The Philadelphia Classic is an annual programming contest for high school students hosted by us here at the University of Pennsylvania, usually in February. Prizes and awards are given out to the top scoring teams, and registration for the competition is free for all high schools. You can see a complete set of rules here.

Students will receive a tour of the Penn Engineering campus and then hear a talk given by a Penn professor about various interesting computer science topics. Afterwards, the students will head to the contest area. Once the contest is over, the students will get a chance to talk with each other and then prizes and t-shirts will be handed out. A tentative schedule is up.

Update:

The 2012 Philadelphia Classic is scheduled for Saturday, February 18, 2012.

The rules document has been updated and there have been changes since last year, so please look over it.

To register, or if you have any questions, please email pclassic@gmail.com.

For pictures from previous PClassics, please visit our Pictures page and our Facebook page.