GCDS Students Top Scorers at American Computer Science League Competition

GREENWICH, CT, Tuesday, May 23, 2023 – Greenwich Country Day School (GCDS) students received the top score, a perfect 120, sharing a first place win in the 2023 American Computer Science League (ACSL) Finals Competition, Senior 3 Division. 

The ACSL is an international competition that tests students on fundamental concepts in computer science, ranging from Number Systems to Boolean Algebra to Digital Electronics. In the upper divisions, each contest also includes a problem to solve by programming using Python, C++ or Java.

The competition is designed to promote interest in computer science and to help students develop their problem-solving skills. Competitions are held online four times a year. At the end of the year, the top students are invited to compete in an online Finals competition.

The GCDS team, which is composed of twelve members, competed in the Senior 3 division with 106 other teams. They were up against some very tough competition, and they were able to rise to the challenge and win first place! The senior team includes Matteo Andrade, Ainsley Craver, Felix Hentsch-Cowles, Michael Hisler, Imran Iftikar, Yash Jain, Abe Milgram, Eli Murphy, Andy Pauley, Michael Powell, Harrison Servedio, and Oliver Stern.

GCDS Computer Science Team Advisor Gordie Campbell said, “I am so proud of our team for their hard work and dedication. They have shown that they are not only talented computer scientists, but they are also great problem-solvers.”