7 Lakes HS



Welcome to the First UIL CS contest of the 24-25 season.
I am excited and looking forward to competing.

I have 9 slots open for this contest.

Please read all the information below to the end.

As soon as I get your signed permission slip, I will put you on my roster.
(I only have 6 slots)

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Click here to get your permission form.
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Please fill it out with parents/guardian signatures 
and turn it electronically to Mr. Cusack.

You can e-mail me the signed permission form and 
give it to me in person.
 
You will need to turn in the permission form
to Mr. Cusack before 
Saturday October 12 or all my slots fill up.

Contest date/time:
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024
Time: Arrive by 7:30 AM at Seven Lakes


Contest Address: 9251 South Fry Rd.
                 Katy, Texas 77494

Transportation: 
We have have two options. 
You can ask other students to car pool with
to and from the contest.
I encourage you to communicate to other
students who are going.
or 
You can provide your own transportation 
to and from the contest.

Travel time/distance from Klein Collins: 50 minutes/46.6 miles.


Format – The problems will be in a UIL Format.  
There will be a two-hour time limit for
the 12 to 18-problem packet. 
Each program will be worth a fixed number 
of points. 
Each incorrect submission will be a penalty
of 5 points,
 but that penalty will only be added on if 
 that program is turned in correctly. 
There will be no written exam part for this
year’s contest. 
Teams can choose to be in person or online.
We will be using the PC2 software for submission and judging solutions.


This is a wireless programming contest

•	We will use the PC^2 submission/judging/scoring 
system via an 802.11x wireless network. 
Please ensure that your computer is
wireless-capable before the event day. 
If you can connect to a public wireless
network (e.g. the public library or Panera) 
and browse the Internet, you should be 
in good shape. 
Some school computers have security 
lockdowns that prevent wireless configuration, 
so please verify this before you come. 
•	Each team will receive a unique team 
login and password for the competition. 
•	Programs must be a standard DOS or 
Windows console application. No GUI programs

A limited number of wired connections 
will be provided

As said earlier PC^2 will be used for 
competition. 
Flash drives will be used only as an 
emergency backup plan.
(Flash drives provided by Mr. Cusack)

Languages – Java 8 or higher, Python 3 

Materials – Teams may use 1 reference book.  
Your school laptop should be brought 
and fully charged. 
Bring a sharpened pencil and 
notebook paper.
Be sure to login into Mr. Cusack's 
two backup computers. 
Mr. Cusack will bring the surge 
protectors.
Calculators are not allowed.

Prewritten Code – Pre-written 
student code is not allowed. 
Students MAY create classes, files,
templates 
at the beginning of the contest 
(during the 2-hour time limit) and 
use them during the contest itself.

This contest will NOT have a written 
multipe choice portion.

   
Divisions – We will have two divisions.

Novice 	– Students who are enrolled 
in a first year java class.
 This should be the student’s first 
 computer science programming contest. 
If it is not, they should be enrolled 
in the advanced programming contest.

Advanced – Any students

Problem Difficulty – Our packet contains
12 to 18 problems of varying difficulty. 
 Each division will utilize the same packet. 
Our goal is to challenge the participants
, but not to defeat them

Schedule -  7:30 am		Set-up and Registration
all times	8:00 am		1-problem Practice Round
are CDT	 	9:00 am – noon	The Programming Contest
			noon - 1:00pm	Appeals and Clean-up
			1:30pm		Awards (Sooner if possible)
			
Google Doc Drive: 7 Lakes has created a Google Drive
that you can use that includes several old contests, 
a FAQ section, registration sites for the contest, 
a sample of the contest fees, this current document,
and the results, once the contest is completed. 
Here is the link to SLHS Kickoff 2024 Files		

link Link to SLHS Kickoff 2024 Files

 Goals-	
1. We want to provide an opportunity for 
success for your students.
2. We want to offer a packet that is clean,
workable, and challenging.
3. We want to provide a positive start to
the Computer Science Contest Season.

Awards - The Top Ten teams in the novice and
advanced division will receive awards.
The top three online teams will receive awards.
The Top Ten individuals in each division 
will receive awards for the written test. 
Team Tiebreakers will be based on the time
of the team’s last correct submission. 

Food: Food – There will be a snack booth. 
      Pizza will be sold at the beginning 
	  of the contest. 

      Student should bring money to buy food 
	  or a sack lunch.

Tiebreaking Scores – In case of a tie, 
the team whose last correct submission is the
earliest wins the tie.

Klein Collins will pay for the competition fee.