On May 15, 2021, students participating in the NORSTAR program at Norfolk Technical Center participated in the 36th Annual Great Computer Challenge. This year's challenge, a joint project by WHRO, the Consortium for Interactive Instruction and Old Dominion University, was a virtual competitive opportunity for students in K-12th grade to demonstrate their knowledge of various computer applications and programming skills.   

Below are the results of the 2021 Great Computer Challenge:

2021 Great Computer Challenge  

Desktop Presentation Level 4 NTC 1^st Place  

Harlem Wright: 10^th grade: BTW 

Gwen Garcia: 10^th grade: NHS 

Ellana Coluna: 10^th grade: GHS 

Seth Magnuson: 12^th grade: NHS 

Kyleen Haynes: 12^th grade: MHS

Graphic Design Level 4 NTC 2^nd Place  

Keamari McQueen: 10^th grade: MHS 

Beckam Potoczny: 10^th grade: MHS 

Samantha Mowery: 10^th grade: NHS 

Amilyn Estes: 10^th grade: GHS 

Aidan Ward: 10^th grade: NHS 

Programing Object Oriented Level 4 NTC 3^rd Place NTC  

Avery Persinger: 11^th grade: GHS 

Rylan Spearbeck: 10^th grade: GHS 

Frank Ramos: 10^th grade: NHS 

Trey Borte: 10^th grade: NHS 

**All students who placed at Level 4 are in the NORSTAR program.

Desktop Publishing Level 2 Crossroads K8 Schools 2^nd Place  

Desktop Presentation Level 2 Crossroads K8 Schools 1^st place