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Overview
American Computer Science League (ACSL) organizes computer programming and computer science contests for K-12 schools, organizations and local groups. This is a great way to expose students to basic computer science concepts.
Each season is divided into four contests, testing students on fundamental concepts in computer science, ranging from Number Systems to Boolean Algebra to Digital Electronics. In the upper divisions, each contest also includes a problem to solve by programming using Python, C++ or Java.
Each contest consists of an online 30-minute, 5-question non-programming test, focused on a single category of content. A different category will be tested on each contest.
Each division team can have up to 12 students and can compete in the 5-score or 3-score category. That is, the team score for each contest is the sum of top 5 (or 3) students scores in that contest. Those best scores can come from different students each contest.
Students take all four tests. Certificates are awarded to top scoring teams and top scoring individual students in each US state and each non-US country based upon cumulative scores after the 4th contest.
At the end of the regular season, the top students are invited to compete in an online ACSL Finals competition, which is individual-based. The top scoring students in each division will get a prize and a certificate.
Each season is divided into four contests, testing students on fundamental concepts in computer science, ranging from Number Systems to Boolean Algebra to Digital Electronics. In the upper divisions, each contest also includes a problem to solve by programming using Python, C++ or Java.
Each contest consists of an online 30-minute, 5-question non-programming test, focused on a single category of content. A different category will be tested on each contest.
Each division team can have up to 12 students and can compete in the 5-score or 3-score category. That is, the team score for each contest is the sum of top 5 (or 3) students scores in that contest. Those best scores can come from different students each contest.
Students take all four tests. Certificates are awarded to top scoring teams and top scoring individual students in each US state and each non-US country based upon cumulative scores after the 4th contest.
At the end of the regular season, the top students are invited to compete in an online ACSL Finals competition, which is individual-based. The top scoring students in each division will get a prize and a certificate.
Orientation
ACSL contests are a great way to introduce children to fundamental computer science concepts.
Sinnott PTA will help organize ACSL Elementary Division teams from the school this year and partially sponsor the team registration and preparation material expenses.
Students from Grades 3-6 in Sinnott can participate in the ACSL Elementary Division teams.
After a student signs up, they will have access to the Sinnott PTA ACSL Google classroom which includes all the preparation resources, study guide, videos, previous contest question sets and practice tests.
$20 Registration fee covers the first 4 team-based ACSL contests conducted by Sinnott PTA.
Payment can be made over Paypal:
MembershipSinnottPTA@gmail.com (Please put "2023-ACSL-student's name" in the note)
Then upload screenshot/receipt in the sign up form
Registration is free for students who require financial assistance to participate (Please contact us at sinnottpta.acsl@gmail.com instead of using this sign-up form).
Note: Students who qualify for the individual ACSL Finals contest will be able to participate after paying a nominal fee ($30) directly to ACSL. Sinnott PTA will sponsor this fee for students who require financial assistance to participate.
Following slides from ACSL provides more info on each contest topic as well as some sample questions.
Sinnott PTA will help organize ACSL Elementary Division teams from the school this year and partially sponsor the team registration and preparation material expenses.
Students from Grades 3-6 in Sinnott can participate in the ACSL Elementary Division teams.
After a student signs up, they will have access to the Sinnott PTA ACSL Google classroom which includes all the preparation resources, study guide, videos, previous contest question sets and practice tests.
$20 Registration fee covers the first 4 team-based ACSL contests conducted by Sinnott PTA.
Payment can be made over Paypal:
MembershipSinnottPTA@gmail.com (Please put "2023-ACSL-student's name" in the note)
Then upload screenshot/receipt in the sign up form
Registration is free for students who require financial assistance to participate (Please contact us at sinnottpta.acsl@gmail.com instead of using this sign-up form).
Note: Students who qualify for the individual ACSL Finals contest will be able to participate after paying a nominal fee ($30) directly to ACSL. Sinnott PTA will sponsor this fee for students who require financial assistance to participate.
Following slides from ACSL provides more info on each contest topic as well as some sample questions.
Contact us: sinnottpta.acsl@gmail.com
Important Dates
Sept 1, 2023 |
Sign up with Sinnott PTA opens for Grades 3-6 students |
Oct 1, 2023 |
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Oct 8, 2023 |
Sinnott PTA will finalize and register all teams with ACSL |
Dec 8, 2023 |
ACSL Contest #1 - Computer Number Systems (conducted by Sinnott PTA) |
Jan 26, 2024 |
ACSL Contest #2 - Prefix/ Infix/ Postfix Notation (conducted by Sinnott PTA) |
Mar 8, 2024 |
ACSL Contest #3 - Boolean Algebra (conducted by Sinnott PTA) |
Apr 12, 2024 |
ACSL Contest #4 - Graph Theory (conducted by Sinnott PTA) |
May 1, 2024 - May 16, 2024 |
Invitations will be emailed by ACSL for the ACSL Finals. All students with a cumulative score of 12 or above from the four contests will qualify for the Finals, which is individual based. |
May 25, 2024 |
ACSL Finals (conducted by ACSL). Students who qualify for this will be able to participate after paying a nominal fee ($30) directly to ACSL. |
Sinnott Teams
We are very excited to have 7 Sinnott teams (with a total of 48 students) participating this year!
Elementary 5 Division
Elementary 3 Division
We have completed 3 contests at school and Contest #4 is in progress.
So far 22 students have qualified for the individual ACSL Finals which will be held on May 25, 2024.
Congratulations to the finalists and all our participants!
We wish them all the best!
Elementary 5 Division
- Team #1 (Grade 6)
- Team #2 (Grade 6)
Elementary 3 Division
- Team #3 (Grade 5)
- Team #4 (Grade 4)
- Team #5 (Grade 4)
- Team #6 (Grade 3)
- Team #7 (Grade 3)
We have completed 3 contests at school and Contest #4 is in progress.
So far 22 students have qualified for the individual ACSL Finals which will be held on May 25, 2024.
Congratulations to the finalists and all our participants!
We wish them all the best!