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Who? |
All students of participating schools in Grades 3 through 12 who participate in computer science projects |
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Students submit projects in one of several categories which have been researched and developed in the last twelve months. |
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See Academic Rodeo General Schedule and Academic Rodeo Contest Timelines for specific dates and deadlines. |
| “Promoting
excellence in education and showcasing the talents
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Where? |
Contest will be held at the fairgrounds. Projects will be displayed during the Academic Rodeo and during the East Texas State Fair. |
See General Guidelines for general Academic Rodeo rules and guidelines.
General Contest Rules
To be updated by end of July 2008
The levels of competition and project categories are as follows.
Click the category for specific contest rules.
Projects are judged on mastery of application, presentation, creativity, complexity, grammar and spelling, and content. Each school may submit up to 3 outstanding entries per level (elementary, middle school, or high school) in each category to the East Texas State Fair Computer Science Fair to be judged.
The contest is open to all public and private elementary, middle and high school students in the above categories. Students will compete in the age group to which they belonged when the project was completed. Project must have been completed within one year of the submission date and must not have been previously entered in the Academic Rodeo.
Copyright Laws: All copyright laws are to be followed. Violations will result in disqualification.
A label attached to the entry will identify the work by student, school, and grade level.
Computer Science Fair Contest Timeline
(See Academic Rodeo Timeline for specific dates and deadlines.)
- Primary Contact for school or organization will submit the School/Organization Registration Form by the deadline. See the Academic Rodeo Timeline for specific deadline. Click here to see if your school is registered.
- Sponsor will select 3 entries in each category from each contest level (elementary, middle school or high school) of the school to submit for the contest.
- Sponsor will register students selected for the Computer Science Fair using the Student Registration Form by the designated deadline. This can be coordinated with sponsors for other contests.
- Sponsor will submit entries to the East Texas State Fair office at 2112 W. Front Street by the deadline indicated on the contest timeline.
- All students, except Desktop Publishing participants, attend the Computer Science Fair Contest for judging of their entries.
- The Academic Rodeo Timeline will indicate the date when winners will be announced.
- Computer Science Fair entries and/or results will be on display throughout the Academic Rodeo.
- Students submitting winning entries will be recognized at the Academic Rodeo Awards Celebration. Students and/or school sponsors should attend to accept awards for the school.
- Desktop Publishing entries will be stored at the fair office to be displayed again during the East Texas State Fair.
- Projects submitted on CD will be returned to schools at the conclusion of the Academic Rodeo in the school packet of awards. Recognition of the project work will be included in any Academic Rodeo display. When possible, these projects will be displayed in a presentation during the Academic Rodeo and the East Texas State Fair.
- Following the East Texas State Fair, students or sponsors should collect entries during the designated pick-up time period. Items not collected will become the property of the East Texas State Fair and will be destroyed.
