BECC - BSS Elementary Computer Competition
The 2024 BECC will take place on Monday, June 3rd, 2024
What is the "BECC"?
The Bayridge Elementary Computer Competition started in 2021. It is a friendly team competition for grades 7 and 8 where students race to solve a series of problem solving questions that involve computational thinking. Students do not need any experience in coding or programming to solve these questions and participate in the contest. The goal of these questions is to expose students to these types of problems entirely through pencil, paper, and calculator without having to learn how to “code”. Questions are designed to provide students with an introduction to computer science topics appropriate to their grade level, while providing an interesting situation as to what might motivate using that particular set of problem solving skills in the real world.
How Does the Competition work?
The contest will take place at Bayridge Secondary School on Monday, June 3rd, 2024. Grade 7s should arrive for the competition at 3:30 and the grade 8s should arrive at 5:15 so they can join us for dinner and hear our keynote speaker. Your school is invited to send teams of 3 to participate in the competitions. Here is the tentative schedule for the night:
2:45 to 3:30 – BCSP high school students help get everything ready for the event
3:30 to 3:45 – grade 7s come in and get settled
3:45 to 4:00 – go over rules and make sure all teams are set to go
4:00 to 5:00 – grade 7s compete
5:00 to 5:15 – scores tallied, winning teams announced, prizes given
5:15 to 5:30 – grade 7s get pizza dinner, grade 8s arrive and get pizza dinner as well
5:30 to 6:00 – keynote speaker (TBA)
6:00 to 6:15 – grade 7s leave and grade 8s get ready for their competition
6:15 to 6:25 – go over rules and make sure all teams are set to go
6:25 to 7:25 – grade 8s compete
7:25 to 7:35 – scores tallied, winning teams announced, prizes given
7:40 to 8:00 – clean up
Teams will have 1 hour to complete as many questions as they can. They will have 3 attempts per question and if the team correctly answers the question on their first attempt, they will receive 5 points and be given the next question. If they correctly answer the question on their second attempt, they will receive 4 points, and if they correctly answer the question on their third attempt they will receive 3 points. If the team is unable to answer the question correctly on their third attempt, they will receive 0 points and move onto the next question. At any time they may choose to pass/skip a question/attempt and move onto the next question, however they will receive 0 points for passed/skipped questions and they cannot return to them later.
Grade 7 Teams Registered 2024
Pink Fluffy HENs - Module Vanier
Hana, Emily, Nora
The Minions - Module Vanier
Charlotte, Anna, Sarah
Golden Beavers - Module Vanier
Maeve, Sophia, Fiona
Turkish Quandale Gang - Calvin Park
Omar, Hashim, Maneesh
Cherry-Cola - Calvin Park
Enya, Daphne, Rebecca
The Human Calculators - Calvin Park
Nathan, Quinn, Koen
Bananas - Calvin Park
Max, Levi, Ishan
Pythons - Calvin Park
Param, Colin, Matteo
Binary Wizards - Calvin Park
Aarav, Sam, Bradley
Team Pumpkin Pi - Calvin Park
Katie, Delilah, Jessi
SME - Calvin Park
Mariam, Ellie, Somaya
Popeye's - Calvin Park
Sharfaraz, Yousaf, Allen
The Sixers - Truedell
Orynn, Kellen, Colin
The Blueberries - Truedell
Rachel, Meah, Maddie
Duckstrosity - Calvin Park
Felix, Shayna, Lili
Bears - Bayridge PS
Ian, Nikil, Eli
NYC - Calvin Park
Arisha, Cleo
Not a Bad Math Pun - Calvin Park
Edward, Oscar
Goated Gillies - Truedell
Alex, Matthew, Chance
Goofy Goobers - Truedell
Quinn, Raleigh, Nathaniel
The Algebros - Lancaster
Addy, Kimiya, Simon
The Lions - Lancaster
Ishaan, Ryan, Carson
Brains AND Beauty - Truedell
Ivy, Delilah, Addison
Team Sparky - Acadie
Alex, Hailey, Nathan
Teenage Mathing Ninja Turtles - Acadie
Josh, Ali, Ava
Houston Texans - Acadie
Sam, Casey, William
Acadie Alphas - Acadie
Ray, Adam, Noah
Grade 8 Teams Registered 2024
Running Onions - Module Vanier
Grace, Phoebe, Hayden
Pink Penguins - Module Vanier
Lily, Charlotte, Charlotte
Pizza Programming Prodigies - Calvin Park
Sam, Cora, Shivikka
The Mathia 2.0 - Calvin Park
Sofia, Phoenix, Ewan
The Kerfuffle - Calvin Park
Jayani, Lujain, Xander
AAZ - Calvin Park
Zynah, Angela, Aimee
The Turtles - Calvin Park
Xavier, Jayden, Leah
The Ninja Monkeys - Calvin Park
Ryder, Afham, Abdullah
Team Mao - Calvin Park
Christine, Sylvia, Sophie
World Dominators - Calvin Park
Amelia, Mia, Katie
Triple Stuffed - Calvin Park
Ashwin, Ethan, Marshall
Headbands and a Nerd - Calvin Park
Tamunobomate, Arina, Tehilah
The Sigmas - Truedell
Rylee, Lauren, Olivia
The Claw - Calvin Park
Liam, Allisent, Liam
Team ERM - Calvin Park
Max, Rowan, Eli
Uncreative Name -Truedell
Eva, Ben, Taylon
Tristanaters - Bayridge PS
Isaiah, Oliver, Prayusi
DAN - Module de l'Acadie
Daniel, Adam, Noah
Cat Woods Cupids - Cat Woods
Evan, Ryder, Oghosa
The Odessa Challengers - Odessa PS
Quinn, Claire, Nathan
The Master Multipliers - Lancaster
Matt, Liam, Shahriar
The Mathed Potatoes - Lancaster
Kendall, Aisha, Soha
Walmart - Lancaster
Emily, Elisha, Olivia
The Mathemagicians - Lancaster
Drew, Tadhg, Lily
I Don't Know - Cataraqui Woods
Anurag, Dylan, Kashif
Paw Patrol Gang - Cataraqui Woods
Alice, Sicily, Lily
The Three Brunettes - Cataraqui Woods
Keira, Maddi, Aubrey
Team Insert Name Here - Acadie
Savidya, Isabella, Leila
Powerpuff Girls - Acadie
Finley, Pascale, Kinley
Guest Speaker - ?
Practice Questions
Try the questions from old versions of the Beaver Computing Challenge from the University of Waterloo
Past Champions
2023
Grade 8: Calvin Park BFBs
Grade 7: Lancaster Lancasters (Emily, Elisha, Olivia)
2022
Grade 8: Calvin Park Coding Crocodiles
Grade 7: Calvin Park Anything But Untitled
2021
Grade 8 - Cataraqui Woods PS (Trace, Stevan, Zach)
Grade 7 - Calvin Park