The Middle Georgia STEM Alliance, Booz Allen, and Mercer University are hosting a Programming Contest on November 16, 2024 at the Willet Science Center on the Mercer Campus in Macon, GA. The contest is open for teams of up to 3 high school students. Lunch and refreshments will be provided and Amazon Gift cards for the winners.

Read over these details, form your team, and register today!

When: November 16, 2024 9:30am - 2pm. Where: Willet Science Center, Mercer University, Macon GA (Building 37 on MAP).

Who: High School students interested in computer programming (and competitions). Programming Environment: Teams will be required to submit their code through: https://www.hackerrank.com/auth/signup (go ahead and create a free account). Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python (or request others).

Contest Problems: Teams will be given a set of challenges of varying difficulty to solve with code. Scoring: Teams will earn points for each challenge’s test cases they successfully complete. In the event of a tie, the team that completed the challenges in the shortest amount of time will be declared the winner.

Awards: Gift Cards will be given to each team member of the three best teams: First Place ($75), Second Place ($50), and Third Place ($25). Free T-Shirts available while supplies last.

Travel: You will be responsible for your travel to and from Mercer on November 16, 2024.

Schedule:

9:30am Welcome and PC Station Assignments

9:45am Practice Session - Test out how to submit solutions for judging 1

0:15am Break - snacks and networking

10:30am Formal Programming Contest - 2.5 hours 1:00pm Lunch - Pizza provided

1:30pm Awards Ceremony

Coach/Sponsor: You’ll need to identify a person from your high school as our point of contact. (teacher, counselor, etc… someone for us to email acceptance and details to

Please do not register on this site but use the following link to sign up your team: https://tinyurl.com/MUHSCONTEST

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