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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, 6-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, 6-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 Grades 3-6 this year and partially sponsor the team registration and preparation material expenses.
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.
Registration is free for students who require financial assistance. (Please email us at [email protected] instead of using this sign-up form).
Note:
Sinnott PTA will help organize ACSL Elementary Division teams from Grades 3-6 this year and partially sponsor the team registration and preparation material expenses.
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.
Registration is free for students who require financial assistance. (Please email us at [email protected] 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.
- The sign up form requires login to Sinnott PTA Membership Toolkit site. If you don't yet have an account, please create a free account and add your family info in order to access this sign up form.
Following slides from ACSL provides more info on each contest topic as well as some sample questions.
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Important Dates
Sept 12, 2024 - Oct 5, 2024 |
Sign up for ACSL teams for Grades 3-6 (Closed) |
Oct 8, 2024 |
Sinnott PTA will finalize and register all teams with ACSL |
Dec 13, 2024 |
ACSL Contest #1 - Computer Number Systems (conducted by Sinnott PTA) |
Jan 23, 2025 |
ACSL Contest #2 - Prefix/ Infix/ Postfix Notation (conducted by Sinnott PTA) |
March 21, 2025 |
ACSL Contest #3 - Boolean Algebra (conducted by Sinnott PTA) |
April 25, 2025 |
ACSL Contest #4 - Graph Theory (conducted by Sinnott PTA) |
May 1, 2025 - May 18, 2025 |
Invitations will be emailed by ACSL for the ACSL Finals. All students with a cumulative score of 14 points or above from the four contests will qualify for the Finals, which is individual based. |
May 24, 2025 |
ACSL Finals (conducted by ACSL) Students who qualify will be able to participate after paying a nominal fee ($30) directly to ACSL. PTA will sponsor this fee for students who need financial assistance. |
Sinnott Teams
2024 Sinnott Teams
This will be our second year of participation. We are very excited to have 4 Sinnott teams (with a total of 47 students) that are participating this year!
Elementary 5 Division
Elementary 3 Division
Elementary 5 Division
- Team #1 (Grade 6)
- Team #2 (Grade 5)
Elementary 3 Division
- Team #3 (Grade 4)
- Team #4 (Grade 3)
2023 Sinnott Teams
We are very excited to have 7 Sinnott teams (with a total of 48 students) participating for the first time this year!
Elementary 5 Division
Elementary 3 Division
We are thrilled to announce that Sai Tharakesh P. from Team #2 (Grade 6) has won the Outstanding Individual Achievement Award, Elementary Division for the state of California.
Following students have won the Outstanding Individual Achievement Award for their respective teams.
We are delighted that 30 Sinnott students qualified for the individual ACSL Finals that was held on May 25, 2024.
24 Sinnott students participated in the ACSL Finals competition for Elementary Division, which included 355 participants from various US states as well as other countries.
We are thrilled to announce that we have 4 winners from Sinnott in this international competition!
Allen L. (Grade 6) and Kushagra J. (Grade 6) were placed second and have won the ACSL Finals Silver Award, Elementary Division.
Advay J. (Grade 5) and Muhammad S. (Grade 6) were placed third and have won the ACSL Finals Bronze Award, Elementary Division.
Congratulations to all our ACSL winners and participants this year!
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 are thrilled to announce that Sai Tharakesh P. from Team #2 (Grade 6) has won the Outstanding Individual Achievement Award, Elementary Division for the state of California.
Following students have won the Outstanding Individual Achievement Award for their respective teams.
- Team #1 (Grade 6) - Allen L. & Kushagra J.
- Team #2 (Grade 6) - Sai Tharakesh P.
- Team #3 (Grade 5) - Advay J.
- Team #4 (Grade 4) - Aadhav S.
- Team #5 (Grade 4) - Maira S.
- Team #6 (Grade 3) - Neel R.
- Team #7 (Grade 3) - Maya P.
We are delighted that 30 Sinnott students qualified for the individual ACSL Finals that was held on May 25, 2024.
24 Sinnott students participated in the ACSL Finals competition for Elementary Division, which included 355 participants from various US states as well as other countries.
We are thrilled to announce that we have 4 winners from Sinnott in this international competition!
Allen L. (Grade 6) and Kushagra J. (Grade 6) were placed second and have won the ACSL Finals Silver Award, Elementary Division.
Advay J. (Grade 5) and Muhammad S. (Grade 6) were placed third and have won the ACSL Finals Bronze Award, Elementary Division.
Congratulations to all our ACSL winners and participants this year!
MUSD Recognition for our 2023 ACSL Winners
We are thrilled to announce that the MUSD recognized our 2023 ACSL winners at the MUSD board meeting on October 8, 2024!
MUSD Board Meeting Highlights Newsletter
MUSD Board Meeting Highlights Newsletter
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