RBR Coding Team Places Second Place in State-Wide Competition

RBR Coding Team Places Second Place in State-Wide Competition

The Red Bank Regional (RBR) coding team of Harry Jain, Red Bank, Damanbir Sahi, Neptune, and Ford Zacks, Red Bank, took second place in the state coding competition held at Stockton University in Galloway, NJ on March 16. The competition is sponsored by the Computer Science Teachers Association of South Jersey (CSTA-SNJ). Over 74 teams competed from 18 different schools throughout New Jersey.

RBR technology teachers Jeremy Milonas and Ali Sweeney accompanied 17 RBR students to participate in the competition.

Mr. Milonas states, “The students have worked very hard trying different challenges throughout the year to prepare for this contest. It was a great day for them. All of the students had a lot of fun.”

Students were given 2 hours to complete eight challenges related to various topics. All of the challenges required the students to write code to solve them. Coding provides the building blocks of all computer software, apps and websites. The winning teams were determined by the ability to finish the greatest number of challenges in the shortest period of time. The competition requires students to think critically, analyze data and write programs to overcome the challenges posed.

The Computer Science Teachers Association of New Jersey is a group of three chapters of the CSTA, the national organization whose purpose is to support and promote the teaching of computer science and other computing disciplines.