Winners

Best Overall - Watson (1st), Trustgard AI (2nd), Sewer SecRATS (3rd)

Best Middle School - Maze of Mystery

Best Theme - Dead Men Tell No Tales

Best UI/UX/Aesthetic - CrimiDect

Best Hardware - Detective Deadbolt

Most Innovative - Suspect Watch

Best Game - The Rookie

 

**CLICK HERE FOR PROJECT SUBMISSION INFORMATION**

The Academies of Loudoun is excited to host its 6th 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**

If your team wants to have a 4th member assisting that is ok. However, please be aware that we only have 3 of each category prize. 

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

$2,052 in prizes
Xbox Series S
3 winners

Each member of the winning team gets one!

Hobby Drone
3 winners

Airpods 2nd Gen
3 winners

Wireless Charger
3 winners

Echo Pop
3 winners

Rocket Book
3 winners

Airtag
3 winners

Arduino Uno
3 winners

Gaming Keyboard and Mouse
3 winners

Flash Drive
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Nathanial Cool

Tobie Juleau

Michael Jozwiak

Michael Jozwiak

Alejandro Rios

Cos Fi

Rayyan Alam

Saebyul Hong

Saebyul Hong

Geethan Sundaram

Riya Upadhyaya

Rohan Konanki

Yogesh Thambidurai

Yogesh Thambidurai

Oskar Engen

Aryan Thakar

Aryan Thakar

Nick Grzeda

Salonee Verma

Austin Trinh

Arjun Rao

Devansh Singh

Enshaal Rajput

Gabe Kelemen

Gabe Kelemen

John Devost

John Devost

Emily Frost

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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