******************************************************************************** List Info: Name: Matthew Yang Date of Birth: November 7, 2000 Favorite Song: Float On Favorite Pastime: game development Why I Chose CS: the programming part of game development Name: Tim Koehler Date of Birth: February 24, 2003 Favorite Song: Clint Eastwood Favorite Pastime: watching movies Why I Chose CS: I took a coding class in high school and wanted to work more with code. I also became interested in designing applications. Name: Maddux Rhodes Date of Birth: November 5, 2002 Favorite Song: "At the moment ""Nervous"" by John Legend" Favorite Pastime: Playing Rocket League Why I Chose CS: My cousin had a high-school teacher named Mr. Jenks. He said he was really cool so I took his classes. I really enjoyed Jenks's classes and he was a cool guy so I just stuck with it. If it had been any other teacher I probably wouldn't be taking CS classes to be honest or be interested at all. Name: David Barnett Date of Birth: March 7, 1997 Favorite Song: Empire Ants Favorite Pastime: Rock climbing Why I Chose CS: Lifelong computer hobby starting from PC gaming Name: Mary Love Gurrieri Date of Birth: November 18, 2001 Favorite Song: The Star Spangled Banner Favorite Pastime: Sports and music Why I Chose CS: The programming Name: James Carmichael Date of Birth: July 12, 2003 Favorite Song: Fly from the Inside by Shinedown Favorite Pastime: Video Games Why I Chose CS: Wanting to work with computers drew me to compsci and working on robotics software in high school solidified my love for it. Name: Bransen Eppes Date of Birth: July 11, 2002 Favorite Song: Hide by Juice WRLD Favorite Pastime: Playing Spikeball Why I Chose CS: I wanted to do something in technology and enjoyed my first coding classes while I was looking for my major. Name: Aidan Stoeffler Date of Birth: November 4, 2002 Favorite Song: Free Bird Favorite Pastime: Reading Why I Chose CS: A curiosity to know how games work Name: Daniel Visser Date of Birth: December 7, 2001 Favorite Song: I Don’t Mind Favorite Pastime: Listening to music Why I Chose CS: Curiosity and opportunity Name: Liz Chandler Date of Birth: May 31, 2001 Favorite Song: Headstrong Favorite Pastime: Going to the gym Why I Chose CS: Money. Name: Jonathan Cowan Date of Birth: January 14, 2002 Favorite Song: Slime Belief Favorite Pastime: Golf Why I Chose CS: Less physics than engineering Name: Ahmer Raza Date of Birth: September 12, 2007 Favorite Song: """Save Your Tears"" by The Weeknd" Favorite Pastime: Swimming Why I Chose CS: The ability to create whatever you want virtually. Other crafts such as woodworking (which I also enjoy by the way) require you to work with some physical object. Computer science allows you to create things entirely virtual and i enjoy that freedom and ease of creation. Name: Ryan Cameron Date of Birth: November 24, 1999 Favorite Song: Good Lord Lorrie Favorite Pastime: Wake Surfing Why I Chose CS: Job Opportunities Name: Evan Kessler Date of Birth: December 4, 2002 Favorite Song: Best of You Favorite Pastime: Sailing Why I Chose CS: Foo Fighters. I want to fight foo. Name: Jonathan Moore Date of Birth: July 12, 2001 Favorite Song: Holiday-KSI Favorite Pastime: Playing sports Why I Chose CS: I like working with computers and creating software Name: Isaiah Pichardo Date of Birth: March 10, 2000 Favorite Song: Me vs the world Favorite Pastime: Gym Why I Chose CS: Creative freedom Name: Conner Tash Date of Birth: September 10, 2001 Favorite Song: Hell's coming with me Favorite Pastime: Playing games Why I Chose CS: AP java in highschool Name: Mauricio Fortune Date of Birth: June 9, 2002 Favorite Song: Bankroll Favorite Pastime: Boating Why I Chose CS: The ability to create anything is at my fingertips Name: Faith Hardin Date of Birth: January 12, 2002 Favorite Song: """because i liked a boy"" by Sabrina Carpenter" Favorite Pastime: Making playlists on Spotify Why I Chose CS: I want the things i do to have a real-world impact Name: Zachary Wallace Date of Birth: December 1, 1998 Favorite Song: Make it with you by bread Favorite Pastime: Traveling Why I Chose CS: Networking and data management Name: Susan Li Date of Birth: March 29, 2002 Favorite Song: Pink Venom Favorite Pastime: I like to do something relaxing such as watching shows and reading Why I Chose CS: The opportunity and the demand rate for this major. However I later discovered that I do in fact enjoy coding! Name: Justin Cromer Date of Birth: October 9, 1988 Favorite Song: My Foolish Heart the version by the Bill Evans trio album: Waltz for Debby Live at the Village VanguTennis with my wife or walks with our dogs Favorite Pastime: Tennis with my wife or walks with our dogs Why I Chose CS: Puzzles and the ability to build your own tools. My programming start was with a TI-83 calculator. Name: Owen Sullivan Date of Birth: November 5, 2002 Favorite Song: “I Disagree” by Poppy Favorite Pastime: Building computers or working with hardware Why I Chose CS: I’ve been naturally good with computers since I was little and I started my career in IT as a teenager. I wanted to learn more about programming and the theory behind it all. Name: Christopher Rodriguez Date of Birth: September 2, 2001 Favorite Song: A Demon’s Fate Favorite Pastime: Watching TV with friends Why I Chose CS: My love of technology and the drive to understand more about computing Name: Tristan Jansen Date of Birth: October 12, 2001 Favorite Song: Not Today - BTS Favorite Pastime: Sleeping Why I Chose CS: I want to work for Twitter as a data scientist Name: Jackson Moore Date of Birth: February 21, 2002 Favorite Song: Mr. Roboto by Styx Favorite Pastime: Playing video games Why I Chose CS: I’ve always loved video games and technology Name: William Perry Date of Birth: May 4, 2002 Favorite Song: Monsters and Mobsters Favorite Pastime: Basketball Why I Chose CS: Technology and gaming Name: Livvy O'Keefe Date of Birth: May 3, 2003 Favorite Song: Pink Lemonade Favorite Pastime: Binging movies w friends Why I Chose CS: I had great teacher's in high school who made the subject very interesting Name: Mark Youssef Date of Birth: March 31, 2002 Favorite Song: Our year by Lil Baby & Gunna Favorite Pastime: Working because I like money. Why I Chose CS: I have always loved computers and helping people out with their computer issues which is why I work at CCIT. Name: Zachary Schmitz Date of Birth: December 16, 1995 Favorite Song: Beast of Burden Favorite Pastime: carpentry Why I Chose CS: i love to code Name: Hemanth Peddapatla Date of Birth: January 9, 2004 Favorite Song: American Teen by Khalid Favorite Pastime: Working Out Why I Chose CS: I have just always been a conceptual thinker and the precision of the field drew me to majoring in it in college. Name: Joe Francesconi Date of Birth: October 24, 2001 Favorite Song: Move by brb. Favorite Pastime: Relaxing and hanging out with friends Why I Chose CS: Job security Name: Brandon Torbay Date of Birth: September 15, 2000 Favorite Song: i shot the sheriff Favorite Pastime: Reading books Why I Chose CS: The versatility you can apply computer science to practically any other field you're interested in. Name: Jake Macdonald Date of Birth: February 23, 2001 Favorite Song: I ran Favorite Pastime: Health Why I Chose CS: I enjoyed it starting in the 6th grade because of the demands for creativity. Also my high school cs teacher adopted to me after my mom died and dad wasn't in life. Name: Marshal Rice Date of Birth: June 2, 2002 Favorite Song: The Other Side - Jazmine Sullivan Favorite Pastime: Sleeping Why I Chose CS: The artform and widespread applications of that creativity Name: Sam Jackson Date of Birth: April 1, 2002 Favorite Song: When the Levee Breaks Favorite Pastime: Surfing Why I Chose CS: A love for technology and problem solving Name: Riya Patel Date of Birth: September 29, 2003 Favorite Song: Ivy Favorite Pastime: Maintaining my plants Why I Chose CS: My mother Name: Emma Scalabrino Date of Birth: July 29, 2002 Favorite Song: Bennie and the Jets Favorite Pastime: Video games Why I Chose CS: Video games Name: Patrick Dodd Date of Birth: October 6, 2000 Favorite Song: Apparently Favorite Pastime: Basketball Why I Chose CS: The ability to be able to make whatever I want how I want Name: Ajay Dwivedi Date of Birth: April 2, 2002 Favorite Song: Nights - Frank Ocean Favorite Pastime: Listening to new music. Why I Chose CS: I thought it was super interesting and it has a big job market. Name: Connor Love Date of Birth: October 6, 1999 Favorite Song: Mean Street Favorite Pastime: Video Games Why I Chose CS: Video Games Name: William Middleton Date of Birth: December 19, 2001 Favorite Song: Come Sail Away Favorite Pastime: Video Games Why I Chose CS: Interest in developing software Name: Sam Zdziarski Date of Birth: November 25, 2003 Favorite Song: death bed (coffee for your head) Favorite Pastime: Playing video games Why I Chose CS: my dad works in comp sci Name: Michael Schwab Date of Birth: September 22, 2002 Favorite Song: """Like a Rolling Stone""" Favorite Pastime: Hanging out with my friends Why I Chose CS: The puzzle-solving aspect Name: Ketki Patel Date of Birth: November 6, 2001 Favorite Song: Live While We’re Young Favorite Pastime: family time Why I Chose CS: The variety of options there are in this major and how to learn coding with multiple languages. Name: Ryan Schulman Date of Birth: May 25, 2003 Favorite Song: Saint Pablo Favorite Pastime: Lifting Why I Chose CS: I enjoy problem solving and computers Name: Carson Crockett Date of Birth: August 21, 2002 Favorite Song: Wichita Lineman Favorite Pastime: Playing Catan Why I Chose CS: The pay Name: blake moore Date of Birth: November 4, 2001 Favorite Song: Man of The Year - Juice WRLD Favorite Pastime: hanging out with friends or playing video games Why I Chose CS: i like making something from nothing Name: Michael Claudio Date of Birth: December 3, 2002 Favorite Song: Cerca De Ti Favorite Pastime: Soccer Why I Chose CS: Money Name: Max Campbell Date of Birth: January 4, 2002 Favorite Song: Belong Here by Taran Jaber Favorite Pastime: Reading Why I Chose CS: I like video games. I want to make video games. Name: Lily Gambrell Date of Birth: December 9, 2002 Favorite Song: it gets lonely - kmoe Favorite Pastime: Making music Why I Chose CS: The thrill of solving problems in a tangible way with near-immediate positive feedback when my programs work. Name: Lucia Wang Date of Birth: February 3, 2003 Favorite Song: Plastic Love Favorite Pastime: Going clothes shopping Why I Chose CS: Large amounts of computer science guides available for free online Name: Gelasco Georgia Date of Birth: May 14, 2003 Favorite Song: Good love Favorite Pastime: Hiking Why I Chose CS: Problem solving Name: Aidan McPherson Date of Birth: June 2, 2003 Favorite Song: Hail To The King Favorite Pastime: Playing games Why I Chose CS: I'm interested in software and I like technology. Name: Evan Sok Date of Birth: March 29, 2002 Favorite Song: stay with me miki matsubara Favorite Pastime: Drawing or Playing Video Games Why I Chose CS: It is really fun solving puzzles Name: Jacob Martin Date of Birth: April 16, 2002 Favorite Song: Souk Eye Favorite Pastime: Listening to music Why I Chose CS: Money Name: Jack Walsh Date of Birth: March 15, 2003 Favorite Song: Bring it on Home to Me Favorite Pastime: Golfing Why I Chose CS: I did it in high school and it wasn’t too bad. Name: Tien Nguyen Date of Birth: April 3, 2003 Favorite Song: Alright- Kendrick Lamar Favorite Pastime: drawing Why I Chose CS: my mom works in IT and I thought it was pretty cool Name: Tyler Herrman Date of Birth: August 13, 2003 Favorite Song: All My Friends Favorite Pastime: Playing Music Why I Chose CS: I love solving puzzles Name: Clayton Novak Date of Birth: September 18, 2002 Favorite Song: Mr. Blue Sky Favorite Pastime: Sports Why I Chose CS: High school class Name: Andrianna Arroyo Date of Birth: September 22, 2001 Favorite Song: TRNDSTTR (Lucian Remix) by Black Coast Favorite Pastime: Playing Video Games Why I Chose CS: Video Game Design Name: Holly Amell Date of Birth: December 11, 2002 Favorite Song: You Belong with Me by Taylor Swift Favorite Pastime: Softball Why I Chose CS: I liked the puzzle solving aspect of the assignments. I also liked that a lot of the technology that is developed from computer science can help people with disabilities. One reason that this appealed to me is that my grandma did not have the use of her hands. She loved listening to music and speakers like Alexa would have allowed her to do that without help. Name: Jonathan Jones Date of Birth: July 24, 2001 Favorite Song: You Proof by Morgan Wallen Favorite Pastime: Watching Football Why I Chose CS: Money Name: Ivan Lin Date of Birth: November 6, 2002 Favorite Song: Better alone Favorite Pastime: Sleep Why I Chose CS: An octopus in my dream depicted a future of advancing civilization through software and hardware. To capitalize on the opportunities for wealth and power I planted a seed of passion in my consciousness at an early age to manipulate my own process of thinking causing any thoughts about computer science to be entertaining. Name: Renner Marcel Date of Birth: October 10, 2000 Favorite Song: Two Moons Favorite Pastime: Skiing Why I Chose CS: Code Name: Colin Quade Date of Birth: January 23, 2002 Favorite Song: Bad Favorite Pastime: Video games Why I Chose CS: Like working with computers Name: Evan Chapman Date of Birth: December 21, 2001 Favorite Song: ANGOSTURA Favorite Pastime: Gaming Why I Chose CS: I like computers and I like money Name: Christian Ihekweazu Date of Birth: May 26, 2003 Favorite Song: Kody Blu 31 Favorite Pastime: Video games Why I Chose CS: Computers are cool. Name: Mason Guilford Date of Birth: March 21, 2003 Favorite Song: Dancing in my room Favorite Pastime: Water skiing Why I Chose CS: Took some computer science classes in classes. I liked the problem solving logical thinking and job opportunities. Name: Mason Tate Date of Birth: February 17, 2001 Favorite Song: Trying Your Luck Favorite Pastime: Fly-Fishing Why I Chose CS: Problem Solving Name: Thomas Finnegan Date of Birth: January 14, 2001 Favorite Song: Bohemian Rhapsody Favorite Pastime: Hanging with friends Why I Chose CS: Interest in technology Name: Eric Cody Date of Birth: August 2, 2003 Favorite Song: N/A Favorite Pastime: Watching YouTube Why I Chose CS: FIRST Robotics Name: Matthew Everette Date of Birth: May 21, 2003 Favorite Song: Melt with You Favorite Pastime: Playing guitar Why I Chose CS: I love understanding how things work. Name: Jackson Dickey Date of Birth: March 22, 2003 Favorite Song: Black hole sun Favorite Pastime: Basketball Why I Chose CS: Versatility Name: Khue Nguyen Date of Birth: February 5, 2003 Favorite Song: Under the Sun Favorite Pastime: watching movies Why I Chose CS: creating useful and fun softwares Name: Jackson Van Hyning Date of Birth: August 23, 2003 Favorite Song: Vienna Favorite Pastime: Video Games Why I Chose CS: Video Games Name: Job Simon Date of Birth: April 21, 2001 Favorite Song: Bound 2 Favorite Pastime: Sports Why I Chose CS: The problem solving aspect Name: Charlie Medlock Date of Birth: June 30, 2003 Favorite Song: Nocturne in C Minor Op. 48 No.1 Favorite Pastime: Video Games Why I Chose CS: I like video games and coding Name: Josh Bailey Date of Birth: September 22, 2002 Favorite Song: blue Favorite Pastime: hockey Why I Chose CS: computer Name: Matthew Lozneanu Date of Birth: April 29, 2003 Favorite Song: Ma Baker Favorite Pastime: Youtube Why I Chose CS: To get closer with technology. Name: Hanna Coetsee Date of Birth: May 5, 2003 Favorite Song: A Life Where We Work Out Favorite Pastime: Tennis Why I Chose CS: Money Name: Nathan Edmonds Date of Birth: April 5, 2002 Favorite Song: Only Favorite Pastime: Xbox Why I Chose CS: I want to be a game dev/artist. Name: Gary Stansell Date of Birth: September 29, 1998 Favorite Song: you get what you give Favorite Pastime: martial arts Why I Chose CS: money Name: Stephen Mills Date of Birth: November 5, 1994 Favorite Song: N/A Favorite Pastime: Video Games Why I Chose CS: The Future ********************************************************************************