SJ Kids: HS Comp. Programmers Excel!

Computer expertise is important in many professions. To help encourage students to excel in high-level computing skills, Camden County College holds a computer programming contest for high school students each year. This contest is meant to promote interest and recognize skill in computer science.

This year’s contest, held on Friday, March 22, at the Blackwood Campus of Camden County College, was the 18th annual occurrence of the event. The competition tested proficiency with the C++, QBASIC, and Visual Basic computer languages. Competitors had to demonstrate the use of numeric and string variables, one-dimensional arrays, and other key components using structured programming techniques.

Plaques, furnished courtesy of the college and Course Technology of Thomson Learning Publishers, were awarded to the top five placements in both team and individual categories for each programming language.

Competing this year were students from Cherry Hill East, Cherry Hill West, Collingswood, Eastern Regional, Haddonfield Memorial, Haddon Heights, Highland, Moorestown, Ocean City, Overbrook Regional, Winslow Township and Woodstown high schools.

Also on the day's agenda were campus tours and a development workshop for teachers, which included a presentation on Java by CCC Professor William Taylor.

All of the competitors worked hard and had a great experience. The day’s awards are listed below:

C++ Team Competition Awards

1) Haddon Heights High School

2) Eastern High School

3) Moorestown High School

4) Highland High School

5) Overbrook High School

C++ Individual Competition Awards

1) Matt Mazaika, Haddon Heights High School**photo

2) Jeff Reep, Eastern High School

3) Mike Cui, Eastern High School

4) Mike Bartholomew, Haddon Heights High School

5) Andrew Wiltshire, Moorestown High School

QBASIC Team Competition Awards

1) Cherry Hill East High School

2) Overbrook High School

3) Moorestown High School

4) Eastern High School

5) Cherry Hill West High School

QBASIC Individual Competition Awards

1) Nikhil Thaker, Eastern High School

2) Josh Levinson, Cherry Hill East High School

3) Mithum Bhimani, Overbrook High School

4) Brad Leipert, Overbrook High School

5) Ezra Kwak, Cherry Hill East High School

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Author: C. Cohen