Dates

The hackathon will begin on December 8th at 12:00PM MST, and will end December 12th at 5:30PM MST.

Eligibility

Any student attending Sir Winston Churchill High School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada is welcome to attend!

You can attend solo, or in a group of maximum four people.

Project and Submission Requirements

Please submit:

- a link to the code, such as on GitHub or Replit.

- an A4-sized poster or written explanation, or a 3-minute max video explaining your project, including what problem it solves

If you have any questions about these requirements, reach out to us on Discord! (https://discord.gg/z93F5zv8)

You may NOT submit old code or code that you began working on before the theme was announced on December 8th at 12:00 PM. However, external art is allowed, so long as it is credited.

No NSFW Content. Creating anything school-inappropriate will lead to disqualification from prizes.

Don't create anything hateful, discriminatory, or derogatory. Racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination are not tolerated.

If you don't finish, submit anyway! We'd love to see any progress you make!

Prizes

There will be $100 in giftcards to give out to top scorers in the categories. Additionally, Wolfram has graciously provided TWO year-long subscriptions to their products, which will be given to the First Place and Popular Choice winner!

Judging Criteria and Winner Selection

Submissions will be out of 25 marks, and based upon four criteria:

1. Design: how good does the product look? How easy is it to use? (/5)

2. Marketing/Pitch: how well does the product fulfill a need? How good was the marketing and explanation? (/5)

3. Creativity: how fresh and innovative is this product? Does the product fit the theme? (/5)

4. Technical Skill: how complex and extensive is the product? Is the code impressive in scope? (/10)

Additionally, there will also be a Popular Choice category, based on voting by participants after the hackathon concludes.