Computer Science

In Mrs. Taricco's Advanced Computer Science class, students learn HTML, CSS, and Java through hands-on projects(including this very website). Later in the year, students collaborate on Apps for Good projects and compete in the American Computer Science League. Below are some highlights from the coding journey.

Line Art Lab

This lab asked us to create the illusion of curved lines using only straight ones, requiring critical thinking and geometry to complete.

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Output of the line art code

Stars

To explore static arrays, we created random-sized stars at random positions on screen. I added random colors and a random count of stars for extra variety.

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Apps for Good: ForSeizure

During D term, the class divides into teams to develop an app that solves a real problem.

My team chose epilepsy management. 1 in 26 people worldwide has epilepsy, and the most devastating aspect is not the seizures themselves but their unpredictability. Existing apps like Epsy and Seizure Tracker only show users what already happened. My team (me, Ananth, and Salman) wanted to build something that shows users what will happen. We designed ForSeizure.

ForSeizure integrates subjective lifestyle data (sleep, stress, diet, hormonal cycles) with objective environmental data (barometric pressure, air quality) to calculate a daily seizure risk score, helping users make informed decisions about driving, exercise, and travel.

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Poster

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