DC and NoVA Teams Capture Two of Top Five National HSCC Awards

Local Teams Capture Top HSCC Awards

Nation's Top Talent Attracting New Members and Sponsors 

Members of BDPA's Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia HSCC Teams shown shortly after receiving National Awards and Scholarships from BETF in Atlanta, GA. For complete coverage, visit BETF's Blog and don't miss your September 2008 edition of bdpatoday.

Our top five teams in BDPA's 2008 National High School Computer Competition are:

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   BDPA Southern Minnesota
   This team defended the national championship that they captured last year. In fact, the young men and women from Rochester MN won the championship in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and are poised for a 'three-peat' next year in Raleigh. Each member of this year's team won a $2,500 Bemley Scholarship!

   
   


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   BDPA Washington, D.C.
   For the second year in a row the young men and women from our Nation's Capital each took home the Silver Medal along with $2,000 Bemley Scholarships!

   
   


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   BDPA Chicago
   This is the only team in the past five years to beat Southern Minnesota for the championship .... Chicago won all major awards in 2006. For the second year in a row, these young students from the Windy City each are bringing home the HSCC Bronze Medal and $1,500 Bemley Scholarships.

   
   


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   BDPA Northern Virginia
   This chapter participated in the National HSCC for the first time ever. They 'came correct!' Their fourth place finish earned each member of the team a $1,000 Bemley Scholarship.

   
   


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   BDPA Atlanta
   How cool is it to be the host chapter of an annual conference and also have high school students winning $500 Bemley Scholarships? That is the experience of the team from BDPA's Host Chapter this year.

   
   

Visit our BDPA Education and Technology Foundation's (BETF) blog and BDPA CollectiveX for updated photo galleries and feedback from corporate sponsors, conference attendees, new members, and other announcements for upcoming 2009 HSCC events.