Hack HSV is Alabama's first high school hackathon: a 12-hour coding marathon where you will collaborate with friends to solve a space-themed problem
Schedule:
8:00am - Hackathon Begins
9:00am - Opening Ceremony / Sachin Tyler, Matt Brooks and Carlos Gomez Speak
9:30am - Hackathon Begins
11:30am - Students should have a problem to solve and a plan for proposed solution
12:00pm-ish - Lunch is served / Joe Barnes Speaks
3:00pm - Soccer and Ultimate Frisbee games
6:00pm - Dinner is served / Speaker
8:00pm - Code Freeze
8:30pm - Project Submissions Due on DevPost and github / Judging Begins
9:45pm - Winners Announced
Eligibility
Students 13-18 from any part of the world is eligible to join!
Requirements
Students are able to program in any language they know, on any platform. This can span from C++, to Swift, to even Scratch. Using this, you will be creating a solution to a problem, which will be announced at the competition, that has to do with space. You will be submitting the final products here on Devpost where judges and students will be able to see your awesome creations!
Prizes
Grand Prize - Drone
The winner with the highest score, as decided by the judges, will win this prize
Most Popular Prize - Amazon Alexa Dot
The most popular project, as voted on by the hackers on Devpost, will win this award
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
To enter, just head over to www.hackhsv.com and click register.
Judges
May Chen
Josh Reinoehl
Lacey Reinoehl
Danielle Hart
Judging Criteria
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Originality
(20) How creative and unique is your project and your solution? -
Usefulness
(20) How well does this solve the problem that will be announced? -
Complexity (15)
How complex is your project? -
Presentation
(10) How well did you show off your awesome project? -
Polish
(10) Overall, how clean, and well designed is your project? -
Total
75 points
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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