On Tuesday, October 23, Minarets High School put on this year’s Showcase. A time where students present a project they’ve worked hard on or are proud of and parents or visitors alike can appreciate their work. In the Academic 600 building, room 605, was teacher David Elm’s coding class. Students got to show to their parents and anyone else who stopped by what kind of video games they’ve worked on.
Interviewing some of the students about their work, a general impression was easy to see from their perspectives. First, it was to find out what kind of games people were making, whether it was freshman Aidan Seielstad’s “Asteroids” game or something they’ve worked on personally like freshman Ryan Abner who, in his own words, presented, “A javascript translator and my own indie game”.
These students in the class thought Showcase was a good way to show off their projects as well as what they’re most proud of learning in that class; or, if you were sophomore Ethan Mikesell, saw Showcase as, “ a really good way to get easy points in a class you love." Parents of these students too had opinions on the class as a whole. Some parents might’ve been like Paul Haven's dad, Martin, who might’ve not known anything about Showcase or the class but went to support his son who, “Lights up about Mr. Elm’s class”. Freshman Aiden’s mom, Stephanie, who also had positive views on the night in a whole. “It’s good for the kids...dress up professionally and teaches real life stuff”.