Updated 12/17/2024: Read the official press release.

On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, Oyster River Cooperative School District (ORCSD) students of all grade levels engaged in coding activities to celebrate the Hour of Code.

Oyster River schools host Coding and Cocoa annually in the first week of December and during Computer Science Education Week.

Digital Learning Specialists Celeste Best (high school), Jade Terrill (middle school), Susan Leifer (Mast Way), and Sarah Curtin (Moharimet) coordinated the activities for their respective schools. They each curated grade-level appropriate activities for students and staff.

After completing their coding activities, elementary and high school students enjoyed a cup of hot cocoa. Middle school students completed their coding challenge during advisory.

Team members of the University of New Hampshire’s STEM-MoBILE, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, TurboCam, Mobius Mobility, and Liberty Mutual imparted the importance of code to students by hosting presentations and experiential activities.

Over 40 volunteers, community members, and organizations helped make this event a success. The ORCSD wishes to extend a warm thank you to everyone who supported this year's Coding and Cocoa.

Staff and volunteers helped students with their coding activities.

After completing their coding activities, students enjoyed a cup of hot cocoa.

At Mast Way School, Mobius Mobility demonstrated its iBOT wheelchair and a bionic prosthetic arm.

At the middle school, students took part in a school-wide coding activity during advisory.

High school students served hot cocoa to their peers. Pictured left to right: Grace, Dawen, Anna, Amalie, and Sadie.

Volunteers helped serve hundreds of cups of hot cocoa to students and staff.