By Sherry DiBari

STEM-minded Â鶹´«Ã½ students can earn a gift card* for a free pizza by completing a fun and easy coding game to build a virtual pizza.

Starting daily on Nov. 30 at 12:30 p.m., the first 20 Â鶹´«Ã½ students to successfully complete the coding tutorial will receive a free pizza gift card. The game can be played an unlimited number of times, but a student can only win one pizza. No coding experience is needed.

The promotion continues through Friday, Dec. 11 at 12:30 p.m.

To enter, visit or find #Code4PizzaÂ鶹´«Ã½ posts on Â鶹´«Ã½'s main social media channels.

#Code4PizzaÂ鶹´«Ã½ exposes students to the possibilities of computer science as they create their own coding minigame to build a virtual pizza. The initiative stems from Â鶹´«Ã½'s participation in the Commonwealth's Tech Talent Investment Program aimed at increasing the tech talent pipeline in Virginia. Â鶹´«Ã½ hopes to encourage more students to enter the computer science and computer engineering disciplines in the next two decades.

*Papa John's gift card valued at $12.50.


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