March 29, 2024

GMHS Wins Computer Bowl

Great Mills High School took first place in the Southern Maryland High School Computer Bowl. Pictured from left are team members Andrew Herbig, Jonathan DuBose, coach Nora Wichrowski, Jordan Timmons, and William Harris.

More than 100 young computer experts participated in a contest of knowledge and skill during the 23rd annual Southern Maryland High School Computer Bowl, held on March 3 at North Point High School in Waldorf. Sponsors for the Computer Bowl are Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, the College of Southern Maryland, Booz Allen Hamilton, and the public school systems of Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties.

Twenty-six teams from 11 high schools in Southern Maryland faced the challenging literacy and programming tests in the Computer Bowl. In the first round of the competition, students took a written test of their knowledge of computer history, hardware, and software. In the second round, teams of three to four students created computer programs to solve specific problems, using programming languages such as Java and Visual BASIC. Charles County Public Schools equips each team with two laptops for the programming portion of the competition.

Great Mills High School in St. Mary’s County won first place with team members Jonathan DuBose, William Harris, Andrew Herbig, and Jordan Timmons, coached by Nora Wichrowski. In second place was La Plata High School with members Alex Bendebba, Doug Dennison, Andrew McCormick, and Alex Smith, coached by Richard Williams. Teams from Huntingtown High School took third and fourth places, both coached by Tom Currier. The third-place team was made up of Vince Kubala, Connor Smith, Brian Stroh, and Joey Watts, and the fourth-place team had Alison Cleary, Colin Cleary, Mike Evans, and Josh Sheldon.

Winners received plaques and trophies. SMECO awarded gift cards to the top four teams, and the third-place team also received gift cards from the Charles County Technology Council. Booz Allen Hamilton awarded smart pens to the top two teams. The College of Southern Maryland also awarded the four first-place winners with $500 scholarships.

Employees from Booz Allen Hamilton who served as judges for the competition were Carrie Dalton, Mike Hammett, Cristina Jantzen, Chad Kilgore, and Doug Sanborn. Joe Burgin from the College of Southern Maryland, Mark Czajka from the Charles County Technology Council, Sam Young of Naval Air Systems Command, and Catherine Wood of System Planning Corporation also served as judges. Lora Bennett and John Stine from Charles County Public Schools also assisted with judging.

Source: SMECO

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