Welcome to GunnHacks 8.0!

GunnHacks 8.0 is the eighth iteration of Gunn High School’s annual, student-run hackathon. Join us from February 5-6th for a virtual, 24-hour high school hackathon.

We emphasize learning through doing, and welcome students regardless of programming experience. Mentors, workshops, activities, and swag will be provided!

Register today at gunnhacks.com/register!

 

Rules:

Only high school students or below are eligible to participate. Only students located in the US are eligible to receive prizes.

Projects must be created in the designated 24-hour timeframe.

We do not tolerate harassment of any kind. We follow MLH's Code of Conduct and expect all participants to adhere to these rules. 

Requirements

Hackers must submit:

  • a public link to their code (ie. GitHub/GitLab/Replit)
  • a 1-3 minute demo video

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Prizes

$2,497 in prizes

1st Overall

Gaming Mice
Wolfram Award
Leading Learners Expansion Pack

2nd Overall

IOTunix LED Lamp
Wolfram Award
Leading Learners Expansion Pack

3rd Overall

Amazon Echo Dot
Wolfram Award
Leading Learners Expansion Pack

4th & 5th Overall (2)

Discord Nitro Classic (2 Months)
Wolfram Award

Most Creative

$20 Adafruit Gift Certificate

Best Solo Hack

Discord Nitro Classic (3 Months)
Leading Learners Expansion Pack

Best All-Girls Team

Anker SoundCore Bluetooth Speaker

Best UI/UX Design

Figma Store Gift Card

Best Domain Registered with Domain.com

PowerSquare Qi Wireless Phone Charger

Best Hardware Hack Sponsored by Digi-Key

Grove Beginner Kit

Most Creative Use of Twilio

Twilio Swag Bag, GameGo Console

Best Web Monetization Project

Portable Charger, Coil Pin & $60 Credit

Best Use of Auth0

Exclusive Auth0 Swag (Branded Tumbler, Rubik's Cube & Sticker)

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Timothy Herchen

Timothy Herchen
Gunn Graduate, likes cows

Jeff Li

Jeff Li
Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft

Yun Luo

Yun Luo
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix

Sean Yen

Sean Yen
Gunn Graduate, likes sheep

Nan Zhong

Nan Zhong
Software Engineering Manager at Google

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Difficulty
    Is the hack technically interesting or difficult? Is it just some lipstick on an API, or were there real technical challenges to surmount? This is the most important criterion that your hack will be judged upon for the general prizes.
  • Practicality
    Is the hack practical? Is it something people would actually use? Does it fulfill a real need people have?
  • 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?
  • Polish
    Is the hack polished? Is it free of bugs, easy-to-use, and if possible, aesthetically pleasing?

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