HBHS student amongst World's Top Computer Programmers

The ancient Roman amphitheatre  in Plovdiv, Bulgaria was the scene of another kiwi victory this weekend. Two New Zealanders have proudly taken the stage to receive bronze medals at the world’s  foremost and most prestigious programming contest for high school students. Jamie Mc Closkey from Akaroa and Boris Pfahringer from HBHS are thrilled with their success in the  2009 International Olympiad in Informatics.

“To be one of the medal winners is fantastic.” said Pfahringer who is a Year 13 student at our school.  The competition took place over two five-hour days and the students were given four programming problems each day. “We had to find and implement efficient algorithms to solve the problems, with run-time and memory limitations on the resulting program. The contest was very difficult and it was a nerve-wracking wait for the medal ceremony.” We congratulate Boris on his success in this highly competitive field.