Competitors have three hours to write programs to solve problems posed by contest officials.
Each team of four students has a set of up to eight problems to solve, a computer, and a programming development environment to complete the tasks. The teams that completes the most problems the fastest wins. The students represent 35 local and distant schools. Olean High School, Allegany-Limestone High School, Salamanca High School, West Valley High School, and Scio High School are among area schools participating. Copyright 1999 St. Bonaventure University.