The 6th Annual CodeZone Challenge, a middle school Python coding competition designed to expand coding opportunities for students across St. Vrain Valley.

The event will take place on Saturday, April 4th, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the SVVSD Innovation Center. Our goal is to provide students of all backgrounds and experience levels with a fun, engaging, and memorable learning experience. In addition there will be weekly practices leading up to the tournament. 

The CodeZone Challenge features two competition divisions:

• Novice Division – for students new to Python



• Advanced Division – for students with more Python experience

Students will compete in teams of 2–4 students from the same school and may choose both their teammates and division.

During the competition, each team will work through approximately 25 Python-based problems, with difficulty varying by division. Teams earn points for each correctly solved problem, and the team with the highest score in each division will win a trophy and medals. Second-place teams will also receive medals.



Practice will take place on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 beginning on February 18th - April 1st.