Barrington to host computer science league showdown

Teams from Europe, Asia and U.S. will square off

Posted 5/22/18

The Barrington High School Computer Club will host teams from across the country and from all over the world in this weekend's ALL Star competition. 

The BHS team competes annually in the …

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Barrington to host computer science league showdown

Teams from Europe, Asia and U.S. will square off

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The Barrington High School Computer Club will host teams from across the country and from all over the world in this weekend's ALL Star competition. 

The BHS team competes annually in the American Computer Science League, and depending on how teams do, they can qualify for the finals, which are called the "ALL Stars." 

This year's competition involves more than 80 teams from all over the United States and some from Europe and Asia. Each year a high school is given the privilege to host the ALL Stars — this year Barrington High School was given the opportunity to host this event.

The ALL Stars will be held on Saturday, May 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Barrington High School. Ninety one teams have been invited to attend. Teams attending this event are from 15 states in the US, with the largest number of teams from Virginia and California. Barrington High School is the sole representative of Rhode Island.

The American Computer Science League is broken down into five divisions — two senior levels, two intermediate levels and a junior level. Barrington competes in the Senior-5 level and placed fourth overall during the regular season.

The competition consists of two rounds. The first round runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and is the programming round. The second round runs from 1:30 to 2:30 and is short answer round. 

At 3 p.m., Brown University Computer Science professor Andy Van Dam will offer a lecture, and at 4 p.m., there will be an awards ceremony.

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