Girls Who Code at Plant High School

Touring USF's STEM and Business departments.

Listening to the VP of Research and Innovation, Sylvia Wilson Thomas speak about her experience when working towards her PhD in electrical engineering.

Learning about the different programs USF has for patenting products and the opportunities for students.

Mingling before we listen to PhD recipients speak about their work.

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The club's purpose is in align with the international non-profit, “Girls Who Code”. We assist with their mission in closing the gender gap in computer science and STEM fields. The club aims to inspire, educate, and equip women, girls, and other underrepresented minorities with computing and programming skills in order to be agents of change in their communities. The focus will be base level coding knowledge and building on that knowledge throughout the year using block-based programming languages like “Scratch” and text-based programming languages like “Python”. We will expose members to the careers available to individuals with STEM backgrounds while giving them the opportunity to build their own STEM skill set. This club aims to help make the STEM and technology world less intimidating and available to those who are interested in it. We will collaborate and share projects with each other to learn specific pieces of code.
Changing the image of what a programmer looks like.
Our 2024-2025 Board!

Ruby McCandless

President and Founder

"I love everything about this organization and all it stands for. It's given me so many opportunities and it's a great community to be a part of."

Katie Arnold

Vice-President

"My favortie part of GWC is listening to the women in tech that come to speak to the club."

Audrey Rhee

Secretary

"I love going on the field trips throughout the year. Touring USF was a lot of fun!"

Saylor Belmont

Social Media

"My favorite part was volunteering at Metropolitain Ministries and working in the kitchen."

Isabela Ramirez

Content

"My favorite part was participating in the AI financial challenge and learning about the different jobs and opportunities in STEM."

Chase Sprague

Content

"My favorite part was touring USF and getting to walk through their labs. Seeing all the equipment they have was super cool."

Emily Kniesly

Content

"Learning the different coding softwares and languages was my favorite this past year."

Throughout the year, Girls Who Code PHS will attend field trips to big tech hubs whether that is universities or local businesses. We will also hear a variety of women speak about their experience in STEM and their own personal journeys when navigating a male-dominated field. Whenever we have a monthly all-club meeting, these young women will be exposed to multiple coding languages and have the opportunity to complete individual and group projects like mini games, animations, quizzes, and more to help everyone learn fundamental coding concepts.

VP of Avalon Healthcare Solutions, Shantha Diaz posing with our 2023-2024 board.

Listening to Diaz talk about her experience as a woman in STEM and how she obtained the position and status she has today.