GREAT COMPUTER CHALLENGE IS SATURDAY AT ODU

Hampton Roads area students in grades 6 through 12 will have the opportunity to prove just how much they know about computers Saturday, March 10, by participating in the 22nd Annual Great Computer Challenge at Old Dominion University's Webb Center.

Co-sponsored by Old Dominion, WHRO and the Consortium for Interactive Instruction (CII), the competition challenges students to demonstrate their skills in various computer applications and programming by solving problems they might face in the "real world." The Computer Challenge has two different divisions: a Senior Division for grades 6-12 (to be held March 10), and a Junior Division for grades K-5 (to be held May 19).

In the Senior Division competition, students will compete in the following categories: Desktop Presentations, Desktop Publishing, Graphic Arts, Music, Web Design, Integrated Applications, Visual Basic Programming, C++ Programming and Computer Assisted Design (CAD).

Old Dominion faculty and staff, as well as local business leaders, will judge the competition. First, second and third place, as well as honorable mention, will be recognized in each category.

For more information visit the Great Computer Challenge Web site at http://www.whro.org/home/education/cii/professdevelop/studentactivites/greatcompchallenge/.