HSHacks II is the return of the premier high school hackathon. More than 1400 high school students from around the country come to the Silicon Valley to turn ideas into a reality, all in 24 hours. With world class mentors, food, space, and more, you’re in for an amazing time. We welcome students of all hacking ability.

We can't wait to see what you'll create!

 

Eligibility

You must be currently enrolled in high school and have submitted your hack to challengepost by 1PM to qualify for a prize.

Requirements

Please submit a description of what your project does and screenshots (videos are optional). 

All submissions due at 1 PM!

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$38,050 in prizes

Most Innovative

Pebbles for the team
Full Travel Reimbursement to Hack the North at the University of Waterloo in September
Lunch/Coffee with Praxis Founder
$6000 in scholarships to Praxis
Complimentary one year mathematica licenses + Wolfram Alpha Pro
Scholarship for LeanGap program
Auto advancement to interview round for MIT Launch summer

Best Wearable/Hardware Hack

Nokia Lumia 1520's
Full Travel Reimbursement to SoHacks in San Antonio, Texas
$6000 in scholarships to Praxis
Complimentary one year mathematica licenses + Wolfram Alpha Pro

Most Creative

Mini-drones for the team
Assortment of various cool things :)
Full travel reimbursement to MHacks at the University of Michigan
$6000 in scholarships to Praxis
Complimentary one year mathematica licenses + Wolfram Alpha Pro

Best Beginner Hack

Dell Venue Pro tablets for the team
Full Travel Reimbursement to Hack the North at the University of Waterloo in September
$100 per person travel reimbursement to Hacktech
Complimentary one year mathematica licenses + Wolfram Alpha Pro
Lunch/Tour at Facebook

Best iOS Hacks (3)

Scholarship to MakeSchool Summer Program

Best use of Wolfram Technologies

$150

Best Unity Hack

Unity Pro Licenses for the team

Best Myo Hack

Myos for the team.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

How to enter

All hacks must be sumitted by 1:00 PM to be considered valid!

Judges

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Judging Criteria

  • Will be Announced

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