The programming contest at the Milwaukee School of Engineering is typically held on a school day in November. Current and former AP Computer Science A students are encouraged to participate, and some additional computer programming students may be invited to attend. The competition language is Java. Students compete in teams of 4, using 2 laptops per team.
The programming contest at Marquette University is typically held on a school day in April. Options for competition languages include Java, Python, and Scratch. All current and former computer science students are invited to participate. Students compete in teams of 2-4 depending on the language, using 2 computers per team.
Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge is an online problem solving challenge, typically held during the month of November. Students are given 45 minutes to individually answer 15 multiple-choice questions. Scores are based on time and correctness. This competition is open to any Whitewater High School student, whether or not they are enrolled in computer science courses.