What does ACSL stand for?

The American Computer Science League

What is ACSL?

Though originally designed for American participation, the American Computer Science League tests the programming skills of students from all over the world. The annual competitions for the League consist of two major parts - a written assessment and computer programming tasks.

How do you enter?

Anyone can enter the contest. Even if you don't take Computer Science classes, you may participate in the competition as long as you know how to program in Pascal, Turbo C++, or Java. Come to the room 110 East and talk with Mr. Downey, Mr. Noland, or Mr. Potter to learn the exact dates of the qualifying exams. Each qualifying exam consists of 5 to 7 written problems and a short programming task.

What do I have to do to be able to take an out of state trip for the final contest?

The contest consists of four qualifying exams. The students who complete them and score in the top percentile of Enloe competitors will be eligible to be chosen for the team to compete out of state for the final contest. If you are not in Computer Science, you may still compete, but you need to talk with Mr. Noland, Mr. Downey, or Mr. Potter to find out when the entry exams will be administered to students.

Each entry exam consists of a written part, with 5 questions, as well as a program required to be completed and officially tested by one of the qualified Computer Science faculty within 72 hours of receipt.

I'm interested, but I still have questions.

If you have questions not answered in these pages, feel free to come to the 110 East Computer Lab and talk to either Mr. Downey ,Mr. Noland, or Mr. Potter, or contact them at mdowney@wpcss.net, jnoland@wpcss.net., or wpotter@wpcss.net.