About the challenge
By challenging high schoolers to solve real-world problems with technology, KatyYouthHacks aims to inspire the next generation of developers. Our theme for this year is social equity, and we are hoping to guide participants to take a greater role in fighting social problems while encouraging underrepresented groups to engage in computer science and tech development.
For more information, visit our website at katyhacks.org.
Get started
To sign-up for Katy Youth Hacks, please fill out this google form: https://forms.gle/gqdfDjCmCJD2Aez78
Form a team with other participants (up to 4 members per team), or work individually! Make sure to join the opening ceremony on August 12, Friday at 8pm CST. Feel free to join our discord https://discord.gg/tahu2v4GDG or email us at contact@katyhacks.org.
Requirements
What to Build
Any project that tackles a social inequality issue, including apps, websites, 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.
Prizes
$2,475 in prizes
1st Place
$100 cash (per team)
Lifetime Taskade Upgrade
Construct Premium License (3 available)
$25 Coupon for Art of Problem Solving
Year-long .xyz domain
$250 DigitalOcean Credit
Unlimited Tech Interview Practice from Interview Buddy
Wolfram Award subscription
Scrimba subscription
11"x17" Clear Think-boards (3)
2nd Place
$50 cash (per team)
Lifetime Taskade Upgrade
$125 DigitalOcean Credits
Unlimited Tech Interview Practice - Interview Buddy
Wolfram Award subscription
Scrimba subscription
3rd Place
$25 cash (per team)
Lifetime Taskade Upgrade
$100 DigitalOcean Credits
Unlimited Tech Interview Practice - Interview Buddy
Wolfram Award subscription
Scrimba subscription
Best Social Impact
$45 Desmos Swag Pack
Lifetime Taskade Upgrade
Unlimited Tech Interview Practice - Interview Buddy
Wolfram Award subscription
Best Design
Lifetime Taskade Upgrade
$20 StickerMule Coupon
Unlimited Tech Interview Practice - Interview Buddy
Audience Favorite
Lifetime Taskade Upgrade
Unlimited Tech Interview Practice - Interview Buddy
Honorable Mention
(2)
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Ella Li
Katy Youth Hacks
Pavel Terenin
Sr. Software Engineer @ Juniper Square
Azamat Nurkhojayev
Lead Developer @ Home Credit Bank
Nikita Vasilev
Senior Big Data Developer @ Grid Dynamics
Roman Blinov
Python Developer @ DataArt
Veronika Golubeva
Senior Data Engineer @ Datrics
Fedor Yaremenko
Senior Software Engineer @ Ultimeta
Judging Criteria
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Design
Is your hack user-friendly and intuitive? Is it easy to use? -
Creativity
Is your hack a novel and unique concept? Did it take a new approach to an existing solution? -
Social Impact
Does it solve a real social issue? Is it a viable solution to this issue? -
Functionality
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?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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