About the Teachers
Mrs. Elaine Hitch was born in 1962, and has been teaching for 25 years. She has been teaching programming at Flower Mound HIgh School for 5 years. She graduated from the University of North Texas in 1984 with a B.A in Computer Science. After that, in 1990, she got her Masters in Computer Education and Cognitive Systems.
Mr. Rhodes graduated from Baylor University in 2003 with a major in telecommunications, and has been teaching at Flower Mound for 12 years. He also teaches the computer programming classes, but for a language credit.
About the program
In the Computer Programming class students are introduced to the world of programming through Java. Students learn the fundamentals of programming, from printing statements onto the screen, creating a text-based user interface, to manipulating arrays and other data to do complex calculations with ease. Skills learned in this class are the same skills needed to work as a developer as an adult.
AP Computer Science builds upon the skills learned in Computer Programming and advances students knowledge in computer science. This class ends with an AP Test that can count towards college credit. This can be both a money-saver and an appealing part of your college resume. This class provides helpful knowledge and furthers your skills, which are useful in many different career paths, from Aerospace Engineering to Web Design.
