PA High School Computer Fair 2009
Logo Design winner Brandi Albright from Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School
General Information
Purpose
The Pennsylvania High School Computer Fair is an annual event that highlights Pennsylvania high school students' application skills and computer knowledge. Students are able to unleash their creativity, learn how to convey information more dynamically, and enhance the learning process.
Eligibility
Participation is open to any student enrolled:
- In grades 9 - 12
- In a public or private high school
- In a state-approved home-school program
- Within the geographic boundaries served by a sponsoring intermediate unit
Participant selection process:
- Local competition and/or selection process-- Local high schools will be responsible for selecting the students who will advance to regional's.
- Regional competition-- Each intermediate unit will designate the number of projects eligible for regionals. First place winners from the regional competitions will move on to the state competition. There will be no entrance fee charged to either the school district or student to participate.
- State competition -- (Date to be determined) Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa 17031. There will be no entrance fee charged to either the school district or student to participate.
Hardware/Software
- Hardware and software requirements for the regional competitions will be determined by the individual intermediate units.
- All hardware and software will be provided by the student or school district for the state competition.
- No live Internet connections will be available.
- Each project must have it's own computer, if one is required for that category. No projects will share a single computer at the state competition.
- Each project may bring only one computer.
- At the state competition, students must provide a power strip for their computer. Extension cords will be provided.
- The logo, desktop publishing and graphic design categories will not be allowed to bring a computer to the state fair. Students must use a computer to develop their project, but only the end product and a descriptive narrative of the project development will be displayed.
- 3D graphics must be in print form to be eligible.
- Digital movie projects may bring a single computer and monitor or a VHS tape and monitor.
- Displays and monitors must not be larger than 21 inches.
- Space will be assigned and limited to 3 square feet per project.
- All projects must be new or significantly changed over previous year entries. The narrative description must describe the enhancements to a project that was previously entered.
- Narrative descriptions are required for all projects in all categories. They must be detailed to provide judges with information to fairly judge the project.
Judging Criteria
- Preliminary judging: a minimum of two judges will view the project to determine a group of finalists.
- Final judging: All judges will view each of the finalists projects and may require the students to answer questions.
- All judging rubrics are posted on this website.
- Judges may not have a direct association with the participants.
- Judges decisions are final.
Categories
For specific rules and guidelines please click on the link below.
- Animation
- Computer Fair Logo
- Curriculum-Based Web Page Design
- Digital Movie
- Graphic Design
- Information-Based Web Page Design
- Multimedia Presentations
- Text-Based Desktop Publishing
Registration
- All participants must register online at http://www.pacomputerfair.org
- Registration for the regional competition must be completed and submitted by the date specified by the appropriate regional intermediate unit.
- Registrations for the state competition will be submitted by the intermediate unit.
- Students may participate individually or as a group, however a group spokesperson will be designated on the registration form. A student may submit an individual project and a group project, however a school team may only submit one project.
- Groups will be limited to three students.
- Cash prizes awarded to a group project will be split a maximum of three ways.
- A faculty advisor/sponsor must be identified. The faculty advisor/sponsor will be responsible for accompanying students during the regional and state competitions.
- All communication will be provided through the faculty advisor/sponsor.
Forms
A completed Copyright Sign-off form MUST accompany all projects.
Please click here to download the Photo Release Form