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ECPI Students Participate in Dominion Enterprises Hackathon

Four students and a teacher from YCSD are participating in a hackathon event convened by Dominion Enterprises on September 20 and 21 at their corporate office in Norfolk. They joined teams of software programmers, graphic designers, product developers, and marketers who gathered to direct their creative energies to mobile applications for learning. At the end of the event, eight new products will have been created for schools and teachers, and a panel of judges will award prizes based on how well teams met specific criteria.

Student participants from York County included Chris Wolinksi (Bruton High School), Zach Jacobson (Grafton High School), Logan Wright (Tabb High School), and Sandra Edwards-Thro (York High School). They were accompanied by Bruton High School teacher Matt Warren. Warren teaches an online Game Design course through York County’s virtual learning program.

Superintendent Eric Williams observed, “This is a fantastic opportunity for our students to work alongside professionals in doing meaningful, innovative work. This event both extends students’ coding skills and reinforces their interest in coding.”

Dominion Enterprises focused this hackathon on mobile applications for learning after attending an event last spring at which Williams issued a challenge to create a new app to help teachers access web-based learning resources.