Design a program or application that informs people about local events and news. There are many protests and movements happening recently that are being overlooked.
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Helix Hacks 2020We love inspiring!
Helix Hacks II is a hackathon designed to inspire and empower young coders to pursue and develop their programming skills. Over the course of 30 hours, teams up to 4 participants will work to develop a software project that helps to solve a real-world problem.
Due to quarantine, we have converted to an online hackathon so that our participants still have the same opportunity to learn and explore. We guarantee the same amount of fun, experience, and opportunity despite the hackathon being virtual.
Here are some inspirational categories to focus your project on
These themes are not required and we will not be judging based on them, they are here soley to inspire you and provide you with ideas.
Here are some inspirational categories to focus your project on
These themes are not required and we will not be judging based on them, they are here soley to inspire you and provide you with ideas.
Here are some inspirational categories to focus your project on
These themes are not required and we will not be judging based on them, they are here soley to inspire you and provide you with ideas.
Design a program or application that informs people about local events and news. There are many protests and movements happening recently that are being overlooked.
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Design a program or application that helps the environment. Reduces pollution, planting more trees/plants, donating and advertising environmental non-profits.
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Design a program or application that provide user's with security. Online virus and scam protection, tracking app, cyberbullying prevention, local crime information app.
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Design a program or application that helps people maintain their health. Mental health, phsyical health: dealing with stress/depression, or exercising and more.
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Design a program or application that helps entertain people. A video game, a streaming service, a way to connect with friends and people, artificial AI companions and more
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Design a program or application that helps people that are less privileged. A donation/fundraising system, support/advertise non-profits, housing, food, basic essentials.
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Design a program or application that informs people about local events and news. There are many protests and movements happening recently that are being overlooked.
View more
Design a program or application that helps the environment. Reduces pollution, planting more trees/plants, donating and advertising environmental non-profits.
View more
Design a program or application that provide user's with security. Online virus and scam protection, tracking app, cyberbullying prevention, local crime information app.
View more
Design a program or application that helps people maintain their health. Mental health, phsyical health: dealing with stress/depression, or exercising and more.
View more
Design a program or application that helps entertain people. A video game, a streaming service, a way to connect with friends and people, artificial AI companions and more
View more
Design a program or application that helps people that are less privileged. A donation/fundraising system, support/advertise non-profits, housing, food, basic essentials.
View more
Design a program or application that informs people about local events and news. There are many protests and movements happening recently that are being overlooked.
Design a program or application that helps the environment. Reduces pollution, planting more trees/plants, donating and advertising environmental non-profits.
Design a program or application that provide user's with security. Online virus and scam protection, tracking app, cyberbullying prevention, local crime information app.
Design a program or application that helps people maintain their health. Mental health, phsyical health: dealing with stress/depression, or exercising and more.
Design a program or application that helps entertain people. A video game, a streaming service, a way to connect with friends and people, artificial AI companions and more
Design a program or application that helps people that are less privileged. A donation/fundraising system, support/advertise non-profits, housing, food, basic essentials.
All Time Based On PDT
| S A T U R D A Y | S U N D A Y |
|---|---|
| 9:00Opening Ceremony | 8:00Start of Day #2 - Check In |
| 10:00Coding Begins | 12:00Submission Window Closed |
| 10:10Java Workshop | 1:00Presentations Start |
| 11:20Python Workshop | 5:00Judging Time |
| 12:30HTML Workshop | 5:45Closing Ceremony |
| 1:40GAME BREAK ! (Kahoot) | |
| 2:20App Dev Workshop | |
| 3:30Graphics Workshop | |
| 4:40Neural Networking Workshop | |
| 6:00GAME BREAK ! (Quiplash) | |
| 7:00Pitching/Presenting Workshop | |
| 8:00GAME BREAK ! (Gartic Phone) | |
| 9:00End of the Day |
| S A T U R D A Y | S U N D A Y |
|---|---|
| 9:00Opening Ceremony | 8:00Start of Day #2 - Check In |
| 10:00Coding Begins | 12:00Submission Window Closed |
| 10:10Java Workshop | 1:00Presentations Start |
| 11:20Python Workshop | 5:00Judging Time |
| 12:30HTML Workshop | 5:45Closing Ceremony |
| 1:40GAME BREAK ! (Kahoot) | |
| 2:20App Dev Workshop | |
| 3:30Graphics Workshop | |
| 4:40Neural Networking Workshop | |
| 6:00GAME BREAK ! (Quiplash) | |
| 7:00Pitching/Presenting Workshop | |
| 8:00GAME BREAK ! (Gartic Phone) | |
| 9:00End of the Day |
| S A T U R D A Y |
|---|
| 9:00Opening Ceremony |
| 10:00Coding Begins |
| 10:10Java Workshop |
| 11:20Python Workshop |
| 12:30HTML Workshop |
| 1:40GAME BREAK ! (Kahoot) |
| 2:20App Dev Workshop |
| 3:30Graphics Workshop |
| 4:40Neural Networking Workshop |
| 6:00GAME BREAK ! (Quiplash) |
| 7:00Pitching/Presenting Workshop |
| 8:00GAME BREAK ! (Gartic Phone) |
| 9:00End of the Day |
| S U N D A Y |
| 8:00Start of Day #2 - Check In |
| 12:00Submission Window Closed |
| 1:00Presentations Start |
| 5:00Judging Time |
| 5:45Closing Ceremony |
Java Workshop: Beginners/Intermediate ~ Eclipse
Python Workshop: Beginners ~ Repl.it
HTML Workshop: Beginners ~ VSCode
App Dev Workshop: Beginners/Intermediate ~ Flutter on Dartpad.dev
Graphics Workshop: Beginners/Intermediate ~ P5JS on VSCode
Nueral Networking Workshop: Beginners/Intermediate ~ Google Colab
Pitching/Presenting Workshop: EVERYONE (Mandatory)
Feel free to email us if you still have any questions!
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11th, Homestead High School
11th, Homestead High School
11th, Homestead High School
12th, Lynbrook High School
Freshman, Purdue University
10th, John F. Kennedy High
12th, American High
11th, Irvine High
10th, Lynbrook High School
MENTORS & JUDGES
We will be updating more soon.
11th, Homestead High School
11th, Homestead High School
11th, Homestead High School
12th, Lynbrook High School
Freshman, Purdue University
10th, John F. Kennedy High
12th, American High
11th, Irvine High
10th, Lynbrook High School
MENTORS & JUDGES
We will be updating more soon.
11th, Homestead High School
11th, Homestead High School
11th, Homestead High School
12th, Lynbrook High School
Freshman, Purdue University
10th, John F. Kennedy High School
12th, American High School
11th, Irvine High School
10th, Lynbrook High School
MENTORS & JUDGES
Sign up fast so the spots don't fill up!
Note: You can sign up to be a mentor and/or a judge or only a participant.
Grades 8 - 12
No Experience Needed!
Competing in the Hackathon against other participants with the goal to create and learn.
Ages 18+
Must be experienced in CS
Inspiring and assisting participants in successfully achieving their goal for their project
Ages 18+
Must be experienced in CS
Comparing and constructively criticizing participants' projects to determine a winner.
