A team of three Northwestern College students received word on Monday, Dec. 8, that they will be one of 100 teams from 88 countries competing in the ACM-International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals in Stockholm, Sweden, in April 2009. At left are team members seniors Ben Kester and Curt Van Wyk (front) and junior John Calsbeek (back, left). At right are computer science professors at the Orange City college who plan to accompany the group. Mike Vellinga is standing at center and Mark Vellinga is at right. For more on the story, see the December 11, 2008, edition of The Sioux County Capital-Democrat.