HSHacks is the biggest high school hackathon in the world. 24 hours, with workshops, activities, mentors, awesome swag and anything you can think of.
Eligibility
- Anyone in high school.
- All must be present at HSHacks III.
- Teams of up to 4.
Prizes
1st Overall
- GoPro Session
- $100 in Heroku credit
- 12 month access codes to Pluralsight
- 1 year of Wolfram Development Platform
- 1 year of Wolfram Mathematica Student Edition
- 1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
2nd Overall
- Google Homes
-12 month access codes to Pluralsight
- 1 year of Wolfram Development Platform
- 1 year of Wolfram Mathematica Student Edition
- 1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
3rd Overall
- 12 month access codes to Pluralsight
- 1 year of Wolfram Development Platform
- 1 year of Wolfram Mathematica Student Edition
- 1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
- GitHub octocat statues
$742 * 4
Best Beginner Hack
- $2000 scholarship to Make School Summer Academy
- 1 year of Wolfram Development Platform + 1 year of Wolfram Mathematica Student Edition + 1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
- Amazon Echo Dots
$2,512 per person * 4
Best Web App
- 1 year of Wolfram Development Platform
- 1 year of Wolfram Mathematica Student Edition
- 1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
- Chromecast
Best Android App
- 1 year of Wolfram Development Platform
- 1 year of Wolfram Mathematica Student Edition
- 1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
- Exclusive Splunk t-shirts
Best iOS App
- $2000 scholarship to Make School Summer Academy
- 1 year of Wolfram Development Platform
- 1 year of Wolfram Mathematica Student Edition
- 1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Best Game
- 1 year of Wolfram Development Platform
- 1 year of Wolfram Mathematica Student Edition
- 1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
- 1 spherical aquatic ecosystem
The Best Use of IBM APIs
- 20 hours of One on One Technical Consultation
- 120 Day of Bluemix Cloud Trial Extension
- Swag Bag for each member of the team
Prize Criteria:
- 30% Use of IBM Bluemix APIs
- 25% Technical Difficulty, working prototype
- 25% Innovative & Originality of idea
20% Ability to articulate
Best use of Redis
Adafruit Kits
.Tech Best Hack with .tech domain name
$50 Amazon Gift Vouchers for each person on the winning team
Best use of healthcare datasets
- $50 Amazon voucher per team member
- unlimited data from John Snow Labs' entire data catalog for a year
- Featured on John Snow Labs' social media
- 3 curated datasets specifically for the needs of their project, and provide free updates, for a year
#HackHarassment
Use your tech skills for good and hack online harassment! Build a software solution that can help reduce the frequency and/or severity of online harassment. Members of the winning team receive Hack Harassment Battery Packs!
Punniest Domain Name from Domain.com
Make a website and make it funny! You don't need to get DNS records setup, just proof you got a domain setup in your Domain.com account.
Domain.com Swag Bags
How to enter
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Judges
TBD
Judging Criteria
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Originality
Is the hack similar to any other generic social/mobile/local app? Does it do something entirely new, or at least take a fresh approach to an old problem? -
Usefulness
Is the hack practical? Will people use it? Does it fulfill a real need people have? Does it solve a problem? -
Technical Difficulty
Is the hack technically fascinating or challenging? Is it just some lipstick on an API, or were there real technical challenges to surmount? -
Polish
Is the hack usable as of now? Is the user experience smooth? Does everything appear to work? Is it aesthetic pleasing?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager