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The Academies of Loudoun is excited to host its 7th annual hackathon! This hackathon will be entirely in-person and you will have two days to complete a project of your choice. Various tech mentors can assist you and you can learn about bleeding edge technologies from a number of interesting workshops. Prizes will be awarded to the best of each category judged using the criteria listed below.

You may access our website here and send us an email here!

Questions about judging and submissions can be posted to the discussions section of this website.

Requirements

***Max Team Size is 3***

Prizes will be distributed at the awards ceremony Sunday afternoon. You must attend the ceremony to win a prize (so attend!). If you can’t be present due to some extenuating circumstance, contact nathanial.cool@lcps.org.

Additional inquires about judging and submissions can be sent to Mr. Cool's email as well.

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Prizes

$2,727 in prizes
Xbox Series S
$285 in cash
3 winners

Nintendo Switch Lite
$190 in cash
3 winners

240 Hz Monitor
$140 in cash
3 winners

HyperX Microphone
$41 in cash
3 winners

Echo Dot
$44 in cash
3 winners

Drawing Tablet
$39 in cash
3 winners

1080p Drone
$45 in cash
3 winners

RPI Zero Kit
$50 in cash
3 winners

Keychron V1
$75 in cash
3 winners

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Nathanial Cool

Hunor Rusznak

Austin McGregor

Scott Armand
N/A

Riya Upadhyaya

Jerry Shapiro

Jerry Shapiro
acl

Laxmi Ghanate

Laxmi Ghanate

Rayyan Alam

Marshall Juleau

Arjun Rao

Arshiya Bharatam

Matthew Wissler

Matthew Wissler
N/A

Taha Rawjani
ACL

Karan

Karan

Camilla Findley

Camilla Findley

Austin Trinh

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Complexity and Ambition
    How impressive are the technical aspects of the project? How ambitious is it?
  • Polish and Functionality
    How functional is the project? Does it do what it is supposed to do?
  • Originality
    How original and innovative is the project? Does it introduce a new approach or new way of thinking?
  • Aesthetic Design
    How aesthetically pleasing is the project? How well is it presented?
  • Potential Future Impact
    How impactful could the project idea be in its respective field if pursued fully? How feasible is its application?

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