Shields
Students - Poppy Boucher, Claire Coyne, Ivy Walker
Honorable Mention - Carrsville Elementary School, Isle of Wight
Coaches - Deana Hubbell, Lynn Taplin
Students - Carleigh Lewis, Amelia Mock
Internet Scavenger Hunt
1st - Stonehouse Elementary School, Williamsburg
Coaches - Scott Brown, Jen Dale, Barbara Westlund
Students - Sullivan Nicely, Logan Vaccariello, Levi Martin
2nd - Bethel Elementary School, Gloucester
Coaches - Kelsey Brasher, Tara Lord
Students - Tanner Ellis, Connor Boothe
3rd - Westside Elementary School, Isle of Wight
Coaches - Dr. Erica Newcomb, KJ Wimbush, Keli Jennings
Students - Jaxton Gray, Trace Sciarrotta, Ethan Wood
Honorable Mention - Matthew Whaley Elementary School, Williamsburg
Coaches - Kris Van Deusen
Students - Tripp Jenkins, Matthew Maris-Wolf, Ford Parrish
Video Editing
1st - Park View Elementary School, Portsmouth
Coaches - Jacqueline Stetina, Sherri Hartsell
Students - Lihly Anthony, Ada Sublett
2nd - Great Bridge Intermediate, Chesapeake
Coaches - Pamela Davis
Students - Wyatt Corcoran, Sean Crawford, Parker Reid,
2nd - Matthew Whaley Elementary School, Williamsburg
Coaches - Kris Van Deusen
Students - Nolan Allar, Savannah Bacon, Penny Springer,
3rd - Stonehouse Elementary School, Williamsburg
Coaches - Scott Brown, Jen Dale, Barbara Westlund
Students - Isobel Razzano, Cordelia Clodfelter, Pierre Parker
Visual Programming/Block Coding Using Scratch Jr
1st - Norge Elementary School, Williamsburg
Coaches - Mandy Collier, Jessica Renner
Students - Marcus Zakordonets, Joe Crowther, Lincoln Noah
2nd - Great Bridge Intermediate, Chesapeake
Coaches - Victoria Brannen, Pamela Davis
Students - Colin Adams, Abigail O'Connor, Dylan Maynard
3rd - Achilles Elementary School, Gloucester
Coaches - Diana Holt, Katherine Boivin
Students - Junior Phan-Burruss, Abram Owens, Maddox Beddingfield
Honorable Mention - Hardy Elementary School, Isle of Wight
Coaches - Mallory Bradley, Kathy Wood
Students - Michele Neblett, Harper Wise, Elena Smith
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