FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2003 - Troy High School, Fullerton, California

5:30 –7:30 PM Registration, setup and test computers

SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2003 – Troy High School, Fullerton, California

7:00 AM Registration, setup and testing of computers continues

8:30 AM Introductions, Procedures and Rules

9:00 AM Advisor Meeting

9:00 AM Distribution of Programming Problems

12:30 PM Programming portion of the contest ends

12:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM Short Answer test begins

3:00 PM Short Answer test ends

3:00 PM Cleanup and computer return

4:00 PM Awards ceremony

6:00 PM Contest ends

RULES – PROGRAMMING PROBLEMS

1. The programming problems will be distributed one half hour before students are allowed to use any computers. Team members will be able to discuss the problems among themselves during this time. The contest director will answer questions to clarify the problems during this time. Proctors will not be available for about one hour after the students begin to use their computers.

2. Programming problems will be completed as a team effort. Each Senior 5 and Intermediate 5 team will be allowed to use 3 computers. Each Senior 3 and Intermediate 3 team will be allowed to use just one computer. Each Junior 5 team will be allowed to use 2 computers. If a team brings its own computers it will use those. Otherwise, computers will be provided as above. No machine or storage media may have any previously written programs. Printers are not permitted. Teams may save written programs waiting to be scored.

3. The only materials allowed are writing implements and blank paper. Students will need these materials at the start of the contest when the programs are distributed.

4. Senior 5 and Intermediate 5 teams will have 5 programs to write. All other teams will have 4 programs to write. Programs are worth 5, 10 or 20 points as indicated on the top of each program sheet. The level of difficulty of each program will vary. Programs can be done in any order. Outputs when printed to the screen may be printed in order or clearly numbered. Outputs must stay on the screen so they can be scored prior to that output scrolling off the screen.

5. When a team decides that it has completed a program or no longer wishes to work on a program, a team member will indicate this to a proctor. The proctor will then allow a team member to enter the test data either by data, input or file statements at the team’s option. As always, all data must be entered in one RUN of the program. If a program stops prior to all of the data being entered, the program may not be restarted.

6. At 12:30 PM students will no longer be allowed to modify programs. However, programs may be run with the test data after that time. Any program run after 12:30 PM will have an execution time limit of 10 minutes.

7. All appeals to the programming problems must be given to the contest director by 1:30 PM. Appeals must include a complete description of the problem.

SHORT ANSWER TEST

1. There will be a single round of problems. For Junior 5 teams there will be 8 questions with a time limit of 45 minutes. All other teams will have 12 questions with a time limit of 60 minutes. The tests will all be multiple-choice with 5 alternatives. The score sheet requires a #2 pencil. Please bring pencils to the test. Categories may include all categories tested during the regular monthly contests and the following:

JUNIOR – Add all Boolean operators

SENIOR AND INTERMEDIATE – Add Assembly Language, What Does This Program Do ( ACSL BASIC) and Regular Expressions and FSA’s..

2. The only materials allowed are pencil and blank paper. The test will have an optical scanner answer sheet that must be completed in pencil. No appeals will be granted for errors on the answer sheet. If an error is made on the answer sheet, a new answer sheet should be completed.

3. All appeals must be submitted to the contest director by 3:30 PM. All appeals must include a complete solution to the problem.

TIES – Ties will be broken based upon the number of points scored on the Short Answer test. If there is still a tie, then ties will be broken based upon which team scored higher on the hardest programming problem(s) until the tie is broken. Once the Awards Ceremony ends, the results are final.

HOUSING AND TRAVEL – Participants are responsible for their own housing and travel arrangements.

MEALS – Lunch on Saturday will be provided at the contest site. The registration fee includes lunch for the advisor and each team member. Each additional lunch costs $5.00 (US). A meatless option will be available.

COST – There is a $175.00 (US) fee, per team, to participate at the All-Star Contest. As mentioned above, there are additional charges for those lunches beyond the advisor and team members.

REGISTRATION – Registration will be held from 5:30 – 7:30 PM Friday at the school. Teams may also register on Saturday starting at 7:00 AM.

CONTACT INFORMATION – The host advisor is David Wittry. The school telephone number is 714-626-4404. Dave’s home number is 714-832-5708. His e-mail address is wittry@troyhigh.com.

ROLE OF THE ADVISOR – All advisors are needed to help proctor the contest. Assignments will be made Saturday morning. Please keep in mind that this is a student competition. Once the contest has begun, there must be no contact between the advisor and his/her team members, except during lunch.

DISCLAIMER – ACSL cannot assume responsibility for your students’ actions. Appropriate decorum is expected from all students at all times.