Huntington Beach High School holds a yearly award ceremony, the Tower Awards, in which selected students who excel in their field are nominated for their achievements. This year, I was nominated for the English Literature Award, and received a pin that I will be able to display on my robe during my graduation in 2026.
Tag: 9th Grade
Powering Up a Pen and Paper Game with Arduino
I recently worked on an electronics project where I created a game of tic-tac-toe, a simple board game played with Xs and Os on a 3×3 grid. My electronic version of the game uses smart LED strips and buttons, controlled by an Arduino nano controller. Soldering the LED strips together has been a bit trickier…
Sketch up House
Our Computer Science Class Just went over a unit about Sketch up. In order to learn how to use it, we followed a series of tutorials done by the Harwood Podcast, which led though the process of creating a house in Sketch up. Below are the different stages of the described project. 1. Walls The…
Chameleon 3D Print
Having just received the freedom of a 3D printer, I decided to try out an articulated print just to start with something more exciting. My model of choice was a very cute chameleon that I found on printables, and I got to work. The model turned out great for the exception of the eyes, which…
The Beginning of a New Era
I finally bought a 3D printer! After some though, I decided to go with a resin printer rather than a filament one, because I have more experience using them. I also prefer them because of the finer quality. The set up was successful, and so was the printing of the default test model. I’m looking…
Arduino UNO Pushbutton Circuit
This circuit was a part of my Computer Science Discoveries Class curriculum. The components include: The Arduino code for this circuit is shown below.
Trans7-segment display using a decoder
7 segment displays are used to display digits ranging from 0 – 9. They are made up of LEDs arranged in the shape of the number 8, as any of the ten digits can be formed from the shape. A different number is displayed based on the combination of the lit up segments on the…
Otto Quad Assembling
The next step to expanding my future robot army was creating the Otto Quad. It resembles the original Otto model, with the exception of having four legs instead of two. Below is the image of the final product. One of the main difficulties was adjusting the parts so that they could fit together. Since I…
Monopoly Bank System on Python
I’ve always played a version of Monopoly that provided the players with an in-game credit card, which could be used in transactions made on a card reader, which was also provided. I was disappointed to see that the new copy that I bought only had paper money. Because of this, I made the decision to…