RidgeHacks is a beginner friendly hackathon open to all students (from middle school to college). We have great prizes, mentors, and food.
Eligibility
All students from middle-school to college are eligible to participate.
Prizes
First Overall
Google Home Minis
Second Overall
Raspberry Pi Zero Starter Kit
Third Overall
Arduino Uno Starter Kit
Best Beginner Team
AUKEY Mechanical Keyboard
Best Hardware
Practice Photon Development Board
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
Make sure to register by going to our website.
Judges
Ryan McCloskey
BRBA
Cheryl L McCloskey
Shrey Pasricha
Dimitry Duginov
Michael Wu
Nastassja Kuznetsova
Lauren Tan
Computer Science Teacher
Mark Galesi
Computer Science Teacher
Chip Christian
LGS Innovations
Rohan Harish
Judging Criteria
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Quality of Demo
Ability for the judges to clearly understand (a) what the desired functionality is, and (2) see that the functionality is behaving as expected. -
Social Impact
Total impact of the idea on society. (Multiplier: x2) -
Quality of Implementation
Ability for the team to reach a conclusion about the viability of the project. (Multiplier: x3) -
Creativity of Solution
Scale and novelty of the technology being used, and/or the architectural approach taken. (Multiplier: x3) -
Ambition of Problem
Scale and complexity of the problem being explored. (Multiplier: x2)
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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