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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!auvm!PLAINS.NODAK.EDU!SACKMAN
  3. Approved-By:  "EDTECH Moderator" <21765EDT@MSU.BITNET>
  4. Message-ID: <EDTECH%92100801132641@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>
  5. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.edtech
  6. Approved: NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  7. Date:         Thu, 8 Oct 1992 00:39:32 EDT
  8. Sender:       "EDTECH - Educational Technology" <EDTECH@OHSTVMA.BITNET>
  9. From:         Gleason Sackman <sackman@plains.nodak.edu>
  10. Subject:      ACSL High School Computer Contests (from KIDSNET)
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  14. Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 21:51 EST
  15. From: KIDSNET MAILING LIST <KIDSNET@vms.cis.pitt.edu>
  16. To: kids-l@vms.cis.pitt.edu
  17. Subject: Call for participation
  18.  
  19. Date: Tue, 06 Oct 92 09:17:16 -0700
  20. From: mhb@src.dec.COM
  21. Subject: Call for participation
  22.  
  23. ******************************************************************
  24. *                                                                *
  25. *    Call for participation ... High School Computer Contests    *
  26. *                                                                *
  27. *           American Computer Science League (ACSL)              *
  28. *                                                                *
  29. ******************************************************************
  30.  
  31. ACSL is a non-profit organization that administers computer
  32. contests for junior and senior high school students. Last year
  33. over 300 schools participated in the monthly contests, and 3
  34. Apple PowerBook 170's were awarded as top prizes.
  35.  
  36. ACSL contests cover both programming and computer science.  The
  37. regular season consists of four monthly contests. Contests are
  38. held at each school, with unlimited student participation; the
  39. school score is sum of its top 3 or 5 students. At the end of the
  40. season, teams from the top schools meet over Memorial Day weekend
  41. for head-to-head battle at the International All-Star Contest.
  42.  
  43. More information about the organization, including a registration
  44. form and a few sample contest problems, can be retrieved using
  45. anonymouse ftp from the PostScript document in
  46.  
  47.     gatekeeper.pa.dec.com:pub/DEC/acslflier92.ps
  48.  
  49. Hardcopy of an ACSL flier is available upon request.
  50. (Don't forget to include your physical mail address!)
  51.  
  52. ******************************************************************
  53. *                                                                *
  54. *  Non-USA high school are especially invitied to participate!   *
  55. *                                                                *
  56. ******************************************************************
  57.  
  58. Marc H. Brown, ACSL Director
  59.  
  60. American Computer Science League
  61. PO Box 40118
  62. Providence, RI 02940
  63. Tel: (401) 331-ACSL
  64.  
  65. ******************************************************************
  66. *                                                                *
  67. *                  Please circulate this notice!                 *
  68. *                                                                *
  69. ******************************************************************
  70.  
  71.  
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  73. Gleason Sackman                           BBS:       sackman@sendit.nodak.edu
  74. Coordinator                               Internet:  sackman@plains.nodak.edu
  75. SENDIT - NoDak's K-12 Telcom Network      Bitnet:    sackman@plains.bitnet
  76. BOX 5164,  NDSU Computer Center           Voice: (701)237-8109
  77. Fargo, ND  58105                          Fax:   (701)237-8541
  78.