WNDU South Bend
The camp is free and is open to all rising 8th and 9th graders. During the camp, the youngsters will learn the basics of coding and create a dodge-style game. There are nearly infinite possibilities for customizing dodge style games, and creativity is highly encouraged by PPHS. Read more here.
There are schools already doing this work and overperforming when it comes to the academic outcomes of Black students.
Schools like Purdue Polytechnic High School's Englewood campus, where more than 20% of Black students passed both the English and math portions of the 10th-grade ISTEP exam last year; higher than the average pass rate for Black students statewide on the exam last year which was 13.6%. Read more here.
Purdue Marketing and Communications
One year ago, Asumani Gregoire Kalupala used a computer for the very first time. In May, the freshman at Purdue Polytechnic High School at Schweitzer Center at Englewood will compete at the VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas. More than 11,500 high school teams from 40 countries compete in matches throughout the school year, with 800 teams qualifying for the world event. Read more about Asunami's adventure here.
Indiana Business Journal
Students from Purdue Polytechnic High School North in Indianapolis have qualified to compete in the 2022 VEX World Championships in Dallas this spring, following a successful run at the state championship recently held in Indy. PPHS says it is quite the accomplishment considering the school’s robotics program is only three years old. Read the full story here!
