Events

In addition to lessons and workshops, CS Club and the CS department run many events every year. Here is a brief overview of the ones we hope to run this year:

Contests

Cheerio

Cheerio is CS Club’s own coding contest which we typically run multiple times a year. The topics covered vary but typically include problems about competitive programming, code golf, CTF, and more. Come for snacks, swag, a sizeable prize pool, and fun!

Canadian Computing Contest

The Canadian Computing Contest, run by the University of Waterloo, is the premiere such contest in Canada. It is usually written in February and has two sections, Junior and Senior, each with 5 problems in increasing difficulty.

Beaver Computing Contest

The Beaver Computing Contest, run by the University of Waterloo, is a contest aimed towards beginner programmers. It consists of problems requiring the use of computational and logical thinking, but no coding. It is usually written in November and contains 15 multiple choice questions to be answered in 45 minutes.

Hackathons

A hackathon is an event where teams of programmers with a limited amount of time (usually 24 or 48 hours) create and pitch a product.

YRHacks

YRHacks is a school board-wide in-person/virtual hackathon where teams of students work together to create and pitch a product from scratch. YRHacks also runs many workshops and fun activities during the event, so you’ll learn something even if you don’t end up submitting your product.

NRGHacks

Last year, we ran NRGHacks, a hackathon between Newmarket High School, Richmond Hill High School, and G.W. Williams High School (hence the name). We are hoping to run it again this year so make sure to follow our socials for any updates!