Towne Lake is proud to send its students to Cy-Fair I.S.D. schools, as the district is award-winning and dedicated to continuing education with innovative curricula. This week (December 6-12) marks National Computer Science Education Week by the U.S. House of Representatives.

The first full week in December was chosen to honor computer science education in honor of Grace Murray Hopper, a pioneer in the field who was born on December 9, 1906. Hopper engineered new programming languages and pioneered standards for computer systems, which laid the foundation for several advances in computer science from the late 1940s through the 1970s.

Denise Kubecka, CFISD's coordinator for secondary technology applications noted, "Computing is something that touches everyone’s life on a daily basis. As a result, more and more jobs have a connection to computer science. Being exposed to computer science education allows students to engage in critical and computational thinking—both which are necessary for success in any field in this digital age."

This week, the coordinator is asking CFISD's computer science educators to expose the rigorous features and activities of the district's computer science program, including a robotics contest that will take be taking place this weekend. In addition, this past November the district hosted a FIRST LEGO League qualifying tournament at Cypress Springs High School.

Technology is indeed what will continue to make the world go round in coming years, and it is a pleasure to witness Cy-Fair's children laying the technological foundations of the future through their learning experience.