Students must be in grades 6-8.

Students on a team must all be from the same middle school.

The team sponsor has to be an adult, and can sponsor multiple teams.

Teams must consist of at least 2 students and maximum 4 students

There is no maximum number of teams. 

It is recommended that each team has their own laptop to compete. However, we will be providing laptops to all students who need them.  

To complete problems, students will use an IDE of their choice to create python code, and submit their downloaded files to an autograder on our platform. (ex. Replit, CodeHS, Online Python)

Students are allowed to access the internet during the competition for solving problems.

Students will also complete a quiz with a focus on reading and understanding python.

Each problem carries a point value. Values increase as problems get more difficult.

The goal is to collect as many points as possible within the stipulated time. At the end of the event, the team with the most points in their category is the winner!

Students will have around 3 hours to complete as many problems as they desire

Students are not allowed to use ChatGPT to write their code. Students must write their own code.

All code will be in Python 3.

All code submitted must be original code that students have created.

Students will participate inside the Innovation Center, in person with their team.

After 3 hours of competing, students will listen to a guest speaker, while grading takes place. 

After the guest speaker, scores will be announced, and raffle prizes will be drawn.