CInT
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Overview
What is CInT?
CInT is a competitive informatics tournament organized by students at Centennial High School, giving middle and high school students the opportunity to learn how to code, apply problem solving skills, and make new friends while tackling algorithm-based challenges.
Date & Location
This year, CInT will be held on April 19, 2026, at the Elkridge Library (6540 Washington Blvd, Elkridge, MD 21075) from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM.
More info will be coming soon; keep an eye on this site!
Contest Rules
- Groups of up to three are allowed, but each student must register individually.
- Students of all experience levels are welcome. There will be a beginner and advanced division.
- Groups my be formed in advance, but time will be provided to create teams at the event.
- Prizes will be awarded to individual members on winning teams.
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FAQ
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CInT is beginner-friendly! All middle and high schoolers are welcome and encouraged to attend! However, if you’re interested in competing for a prize, you should have some understanding of Java, C++, or Python.
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Competitive programming is an academic sport where competitors brainstorm/implement correct and efficient solutions to given problems. At CInT, we offer a variety of problems for all skill levels, ranging from simple addition to USACO Gold+ difficulty!
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At CInT, you will be given a set of problems to solve, with a chance to win cool tech prizes! Scoring is primarily decided by number of problems solved, and ties are broken by sum of submission times. If this is confusing, feel free to contact us with questions.
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While admission is free, you should bring a computer and a charger to CInT.
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Yes! We will serve pizza, drinks, and plenty of other treats!
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Team size can be anywhere from 1-3 people. In order to form teams, you can talk to friends beforehand or meet like-minded peers on competition day!
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You may use resources such as W3Schools, StackOverflow, or other online forums for syntax purposes. However, participants may NOT plagiarize code, copy projects, or use AI tools (including, but not limited to ChatGPT, Google Gemini, GitHub Copilot, etc) to generate code. Usage of AI will be an automatic disqualification from CInT.
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Schedule
| Time | Event |
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| 1:30 - 1:50 PM | Team Finding |
| 1:50 - 2:00 PM | Opening Ceremony |
| 2:00 PM | Coding Begins |
| 2:10 - 2:40 PM | Workshop #1 |
| 2:40 - 3:10 PM | Pizza & snacks |
| 3:20 - 3:50 PM | Workshop #2 |
| 4:00 PM | Coding Ends |
| 4:10 - 4:30 PM | Closing Ceremony |
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Sponsors
Gold
Silver
Bronze
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Our Team
Organizers
- -> Joshua Oh
- -> Rana Cherukuri
- -> Lakshith Senthil
- -> Evan Luo
- -> Zachary Schmelzer
- -> Taha Ahmed
- -> Jayson Liu
- -> Albert Cao
- -> Aman Alamasety
- -> Barry Chen
- -> Ethan Burgoon