About the challenge
By challenging participants to solve real-world problems with technology, KatyYouthHacks aims to inspire the next generation of developers. Our theme for this year is social good, and will guide participants to take a greater role in creating solutions that benefit the community while encouraging students to engage in computer science and tech development.
For more information, visit our website at https://katyhacks.replit.app/.
Join our discord: https://discord.gg/BReMPdqzGB
Get started
Our hackathon is open to innovators of all skill levels! This hacakthon is open to middle schoolers, high schoolers, and college students.
Join our discord to get started: https://discord.gg/BReMPdqzGB
Participation instructions:
Click join hackathon on devpost to join!
*all prizes will be per team, not per person
Requirements
WHAT TO BUILD
Any project that tackles social good, including apps, websites, robots, etc. Feel free to make low code/design only projects!
WHAT TO SUBMIT
1. Demo Video of your project in action (2-3 min)
2. Link to your project (Github, Figma, etc)
*note that cross-submission of projects is allowed, as long as the other hackathons you are submitting to also allow this.
In order to maintain fairness, our intention is for all participants start their projects from scratch. However, prior to that, you are welcome to engage in brainstorming sessions to generate ideas.
Prizes
1st Place
JBL Bluetooth Headphones
Colorful Mechanical Keyboard
$25 AoPS(Art of Problem Solving) Giftgard/Coupon
1 Year MakeX Subscription
2nd Place
Logitech Mechanical Mouse
Anker Portable Charger
$25 AoPS(Art of Problem Solving) Giftgard/Coupon
1 Year MakeX Subscription
3rd Place
Bluelight Glasses
Gradient Venture Waterbottle
$25 AoPS(Art of Problem Solving) Giftgard/Coupon
1 Year MakeX Subscription
Best Design
Fuji Quicksnap
$25 AoPS(Art of Problem Solving) Giftgard/Coupon
Best Beginner Hack
3-Pack Lightning Cable Charges
Honorable mention
Honorable Mention Certificate
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Aimee Wu
Organizer @ Katy Youth Hacks
Naveen Nalajala
Senior Software Engineer, Dell Technologies
Tanmay Kejriwal
Software Engineer, Founder of MakeX
Jeet Mehta
Senior Software Engineer
Haoyuan He
Software Engineer at Netflix
Sahil Deshpande
Engineer at Meta
Naved Merchant
Senior Software Engineer at Amazon
Senthilkumaran Rajagopalan
Tech Lead Manager at Meta
Saanvi Kondaskar
Organizer @ Katy Youth Hacks
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
Is your hack a novel and unique concept? Did it take a new approach to an existing solution? -
Theme
Does your hack work as intended? Was sufficient time put into the execution of the hack? -
Presentation
How informative and compelling was your presentation? Did you discuss the process of building your hack and the challenges you faced? -
Design
Is your hack user-friendly and intuitive? Is it easy to use?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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