Tie-Dye Thursday, everyone!

We had an awesome field trip today AND we get to learn some cool facts!

The phrase “tie-dye” was invented in the mid-1960’s in the United States, referring to the
 processing of “tying and dying” shirts in order to make unique, colorful patterns.
 However, tie-dye wasn’t actually invented in the US and has roots in ancient clothes 
dying practices from Indian bandhani and Japanese shibori – both of these are practices 
that involve binding and then dying clothing to achieve specific, unique patterns. 
The pictures above from left to right show bandhani, shibori, and American tie-dye clothing.

           

                   

Horst Evans is a junior Computer Science major at Trinity University. He’s also been
 wearing tie-dye shirts every day since middle school. His whole family is extremely
 into tie-dye, and they constantly have tie-dye parties where every member of the family
 dyes some kind of short or clothing article and wears it all day. They tie-dye all their 
baby clothes, they sell tie dye clothing as a side business, and they even know professional
 tie-dying methods. Horst doesn’t just have tie-dye shirts, either. He had a whole
 tie-dye outfit in middle school that consisted of tie-dyed shoes, socks, shorts, underwear,
 a shirt, a button-down shirt over that, and a floppy hat. The picture on the right
 is one of Horst’s tie-dye designs. Computer science and tie-dye. The perfect match.

 Learn more (and learn some tie-dye tips) here! ->
  https://www.trinitonian.com/horst-evans-the-comp-sci-tie-dye-guy/

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Day 4 

What is your involvement in Curricular, Co-curricular and Extracurricular activities? 
(The list includes items such as computing/technology classes, clubs, or 
other extra-curricular programs or activities such as Girl Scouts, 4H, 
Big Brothers, Big Sisters, etc...)

Rate your level of experience with programming platforms such as robotics, 
coding, graphics, database design, etc. (no experience, some experience, or a
 lot of experience) If so, give examples. If not, why? 

Rate your level of experience with hardware/networking/system operations 
activities such as computer maintenance, software installation, server support,
 network support, cyber security, etc.  (no experience, some experience, or a lot
 of experience) If so, give examples. If not, why?

Day 3:

Please describe what sparked your interest in computing and technology
 AND HOW that interest has furthered your experience in computing and technology?
 This is your time to shine - tell us what you have been doing and why?

Please describe a problem that you would like TO SOLVE using technology and 
explain HOW you would solve it (this could be a social problem, a technical 
problem, a local problem, a world problem, etc.).

Day 2:

Describe ANY leadership positions you have had in school and/or community.

  Describe your Interest in Computing and Technology.  

Describe your Career goals in detail. What do you want to accomplish?

 Why is your career goal important to you?

Day 1:

Why you came to this camp? What you want to get out of it? 
 What have you already accomplished in computing and technology? 
 What might you do with computing and technology in the future?

 Don't forget tomorrow is Flannel Friday!