Siena College
High School Programming Contest
Over the years, thousands of high school students, mostly from area high schools, have participated in the contest. Working in small teams on a challenging set of problems for several hours, students have tested their programming skills and problem solving abilities.
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Friday, April 4, 2025
37th Contest
Last Afternoon / Early Evening
Email matthews@siena.edu if you are interested in participating
Contest Details
General Schedule
- 3:00pm to 4:00pm Arrive and check-in at Sarazan Student Center
- ~3:30pm to 4:00pm Green teams orientation #1 for earliest arriving teams in RB202
- ~4:05pm to 4:30pm Green teams orientation #2 for remainder of green teams in RB202
- 4:10pm to 5:10 pm Green teams compile and submission testing at their assigned stations in RB
- 4:35pm to 4:55pm Gold teams orientation in RB202
- 5:00pm to 5:25pm Gold teams compile and submission testing at their assigned stations in RB
- ~5:30pm to 8:30:00pm CONTEST
- 6:00pm Pizza and drinks delivered to contestants
- 8:30pm to 8:40pm Clean up work spaces, make copies of work
- 8:45pm to 9:00pm Trophy Presentation in Sarazan Student Center
Our contest features two levels:
Green
Green level problems will be geared to students enrolled in their first programming course and similar in difficulty to problems 1 to 5 in past contests.
Gold
Gold level problems are geared towards students with two years of programming experience and similar in difficulty to problems 4 to 7 in past contests.
2024 Numbers
2
Divisions
32
Schools
100
Teams
371
Students
2023 Numbers
2
Divisions
25
Schools
91
Teams
360
Students
2022 Numbers
2
Divisions
23
Schools
87
Teams
(41 remote)
311
Students
2021 Numbers
Virtual Only
2
Divisions
19
Schools
60
Teams
236
Students
2020 Numbers
Before the contest was cancelled due to COVID, the following had signed up...
2
Divisions
21
Schools
80
Teams
315
Students
2019 Numbers
2
Divisions
18
Schools
59
Teams
234
Students
Past Winners
2024
Gold Overall
- looks_one Scarsdale-A
- looks_two Niskayuna-G
- looks_3 Scarsdale-B
2024
Green Overall
- looks_one Emma Willard-B
- looks_two Coxsackie-Athens-A
- looks_3 Saratoga-D
2024
Gold School Size
- Large Scarsdale-A
- Medium Spackenkill-A
2024
Green School Size
- Large Saratoga-D
- Medium Coxsackie-Athens-A
- Small Emma Willard-B
2023
Gold
- looks_one Scarsdale A
- looks_two Scarsdale E
- looks_3 Niskayuna G
2023
Green
- looks_one Niskayuna H
- looks_two Troy A
- looks_3 Briarcliff F
2022
Gold
- looks_one Shenendehowa A
- looks_two Guilderland A
- looks_two Niskayuna E
- looks_3 Scarsdale C
- looks_3 Half Hollow Hills East A
- star Scarsdale D*
- star Chatham A*
- star Scarsdale F*
* Honorable mention
2022
Green
- looks_one Briarcliff E
- looks_two Spackenkill D
- looks_3 Half Hollow Hills East D
2021
Gold
- looks_one Half Hollow Hills East A
- looks_two Guilderland A
- looks_3 Shaker A
2021
Green
- looks_one Bethlehem D
- looks_two Shenendehowa E
- looks_3 Briarcliff A
- looks_3 Spackenkill A
2020
Canceled
- looks_one NULL
- looks_two NULL
- looks_3 NULL
2019
Gold
- looks_one Shaker A
- looks_two Niskayuna A
- looks_3 Bethlehem A
2019
Green
- looks_one Briarcliff A
- looks_two Shenendehowa D
- looks_3 Bethlehem E
2018
Gold
- looks_one Columbia A
- looks_two Niskayuna A
- looks_3 Shaker A
2018
Green
- looks_one Bethlehem B
- looks_two Averill Park A
- looks_3 Troy B
2017
Gold
- looks_one Niskayuna A
- looks_two BH-BL A
- looks_3 Columbia
2017
Green
- looks_one Bethlehem C
- looks_two Niskayuna E
- looks_3 Bethlehem B
2016
- looks_one Niskayuna A
- looks_two Shenendehowa E
- looks_3 Columbia
2015
- looks_one A Niskayuna A
- looks_two Shenendehowa B
- looks_3 Columbia A
2014
- looks_one Shenendehowa B
- looks_two Shaker K
- looks_3 Niskayuna A
2013
- looks_one Niskayuna B
- looks_two Shenendehowa B
- looks_3 Shenendehowa A
2012
- looks_one Guilderland
- looks_two Shenendehowa A
- looks_3 Saratoga A
2011
- looks_one Saratoga A
- looks_two Saratoga B
- looks_3 Niskayuna B
2010
- looks_one Niskayuna A
- looks_two Shaker A
- looks_3 Shenendehowa B
2009
- looks_one Niskayuna A
- looks_two Columbia A
- looks_3 BH-BL
2008
- looks_one Niskayuna
- looks_two Dalton A
- looks_3 Shenendehowa
2007
- looks_one Niskayuna -1st
- looks_one Guilderland -1st
- looks_3 Shaker
2006
- looks_one Dalton
- looks_two Guilderland B
- looks_3 Shaker A
2005
- looks_one Dalton
- looks_two Niskayuna A
- looks_3 Shaker A
2004
- looks_one Niskayuna B
- looks_two Niskayuna A
- looks_3 BH-BL B
2003
- looks_one Niskayuna B
- looks_two Dalton
- looks_3 Niskayuna A
2000
- looks_one Shaker A
- looks_two Guilderland
- looks_3 Shaker B
1999
- looks_one Niskayuna
- looks_two Shaker
- looks_3 Johnstown
1998
- looks_one Niskayuna B
- looks_two Shaker
- looks_3 Dalton
1997
- looks_one Niskayuna B
- looks_two Niskayuna A
- looks_3 Dalton
1996
- looks_one Niskayuna
- looks_two Scotia-Glenville
- looks_3 BH-BL
1995
- looks_one Johnstown
- looks_two Dalton
- looks_3 Niskayuna
1994
- looks_one Niskayuna
- looks_two Scotia-Glenville
- looks_3 Ballston Spa
1993
- looks_one Duanesburg
- looks_two Niskayuna
- looks_3 Scotia-Glenville
1992
- looks_one Niskayuna
- looks_two Guilderland
- looks_3 Duanesburg
1991
- looks_one Niskayuna
- looks_two Hudson Falls
- looks_3 Scotia-Glenville
1990
- looks_one Niskayuna
- looks_two Hudson Falls
- looks_3 South Colonie
1989
- looks_one Niskayuna
- looks_two Shaker
- looks_3 South Colonie
1988
- looks_one Albany Academy
1987
- looks_one South Glens
1986
- looks_one BH-BL
- looks_two Shaker
- looks_3 Mohonasen
Siena Computer Science Programming Contest
Past Problems
Download all the folders in one zip file or view a year and download each problem (Word Document) individually.
cloud_download Zip file (2023-2014)
folder 2023 folder 2022 folder 2021 folder 2020 (no contest) folder 2019 folder 2018 folder 2017 folder 2016 folder 2015 folder 2014