2009 BDPA National High School Computer Competition
Lee, Rhys and Daniel Rep Tampa Bay at 2009 National, Aug 2009
About fifteen Tampa Bay area youth spent four months preparing for the national high school computer competition. Each Saturday morning, rain or shine, the students were in their seats and ready to learn web design, networking, HTML, Java programming, and dbase development and management from 9 am to noon. Additionally, adult volunteers from Verizon, The Nielsen Company, O’Brien Management Services and Skill of Success, trained the students on project management, problem solving, time management, teamwork and public speaking in order to prepare them for life in general and this competition in particular. Anthony McClay (chaperon and coach), Rhys Campbell (team leader), Daniel Grant and Lee Gibson (team members), and Ralph Smith, Executive Director, Computer Mentors shown in lower right.
Tampa Bay Students Prep for August 6th, 2009 Competition
Student Training Kicks Off. One May 2, 2009, 18 students and their parents arrived for the kick off of our tech and business training sessions, which run from 9 am to 12:00 noon each Saturday at Computer Mentors Group (2802 E MLK Jr Blvd., Suite F, Tampa, FL .
Three to five of the 12-18 students will be selected to represent the Greater Tampa Bay area at a national computer competition held in Raleigh, NC., May 5-8, 2009. For details, email: fpshines@gmail.com (Frank Shines).
Annual CMG-BDPA Golf Charity Event
Tampa BDPA, in partnership with Computer Mentors Group (CMG), hosts an annual golf charity event which raises funds to train, motivate and develop Tampa Bay area at-risk youth towards successful careers in business and technology. Participants from Wells Fargo and Avis Rental car pose for a shot before teeing it up. Fore!
Education and Scholarship Programs
BDPA Education & Technology Foundation’s (BETF) mission is to provide major financial support of the education & technology programs of National BDPA and its local chapters. The 501(C)(3) non-profit charity funds BDPA's Student Information Technology & Scholarship (SITES) program as well as the BDPA IT Institute.
