On Wednesday 13 March, 19 students from Years 9, 11 and 12 participated in the Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad (OzCLO) competition. This is the third year that our College has participated in this event. It was a live competition that ran for two hours, where 490 teams participated all over Australia.
Students worked in groups of three or four and were given a series of challenges to solve within a 20-minute time limit for each challenge, which consisted of decoding and solving problems in real languages. Students enjoyed the challenges and they developed teamwork and problem-solving skills.
Cheyenne Moore (Year 9 Silver) said of her experience: “I thought it was a great way to have a bit of fun whilst completing challenging puzzles. It definitely got my brain thinking and working extremely hard. It was a great extracurricular activity and I would definitely recommend it to people who are interested in this type of challenge.”
The following students’ participation is commended:
- Year 12 — Jack Daelish, Tristan Mifsud and Harry Stolzenhain
- Year 11 — Ryan Finette, Chloe Rickard and Beccy Snell
- Year 9 — Lucille Belford, Gabrielle Clinton, Enndia Hicks, Ellie Inglese, Sabina Lantouris, Baxter Lill, Marisa Lopez Garza, Cheyenne Moore, Jamie Speight, Emma Williamson and Elle Zaviska.
Thank you to Mr Michael Modini and Mrs Gail Preston, who continue to support our students by supervising the event. In particular, a big thank you to Mr Modini for training the students to be well prepared for the live competition.
