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July 2018
RHS Student Creates Homework App, Attends Elite Conference For Developers
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By Cheryl Conway hen it comes to computer science and technology, Ethan Humphrey of Randolph seems to be a step ahead as he has already patented his first app and mingled with other developers around the world. A rising junior at Randolph High School, Humphrey received a scholarship to attend Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) held in San Jose, Calif., June 4 to June 8. He was selected based on his application to join 350 other developers from around the world from 42 different countries who spoke 34 different languages, he says. “I was very excit-
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ed, it was such an honor to be accepted,” says Humphrey, who had submitted his application around Easter and received an email April 20 that he was selected. His airplane ticket and lodging at San Jose State University were fully covered by the WWDC sponsors.
Attendees were as young as 11 and the oldest probably in their 30s, says Humphrey, “as long as you are enrolled in a school, college or STEM program you can apply.” The purpose of the conference is to learn new technologies, improve current practices, network and meet
other developers, explains Humphrey. “Apple devices have been a passion of mine for some time,” says Humphrey, who has been following the WWDC since 2014. “So many developers want to go; you sign up to pay for it” or the selective few, like himself, get to cont. on page 6