WarriorHacks Hackathon
WarriorHacks is a virtual hackathon led by Computer Science Club officers from Westwood HS (Austin, Texas) with judges including professors from the University of Texas at Austin, software engineers, and startup founders. All high school students and recent graduates are free to join, regardless of experience!
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The theme for WarriorHacks 2025 is...
Build a tool that breaks down barriers to learning, making education more inclusive, accessible, and impactful.
Prizes
All participants will receive:
- 1-year .xyz domain ($15)
- 1-week Interview Cake Full Coding Interview Prep Course ($50)
- Tier II AI Mock Interview Credits with Unlimited Attempts ($45)
- Discount Coupons for 1:1 Mock Interview/Mentorship Sessions (15% and 20%)
- 3 months of UniBee Cloud ($30)
- 1 month of Balsamiq Cloud
Requirements
What to expect
- Opening Ceremony & Theme Reveal — Friday, Sep 26
- Team formation and mentorship hours
- 48 hours of building
- Judging by the UT Austin panel
About the event
This student‑led event invites high schoolers and early undergraduates to collaborate and build digital prototypes in just 48 hours. The exact challenge theme will be unveiled during the opening ceremony on September 26. Expect to use web, mobile, or AI tools to demonstrate your ideas. Collaboration between Computer Science and Business participants is encouraged.
Who's organizing?
Computer Science Club officers at Westwood High School in Austin, Texas. Judges from the University of Texas at Austin.
When & where?
September 26–28 · Online (Central Time)
Prizes
Grand Prize - 1st Place
2-year VIP CodeCrafters membership (valued at $720)
Tier I AI Mock Interview Credits with Unlimited Attempts ($70)
1-year NordVPN subscription ($60)
1-year NordPass subscription ($24)
1-year NordProtect subscription ($90)
1-year Incogni subscription ($96)
1 GB of free data for Saily
3-month access and €200 credit for nexos.ai
Grand Prize - 2nd Place
1-year VIP CodeCrafters membership ($360)
Tier I AI Mock Interview Credits with Unlimited Attempts ($70)
Grand Prize - 3rd Place
6-month VIP CodeCrafters membership ($180)
Tier I AI Mock Interview Credits with Unlimited Attempts ($70)
Best use of AI/ML
CleanShot X License ($29)
Top Warrior
AoPS Introduction to Counting and Probability textbook ($49)
AoPS Introduction to Number Theory textbook ($55)
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Daniel Mitchell
Clinical Assistant Professor at McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin
Zena Drakou
Director of Business Analytics and Lecturer at McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin
Nikhil Reddy Karra
Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer at Bank of America, Founder of Gloovora
Ashwini Joshi
Senior ML Engineer, Previous Computer Scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation
Sunil Agarwal
Software Engineering Technical Lead at Cisco
Lovleen Kaur
Software Development Engineer-3 at Cisco
Victor Lehr
Westwood Computer Science Club President
Vishnu Muthuraman
Westwood Computer Science Club Vice President
Aarav Karumanchi
Westwood Computer Science Club Secretary
Leo Xue
Westwood Computer Science Club Activity Director
Ishaan Sagar
Westwood Computer Science Club Outreach Director
Prayash Gyawali
Westwood Computer Science Club Head Software Consultant
Sean Yohann Armendi
Westwood Computer Science Club Junior Software Consultant
Judging Criteria
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Impact
Addresses a meaningful problem; clear audience & value. -
Feasibility
Technically achievable and sustainable beyond the weekend. -
User Experience
Accessible, intuitive, and user‑friendly. -
Technical Craft
Architecture, code quality, originality, innovation.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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