Calling all innovative programmers, designers, and developers! CODE is proud to announce its very own 24-hour virtual hackathon: CodeFest! This event will take place virtually on March 14th, 17th, and 20th!
Every student in high school is welcome! CodeFest will allow creative individuals with any background or experience in coding to take part in thought-provoking challenges, work with like-minded and diverse groups of people, as well as have the ability to win up to thousands of dollars in prizes!
To sign up for CodeFest, please fill out: bit.ly/codefest2021 by March 12th, 2021 at 11:59 PM (EST). Please note, you must sign up to be eligible for submissions and prizes!
For more information and updates regarding CodeFest, please visit our website techcodes.org and follow us on Instagram @bthscode! ALL information pertaining to this hackathon will be revealed through Instagram. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email us at [email protected]
View the official CodeFest schedule and judging rubric here or at "Resources." Remember to signup to recieve imporant links, see you soon!
Eligibility
WHAT IF I'M A BEGINNER?
No worries! CODE encourages all students, with any background of programming, to sign up and come! In addition, we will have multiple workshops and keynote speaker panels streamlined throughout the weeklong hackathon as well as mentors available to answer any of your questions!
WHO CAN ATTEND?
All high school students are welcome to attend! Please sign up before to recieve all needed links!
WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE A TEAM?
In the beginning, we will have a team formation session to make sure you're not alone. You are recommened to be in teams of 2-4 as that will be the only way you will be eligible for prizes and presenting!
Requirements
Submissions will be used in the judging process, so please be as thorough as possible. Remember that you and your team will be presenting your project live on Saturday, March 20th (see times in schedule) so we suggest having a working prototype ready! Make sure to submit both here. Good Luck!
Prizes
1st Place Team Prize
$260 Visa Gift Card
Wolfram|One Person Edition
Wolfram|Alpha Pro
1Password Membership
Repl.it Hacker Plan
3 months EchoAR Business
$50 Amazon Gift Card*
2nd Place Team Prize
$160 Vist Gift Card
1Password Membership
Repl.it Hacker Plan
3rd Place Team Prize
$95 Visa Gift Card
Repl.it Hacker Plan
Raffle
Apple Airpods 2
Framer 24 month subscription
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
MacKenzie Fisher
Director of Partnerships at Encode Justice
Chris Sean
Web Developer & YouTuber
Jacob Thomas
Game Developer at Insomniac Games
Gaurav Aggarwal
Co-founder & CTO at Sleek
Judging Criteria
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Quality of Prototype
4: Excellent prototype with good details 3: Good prototype with little errors 2: A prototype with many errors and little to no information 1: Does not function -
Relevance to Theme
4: Strong connection or correlation to the theme 3: Decent connection or correlation to the theme 2: Minimal connection or correlation to the theme 1: No connection or correlation to the theme -
Potential Impact
4: Lots of potential and can easily be implemented to help the theme 3: Good potential with minor issues with implementation into the theme 2: Some potential but major issues with implementation of the theme 1: Cannot be implemented to help the theme -
Creativity
4: Prototype is completely original & nothing seen before 3: Prototype is original but has some signs of inspiration taken from other works 2: Prototype has clear signs of copying but is still somewhat original 1: Prototype is plagiarized -
Presentation
4: Presentation is very neat and appealing 3: Presentation is organized but can use some work to improve aesthetics 2: Organization is inconsistent throughout presentation 1: Presentation is visually unappealing & shows no effort of organization
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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