What: High School Programming Contest - A Free Event sponsored by: Middle Georgia STEM Alliance, 21st Century Partnership, the Middle Georgia Innovation Project, and Booz Allen Hamilton.

When: March 15, 2025 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 on site during the contest: 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 March 15, 2025. Schedule:

9:30am Welcome and PC Station Assignments

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

10:15am 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)

Register: Understand the details above, form your team, get your coach’s contact info, and fill out THIS FORM.

https://tinyurl.com/MUHSCONTEST

Questions?: Email the Contest Director, Dr. Bob Allen, if you have any questions: allen_r@mercer.edu

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