2024 Great Computer Challenge Junior Winners
On April 27, 2024, 73 teams of kindergarten through 5th grade students gathered at Old Dominion University to compete in the 39th Annual Junior Great Computer Challenge! See the winners of each competition category and grade level below.
| Level 1 Desktop Publishing | ||||
| Place | School | Division | Sponsor | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior | Hardy ES | Isle of Wight | Angela Thompson Alicia Reeves | Carter Bray Oliver Poler Aspen Smith |
| Excellent | Bethel ES | Gloucester | Tara Lord Kelsey Brasher | Silver Chaney Tucker Greene |
| Excellent | Mathews ES | Mathews | Jennifer Doss Amber Williams | Emma Wiant Abby Givens Logan Snyder |
| Good | Saunders ES | Newport News | Carolyn Harris | Michael Carter Jeter |
| Level 1 Graphic Design | ||||
| Place | School | Division | Sponsor | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior | Hardy ES | Isle of Wight | Heather Stafford Erin Matzen | Elena Smith Nora Bender Judson Miles |
| Excellent | Bethel ES | Gloucester | Tara Lord Kelsey Brasher | Parker Chambers Alice Blittle Karlynn Janowski |
| Good | Saunders ES | Newport News | Carolyn Harris | Kopelyn Smith McKael Thomas Elena Vazquez |
| Level 1 Visual Programming/Block Coding Using Scratch Jr. | ||||
| Place | School | Division | Sponsor | Participants |
| Superior | Bethel ES | Gloucester | Tara Lord Kelsey Brasher | Nicholas Burkos Tanner Ellis |
| Excellent | Mathews ES | Mathews | Jennifer Doss Amber Williams | Nolan Larkin Carson Clements Jayce Dustin |
| Good | Hardy ES | Isle of Wight | Mallory Bradley Kathy Wood Rhelda Furnari | Elijah Bradley Jackson Nichols Ruby Brown |
| Good | Carrollton ES | Isle of Wight | Michelle Pealo | Trace Sciarrotta Finnegan May Thomas Drotleff |
| Level 2 Desktop Presentations | ||||
| Place | School | Division | Sponsor | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mary Calcott ES | Norfolk | Helen Watson Deborah Reynolds | Abigail Saboski Julia Libbey Layla Satterthwaite |
| 2nd | Norge ES | Williamsburg | Cindy Cattell Mandy Collier | Morgan Murphy Lizzie Crowther Holden Dahnke |
| 3rd | Stonehouse ES | Williamsburg | Scott Brown Jeremy Riggs | Lucy Lapetina Sydney Brown Scarlett Holley |
| H M | Achilles ES | Gloucester | Diana Holt Whitney Oberndorf | Matthew Jacobs Elin Scearce Andrew (AJ) Butler |
| HM | Matthew Whaley ES | Williamsburg | Kris Van Deusen | Ellery Nester Annabelle Waggoner Kayden Bridges |
| Level 2 Desktop Publishing | ||||
| Place | School | Division | Sponsor | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew Whaley ES | Williamsburg | Kris Van Deusen | Jack Tucker Marshall Jones Lincoln George |
| 2nd | Poquoson ES | Poquoson | Alystra Barefoot Nanci Deibler Maria Goss Rebecca Clancy | Norah Cook Ethan Gilbert Freya VanDyke |
| 3rd | Norge ES | Williamsburg | Cindy Cattell Mandy Collier | Lena Roessler Emily Skeens Mya Yam |
| H M | Hardy ES | Isle of Wight | Angela Thompson Alicia Reeves | Anna Gies Tahna Miller Jamison Scott |
| Level 2 Graphic Design | ||||
| Place | School | Division | Sponsor | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Poquoson ES | Poquoson | Alystra Barefoot Nanci Deibler Maria Goss Rebecca Clancy | Ava Dye Nathan Greco Addison Madriaga |
| 2nd | Hardy ES | Isle of Wight | Heather Stafford Erin Matzen | Noah Price Juanita Nunez Rodriguez |
| 3rd | Norge ES | Williamsburg | Cindy Cattell Mandy Collier | Liam Green Alex Palacios Ethan Burden |
| H M | Matthew Whaley ES | Williamsburg | Kris Van Deusen | Landon Menefee Eilidh Strum |
| Level 2 Internet Scavenger Hunt | ||||
| Place | School | Division | Sponsor | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bethel ES | Gloucester | Kelsey Brasher Tara Lord | Killian McDaniels Joshua Davis |
| 2nd | Achilles ES | Gloucester | Diana Holt Whitney Oberndorf | Cooper King Oliver Miller |
| 3rd | Westside ES | Isle of Wight | Dr. Erica Newcomb Sharron Chapman | Lillian Freestrom Miranda Jones |
| H M | Stonehouse ES | Williamsburg | Scott Brown Jeremy Riggs | Jayden White Sullivan Nicely |
| Level 2 Video Editing | ||||
| Place | School | Division | Sponsor | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sparrow Road Interm. | Chesapeake | Jessica Gatie | Olivia Berrios Christopher Norton Shubh Patel |
| 2nd | Stonehouse ES | Williamsburg | Scott Brown Jeremy Riggs | William Smith Jacob Dale Cordelia Clodfelter |
| 3rd | Bethel ES | Gloucester | Tara Lord Kelsey Brasher | Christian Garces Jason Levitov |
| H M | Norge ES | Williamsburg | Cindy Cattell Mandy Collier | Jessie Weddington Navi Jones Nyla Jones |
| Level 2 Visual Programming/Block Coding Using Scratch Jr | ||||
| Place | School | Division | Sponsor | Participants |
| 1st | Stonehouse ES | Williamsburg | Scott Brown Jeremy Riggs | Victor Palacios Jameson Stuppy |
| 2nd | Westside ES | Isle of Wight | Dr. Erica Newcomb | Logan Tardif Violet Pealo Alice Thomsen |
| 3rd | Old Donation School | Virginia Beach | Xiaoli Li Prashant Appukuttan Tirtha Bhandari | Nolan Bhandari Ram Appukuttan Nathaniel Douti |
| H M | Achilles ES | Gloucester | Diana Holt Whitney Oberndorf | Emma Spears Colt Jones Lorelei Kendall |