An Okanagan Mission Secondary student is being recognized for his computer coding efforts.

Grade 12 student Parker Burns won first in the annual iGen young entrepreneur competition and got the opportunity to present his project香蕉视频直播擟ode Rabbit香蕉视频直播攁t , which connected tech entrepreneurs in the Silicon Valley June 9.

Code Rabbit is about teaching coding and making it understandable for everyone. Burns knew the concept would work while he was developing it with another team, so he made it his own.

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The outspoken student has been teaching himself coding since he was 12. When he was 15, he started a YouTube channel which gained popularity.

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Burns was awarded a certificate of recognition during a regular school board meeting Wednesday. His next plan is to start teaching teachers how to code in the district.

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Next year, he is attending Okanagan College for business.

He also showed his project香蕉视频直播檚 audition video at the school board meeting, which entails Mayor Colin Basran jumping over puddles of water.

carli.berry@kelownacapnews.com
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