LancerHacks is the second annual twelve-hour hackathon organized by sfhacks, the student-led programming club at Saint Francis High School. In partnership with the school, LancerHacks will take place on Saturday, February 9, 2019, on our campus in Mountain View, CA, and will host approximately 200 students from local high schools. 

Drawing from the strength of our school’s mission to “educate hearts and minds to serve the world,” the theme of LancerHacks 2019 is improving or developing a computer-science innovation to positively impact the community. Supplementing the main project-development element of the hackathon through a variety of challenges and events, LancerHacks will emphasize collaboration among attendees, mentorship from peers and industry experts, attendance at speaker sessions and workshops, and the big picture of computer science and its various daily-life applications. We will encourage interested students of all levels of expertise to attend the event to experience how the power of computer science can be leveraged in numerous fields and how this potential is enhanced when one applies a creative and personal touch. The underlying message of LancerHacks is that computer science is for everyone: it is not just for males, or just for logicians; it requires a variety of perspectives, an ability to think outside of the box, and a level of social awareness and involvement to identify an area of need in the community that computer science has the potential to improve.

Eligibility

Anyone currently in high school or 8th grade can attend.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$4,420 in prizes
1st Place
1 winner

Oculus Go

2nd Place
1 winner

Holy Stone HS110D FPV RC Drone

3rd Place
1 winner

GoPro HERO7 White

Best Community Hack
1 winner

Snap Spetacles

Best Beginner Hack
1 winner

Udemy Gift Card

Portable Chargers
1 winner

Each member of the team gets one.

Google Swag
3 winners

Winners of the mini-competition

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

How to enter

Click here to register for LancerHacks.

Judges

Matt Tennant

Matt Tennant
Google

Andy Waddell

Andy Waddell
Google

Crispen Maung

Crispen Maung
Box.org

Michael Butler

Michael Butler
VMware

Shubha Raghavendra

Shubha Raghavendra
YouTube

Rob Giusti

Rob Giusti
Niantic

Neha Narwal

Neha Narwal
Apple

Cristina Florea

Cristina Florea

Judging Criteria

  • Concept
  • Design
  • Execution
  • Pitch
  • Wow Factor
  • Community Impact

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