{"id":21097,"date":"2019-11-29T13:10:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T19:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/?p=21097"},"modified":"2025-05-01T01:34:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:34:23","slug":"student-spotlight-elias-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/student-spotlight-elias-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight: Elias Sweeney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Meet the Sweeney family and find out how learning to code at CodeWizardsHQ has led Elias to be our Student of the Month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u201cCoding will impact our family fully due to technology being the future.\u201d <\/strong><\/em> \u2013  Aura, Elias\u2019s mother.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Elias&#8217;s Favorite Projects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-4-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elias_codingproject_java_2-e1575055718886-1024x537.png\" alt=\"Kids Coding Class Java Project, Elias\" class=\"wp-image-21185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elias_codingproject_java_2-e1575055718886-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elias_codingproject_java_2-e1575055718886-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elias_codingproject_java_2-e1575055718886-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elias_codingproject_java_2-e1575055718886.png 1985w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliass.java.cwhq-apps.com\/compiler.py\/Java\/java2_06\/SmartCalculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Smart Calculator<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elias_codingproject_java_1-1024x534.png\" alt=\"Kids Coding Class Java Project 2, Elias\" class=\"wp-image-21184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elias_codingproject_java_1-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elias_codingproject_java_1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elias_codingproject_java_1-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/elias_codingproject_java_1.png 1984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliass.java.cwhq-apps.com\/compiler.py\/Java\/java2_12\/Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Global Warming: The Game<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Elias and his family were kind enough to answer a few questions about their coding adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-elias-s-answers\">Elias&#8217;s Answers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q. What\u2019s your coding background?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve taken both Java 1 and 2. Before, however, I self-taught myself C++ and a small bit of PHP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q. What are some things you like about learning to code at CodeWizardsHQ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like how questions and concerns can be answered so well, and that no matter what level of experience you&#8217;ve had with programming, everyone will always be benevolent towards your progression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q. What are your family&#8217;s hobbies?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My family likes watching and following sports such as football, basketball, and professional fighting such as mixed martial arts and wrestling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q. What subjects do you enjoy in school?<\/strong><br>I&#8217;ve ensconced myself in math and science, with most of my thinking being filled with both topics.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q. 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