By Sherry DiBari
Twice a year, hundreds of Hampton Roads schoolchildren swarm Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's Webb Center during the Great Computer Challenge to compete in various computer applications and programming skills.
This year, however, a special online edition combining the junior (grades 3-5) and senior (grades 6-12) will be held May 15 via Zoom.
The challenge, now in its 36th year, is a joint project of WHRO, the Consortium for Interactive Instruction and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ.
for the challenge will be accepted until March 26.
The cybersecurity challenge will be omitted this year. As an alternative, the Great Computer Challenge has partnered with the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ School of Cybersecurity for the on April 16 and 17.
Doug Streit, executive director of IT Security & Planning and chief information security officer for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's Information Technology Services, explained the combined event.
"There will not be separate senior and junior competitions, but a subset of categories that include some Level II (grades 3-5), Level III (grades 6-9) and Level IV (grades 10-12) challenges."
Results of the cybersecurity competition will be highlighted at the Great Computer Challenge awards ceremony.
More information can be found at the Great Computer Challenge .
