First hackathon? Intimidated? Never coded before? No worries!
School Simplified, one of the largest educational Discord servers, is proud to bring to you their first ever hackathon!
Simplihacks is a 24 hour virtual hackathon presented by School Simplified. Simplihacks is here to bring a great experience to everyone of all skill levels. Come in and learn more skills to add into your toolbox, walk out with cool prizes and new friends!
We hope that you will join us for an amazing weekend of learning, competition, and fun!
Please join us for the opening ceremony on June 19th at 9 AM EST at https://youtu.be/lAbp3TUC1mc
Cross Submissions are allowed as long as the other hackathon you submit to is fine with and it is all created this weekend
For shipping reasons, if you are not in the United States you are ineligible for physical prizes
More information may be found on our website: https://schoolsimplified.org/simplihacks
Requirements
Any software or hardware project created entirely during the hacking period (June 19-20) may be submitted.
1. You must include code in your submission (Preferrably a GitHub repo, attatched zips are allowed)
2. You must include a < 3 minute video showing your project
3. You must include a description of your project
Cross submissions are allowed as long as the other Hackathon you submit to is fine with it
You must be currently enrolled student in high or middle school (6-12)
Prizes
$86,720 in prizes
1st Place
HyperX Cloud II Gaming Headset (1 per team member)
$40 Amazon Gift Card (1 per team member)
[SLINGSHOT] Final Round Interview for internships at YC/Stanford/CMU startups
$250 in DigitalOcean Credits
Wolfram Award (1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro and Wolfram|One Personal Edition, $375)
2nd Place
$35 Amazon Gift Card (1 per team member)
[SLINGSHOT] Final Round Interview for internships at YC/Stanford/CMU startups
$125 in DigitalOcean Credits
Wolfram Award (1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro and Wolfram|One Personal Edition, $375)
3rd Place
$30 Amazon Gift Card (1 per team member)
[SLINGSHOT] Final Round Interview for internships at YC/Stanford/CMU startups
$100 in DigitalOcean Credits
Wolfram Award (1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro and Wolfram|One Personal Edition, $375)
Best Education
Wolfram Award (1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro and Wolfram|One Personal Edition, $375)
12-Month Magoosh Premium Full Access Test Prep Membership ($360)
Best Social Good
$20 Amazon Gift Card (1 per team member)
Wolfram Award (1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro and Wolfram|One Personal Edition, worth $375)
Best Beginner
$15 Amazon Gift Card (1 per team member)
Note: This must be your first or second hackathon in order to qualify as a "Beginner"
Best Solo Project
Product Hunt T-Shirt
All Winners
Winner Certificate
Product Hunt Stickers
All Participants
(150)
$550+ Total:
Wolfram|One - 30 Days License ($25)
DigitalOcean - 60 Day License ($100)
1Password - 1 Year of 1Password Families ($60)
EchoAR - Premium Access ($20)
Repl.it - 1 Month Hacker Plan ($7)
Taskade - 1 Year Upgrades ($60)
Gather - 30% Discount on ALL Products
Interview Cake - Full Access License ($250)
Participant Certificate
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Shivam Bhatia
Lead Engineer @ Slingshot
David Medvedik
Principal Software Engineer @ Positive Technologies
Anshuman Girdhar
Product Manager @ NoRedInk
Nathanael Ma
Technical Director @ School Simplified
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
Is the hack more than just another generic social/mobile/local app? Does it do something entirely novel, or at least take a fresh approach to an old problem? How original is it? -
Technical Complexity
Is the hack technically interesting or difficult? Is it just some lipstick on an API, or were there real technical challenges to surmount? How difficult is the stack being used? -
Design
Is the hack aesthetically pleasing? Does the design of the hack elevate its message? Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface? -
Execution
How well did you achieve what you set out to do? How polished is your project? Are the features you included functional and thorough? How functional is your project? Does it serve a purpose?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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