CSSE

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Welcome to my website! :D

Hello! My name is Matthew Borabo and I am very eager to be in Computer Science & Software Engineering! I am a junior at Del Norte High School and my favorite activity to do in my free time is to play the piano! I’ve played piano since I was around 7 years old (~10 years ago) and I am very involved in Cerificate of Merit, a music program that contains multiple levels of musical knowledge in theory and performance.

Background

I am currently interested in the field of Computer Science, leading me to take Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE). Beforehand, I took Computer Animation 1-2 as a freshmen. Initially, I was thinking of becoming an electrical engineer (or the engineering field) when I was younger but now I am having trouble in picking one of the two fields. Both of these fields both have some math (and science) since I have a deep passion for math, in which I am currently taking Calculus 1.

My Classes

First Trimester

• Period 1 - American Literature (Mr. West)
• Period 2 - Calculus 1 (Mrs. Hightower)
• Period 3 - Computer Science and Software Engineering (Mr. Lopez)
• Period 4 - Learning Strategies (Ms. Parmley)
• Period 5 - AP Physics C: Mechanics (Mr. Eckman)

Second Trimester

• Period 1 - AP Physics C: Mechanics (Mr. Liao)
• Period 2 - US History 1 (Mrs. Smith)
• Period 3 - Calculus 1 (Mrs. Hightower)
• Period 4 - Computer Science and Software Engineering (Mr. Mortensen)
• Period 5 - Learning Stratiegies (Ms. Camerino)

Overall Goal for this Class

I hope I will be able to get a good grade in this class, no matter how much time that I will have to spend in and out of class. It may be a slow start to learn all about the terminal and basic coding fundamentals, but I will eventually be able to show that I am capable of being a good coder! :D

Accomplishments:

CubeClimbers

• Trimester 1 Project by Gavin Copley, Matthew Sean Borabo, Ian Manangan, and John Crooks.
• Made designs
• Added an opening cutscene
• Debugging
• Made review tickets
• Tweaking game values
• Fixed a glitch with double jumping
• Added a keybind for jumping (space key)

Mario Platformer Game (Multiplayer)

• Trimester 2 Project (Multiplayer Group) by Trystan Schmits, Gavin Ireland, Matthew Sean Borabo, and Ian Manangan.
• Specific Page for Mario Game:
• Being Trystan’s Personal Assistant >_>
• Made the Socket Class (set-up for Multiplayer)
• Added the original Multiplayer Button
• Added the Enter Keybind for Chat
• Managed AWS (Amazon Web Services)

About My First Partner!

My partner is Ian and I’ve known ever since we were in elementary school! His favorite sport is volleyball as it has many dynamics and strategies to the game! He is a sophomore and he plays a variety of video games such as Apex Legends, Valorant, and sometimes Pokemon. He is very friendly and kind, especially when I met him for the first time during my 2nd year of elementary school. I’m glad that he is my teammate for the entire trimester and I hope to know more about him during this course! :D

My Best Friend (along with Ian)!

My best friend is Trystan and I’ve known him ever since we were 5th grade. He was originally from St. Louis and moved from several different schools, and it seems that Stone Ranch Elementary School was his stopping point, because we’ve been friends ever since. He is a code wizz, starting from scripting an airplane in Roblox Lua, from having flying colors in CSSE. His passion for programming is endless, even coding 6 hours straight AFTER SCHOOL, IN THE SCHOOL. I’m impressed with his skills and I hope to have similar set skills like him as well!

Tools for CSSE

• Plans, Lists, Scrum Boards help you to track key events, show progress and record time. Effort is a big part of your class grade. Show plans and time spent!
• Hacks(Todo) enable you to stay in focus with key requirements of the class. Each Hack will produce Tangibles.
• Tangibles or Tangible Artifacts are things you accumulate as a learner and coder.

Investing in your Technical Future

Explore the Computer Science Pathway at Del Norte High School. All Del Norte CompSci classes are designed to provide a real-world development experience. Grading is focused on time invested, analytics, participation with peers, and engagement in learning.

• Project-based learning with teacher support
• Tech Talks by teacher complimented with Student Teaching
• Course learning includes Coding Languages, DevOps, GitHub, Research and Ceativity
• Student teams practice Agile Development Methodologies: planning, communication, collaboration
• Class lab time provided and approximately 2-3 hours of homework per week