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!

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)

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

5 non-cash prizes
Grand Prize - 1st Place
1 winner

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 winner

1-year VIP CodeCrafters membership ($360)
Tier I AI Mock Interview Credits with Unlimited Attempts ($70)

Grand Prize - 3rd Place
1 winner

6-month VIP CodeCrafters membership ($180)
Tier I AI Mock Interview Credits with Unlimited Attempts ($70)

Best use of AI/ML
2 winners

CleanShot X License ($29)

Top Warrior
7 winners

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

Daniel Mitchell
Clinical Assistant Professor at McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin

Zena Drakou

Zena Drakou
Director of Business Analytics and Lecturer at McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin

Nikhil Reddy Karra

Nikhil Reddy Karra
Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer at Bank of America, Founder of Gloovora

Ashwini Joshi

Ashwini Joshi
Senior ML Engineer, Previous Computer Scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation

Sunil Agarwal

Sunil Agarwal
Software Engineering Technical Lead at Cisco

Lovleen Kaur

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

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

Sean Yohann Armendi
Westwood Computer Science Club Junior Software Consultant

Judging Criteria

  • 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.

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