The Programming Team competed in the 16th Annual Invitational Stetson University High School on Feb. 6.
Timber Creek teams won a sum total of $120,000 worth of scholarships, and over $1,000 dollars worth of prizes. They competed against 34 other teams and placed 3rd.
This was a three hour contest were students worked together to solve as many word problems as possible. They were judged on completeness and they only get feedback of “correct” or “wrong.”
The students that attended were:
Matthew Winchester (Sr) – $24,000
Chandler Lattin (Jr) – $24,000 ( + $4,000 from last year)
Caden Kreppen (So) – $24,000
Clinton LaVardera (Sr) – $8,000
Jelani Hill (Sr) – $8,000 Austin King (Sr) – $8,000
Anuj Yamdagni (So) – $8,000
Devin Winchester (So) – $8,000
Chris Nastovski (So) – $8,000
This scholarship is for Stetson University and is over 4 years. This is in addition to any scholarship they may receive from the school itself and/or third party scholarships. Also, each year these students can earn a higher amount for placing higher. Stetson takes their highest placement, and adds $4,000 for each additional year. So Chandler and Caden will be able to earn $32,000 total when they graduate.