Sunshine State Innovation Games 2027: High School Guidelines

Overview

Read and review the competition rules on the Innovation Games competition page.

In the High School Runtime competition, students will use their choice of the Python or Java programming languages to solve challenges.

Students will compete in teams of 2-3 in two stages: one virtual round and one in-person round. The competition will also include:

• Problem Sets: 10 to 20 problems of varying difficulty to challenge both newcomers and advanced students between the two rounds.
• Judges Panel: A post-competition session where students can ask how the “ideal” solution was envisioned.
• Tiebreaking: Automated judging will handle the majority of scoring, with a human panel reserved only for tiebreakers.

More details, instructions, and documentation to follow!

Registration & Project Submission

Teachers/coaches must register for the competition and create accounts for their student teams. Student accounts will be used to participate in the Runtime competition. Read the full instructions on Innovation Games competition page.

Each school may enter a maximum of three teams into the competition.

Judging

High school teams must complete the virtual round of the Runtime competition between March 8, 2027 and March 12, 2027. Teams who qualify for the final, in-person round on April 23, 2027 will be notified during the week after the virtual round.