On Thursday’s Morning Focus, Alan was joined by Tom Dandoy who is a senior student at Ennistymon CBS that recently won the overall prize at the National Scratch Coding Competition with computer game ‘Spaceship Battles 3’. Mary Lyons who is the Principal of Ennistymon CBS also joined the conversation. Tom discussed his delight at winning […]
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Tom up to scratch as he collects national coding award
April 22, 2021
A NORTH Clare student is proving he is up to scratch when it comes to computer technology. Tom Dandoy, a third year coding student at CBS Ennistymon has been presented with an award in the National Scratch Coding Competition after developing his very own computer game.
Tom’s game Spaceship Battles 3 is the final game in a trilogy that he has developed using Scratch programming which he has been learning in school.
He was one of 34 finalists from 215 entrants in the competition which is being held as part of Technology Week, a nationwide festival of technology driven events aimed at students, parents and the public.