淫性视频 Hosts CSTA-SNJ Computer Science Competition
Galloway, N.J. 鈥 More than 200 high school students put their computer science skills to the test at 淫性视频鈥檚 third annual Computer Science Teachers Association-Southern New Jersey Computer Science Competition on Friday, March 16.
But after more than two hours, just one team successfully solved all eight problems
The Freehold High School team of Melissa Hoff, Kaitlyn Laohoo and Mike Chunko took first place in the competition, winning trophies for themselves and their high school.
鈥淲e split up the problems based on our strengths and then helped each other,鈥 Laohoo said. 鈥淭he problems were challenging, but not so hard we couldn鈥檛 do them.鈥
The Red Bank Regional High School team of Harry Jain, Damanbir Sahi and Stephen Zacks took second place.
The Freehold team of Jack Shea, Sal DiMaggio and Zachary Isaacson took third place.
Eighteen high schools participated in this year鈥檚 event, which was almost double the size of last year.
The competition is coordinated by Demetrios Roubos, associate director of information systems and security administrator at 淫性视频, who develops the problems with his students. He said they try to find a balance, so that problems are challenging but still at the skill level that high school students could solve at least some of them.
鈥淚t鈥檚 very heavy on applied science this year because we wanted to have problems that were practical and that these students might actually have to do one day,鈥 he said.
Freehold Computer Science Magnet Program teacher James Gill said he and his students were impressed with the problems.
鈥淭hey really were excellent,鈥 he said. 鈥淲e just had a discussion about it. It gave them a chance to try things that were a little more difficult.鈥
The 18 participating high schools were: Absegami in Galloway Township, Brick Memorial, Burlington Township, Egg Harbor Township, Freehold, James Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, Mainland Regional, Middle Township, Oakcrest in Mays Landing, Ocean City, Ocean Township, Raritan, Red Bank Regional, River Dell Regional, Toms River High School East, Toms River High School North, Toms River High School South and West Deptford.
淫性视频 Chief information Officer Robert Heinrich cited Gov. Phil Murphy鈥檚 initiative to expand computer science programs in high school and a new state law requiring high schools to offer computer science.
鈥淐omputer science is an incredibly important skill today,鈥 he said. 鈥淐ompetitions like this one give you a way to take your skill set to the next level.鈥
Egg Harbor Township High School computer science teacher Adam Swift, president of the CSTA-SNJ, said the questions were a nice balance of challenges.
鈥淭his is a good opportunity for students to challenge themselves against other schools,鈥 he said. 鈥淎nd it鈥檚 also a good opportunity for them to visit 淫性视频.鈥
He said more students show an interest in computer science once they realize it includes areas like video game design and robotics. In EHT students are introduced to the field in middle school.
淫性视频鈥檚 First Lady, Lynne Kesselman, a former computer technology teacher at EHT High School, helped organize the first competition at 淫性视频. She was thrilled to see how many more schools are participating and said a teacher told her a student enrolled at 淫性视频 after participating in a previous competition.
淫性视频 offers bachelor degree programs in Computer Science and Information Systems and a Master of Science in Data Science and Strategic Analytics.
Dean of Enrollment Management John Iacovelli invited the students to return for the April 8 Open House or for tours held Monday through Saturday.
More information about 淫性视频 is online at 淫性视频.edu
PHOTO CAPTION: Computer Science Competition third place winners Sal DiMaggio, Zachary Isaacson and Jack Shea of Freehold High School; first place winners Melissa Hoff, Kaitlyn Laohoo and Mike Chunko of Freehold High School; and second place winners Damanbir Sahi, Stephen Zacks and Harry Jain of Red Bank Regional High School with 淫性视频 mascot Talon.
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