Competition Website: http://coventry.bcs.org/competition

We had an amazing day on 16th March at Coventry University for the final of Challenge IT 2016.

All the finalists received gifts from the competition sponsors and six of the teams went away with

the main awards.

This final edition of the 2016 Challenge IT Newsletter has pictures from the finals day and details

of all the winning entries.

Here are the winners!!

BCS Coventry Branch

Chal lenge IT News

Inside this issue:

The Winners!! 1

Overall Best Entry 1

App Design Winner 2

Web and Animation 2

Robotics and Control 3

Post-16 teams 3

Best Dressed Stand 4

WOW!! 4

Email: challengeIT.cov@bcs.org.uk

Team: Ebony and Ivory

Entry: Piano Kiosk

School King Henry VIII School, Coventry

Sponsored by BCS

Prize Presented by Dr Iain Philips, BCS Academy

Team members

Aryan Malakzi

Lushan Panchal

Keshav Sharma

Rowena Rodger

Harry Thomas

Na-Young Lee

Overall Best Entry

Competition Website: http://coventry.bcs.org/competition

Team: Infinite

Entry: Need to Eat / My Cook / Recipe Fast

School: Bishop Ullathorne

Sponsor: OCR

Presented by: Mr Robert Leeman

Team Members

Priya Prashar

Ashley Kajeberi

Vimbai Bamhare

Wayne Zengeya

App Design Winner ages 11-16

‘the impact on the pupils

was significant and they

felt very positive about

themselves, enjoyed

being treated like adults

and visiting the

University’

Feedback from a teacher.

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Team: The Safety Kings

Entry: Road Safety Project

School: South Charnwood High School, Leics

Sponsor: Coventry University

Presented by: Mr Ray Farmer

Team Members

Thomas Danvers

Michael Parker

Sammy Crook

Azeze Shabowale

Wezley Mawhinney

Web Development and Digital Animation Winner ages 11-16

Competition Website: http://coventry.bcs.org/competition

Robotics and Control Winners ages 11-16

Team Members

Aryan Malakzi

Lushan Panchal

Keshav Sharma

Rowena Rodger

Harry Thomas

Na-Young Lee

Team: Ebony and Ivory

Entry: Piano Kiosk

School: King Henry VIII, Coventry

Sponsor: University of Warwick

Presented by: Dr Claire Rocks

‘Great! Some brilliant

projects and teams’ ‘Really good, plenty of time

to chat with pupils’ ‘Very well organised event’ ‘It was a brilliant day, really

well organised and loads of fun – thank you for letting

me be part of it :o)’ Feedback from Judges and helpers

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Team: Auxiliorum

Entry: Auxiliorum Floor Tiles

School: Loughborough Grammar School

Sponsor: IET

Presented by: Mr Derrick Willer

Team members

Antoni Krupa

Vivek Tailor

Post-16 Winner—Robotics and Control

Competition Website: http://coventry.bcs.org/competition

Challenge IT News

May 2016

Entrants’ Choice Awards: Best Dressed Stand

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Irene Glendinning,

Chairman BCS Coventry Branch

Coventry University, Priory Street,

Coventry, CV1 5FB

Phone: 02476 658332

Team: Robotians

Entry: Make a competition Robot in 3 days

School: King Henry VII, Coventry

Presented by: Mr Peter Ward

Team: VELZ

Entry: Crazy Crab Fairground Ride

School: Saint Martin’s School Solihull

Presented by: the Lord Mayor of Coventry,

Cllr Michael Hammond

Team Members

Zoe Wardle

Victoria Wright

Lucy Watson

Emily Jervis

Team Members

Asim Poptani

Selin Arikan

Entrants’ Choice Awards: Wow!!

‘It was fun to read about other

people’s projects on their

boards’

‘The judges were friendly and

asked questions that made us

think but were not too hard’

‘I liked how there were lots of

different categories’

Quotes from team members