Computer Science Programming Contest
Draws Teams from New York, PA, NH

St. Bonaventure University is set to host its 22nd annual High School Programming Competition on Friday, Feb. 26.

About 120 different high school programming teams have participated over the competition’s 21-year history. The competition, which only drew local teams in its early years, has hosted teams from as far as California. There are 15 teams registered for this year’s competition coming from Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and New York.

“We have a very strong reputation for having a well-run competition with challenging problems,” says Dr. Steve Adrianoff, associate professor of computer science at St. Bonaventure and competition director. “Several of the schools attend other programming competitions and relate that ours compares favorably.”

Each team, which consists of four students and an adviser, will work in a computer laboratory located on campus; they will all receive the same six to eight problems to solve. Scoring is based on the speed at which each team submits correct solutions.

Most of the competition requires the teams to write a complete program that meets particular specifications and details, but there are some problems that stress the importance of thorough testing when writing a program.

Last year’s champions from McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, are returning this year to attempt to defend their title against a field that includes several first-time participating teams, including Phillips Exeter Academy of New Hampshire, Mercer (Pa.) Area High School, and Nichols School of
Buffalo.

For more information, visit the contest’s Web site at www.cs.sbu.edu/contest.

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