Outperforming the “Informatik-Biber”: Joel and Emil Beat the Highest Score

With a performance that far exceeded the standard required for first place, Steinmühlen students Joel (left) and Emil (both in 6a) impressed the judges at the Germany-wide Informatik-Biber competition.

Among the 204,150 participants in grades 5 and 6, they were ultimately among the nearly 2 percent who took home a first prize. That required 117 points—but Joel and Emil scored 144!

The two classmates had worked together as a team on the same screen—and that clearly worked out wonderfully, said computer science teacher Steffen Ullwer. Like his two students, he, too, was awarded a certificate for this remarkable achievement.

All we can say is: Hats off to such talent in computer science! We’re sure we’ll be hearing even more from you in the future.

(Angela Heinemann)