Welcome to GunnHacks 12.0!

GunnHacks 12.0 is the 12th iteration of Gunn High School’s annual, student-run hackathon, running from February 21st to February 22nd, 2026. Due to district guidelines, only PAUSD students are eligible to attend.

We emphasize learning through doing, and welcome students regardless of programming experience. Mentors, workshops, activities, and swag will be provided!

Requirements

Hackers must submit a public link to their code (i.e., GitHub/GitLab/Replit). Hackers will then give a roughly three minute presentation to a panel of judges.

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Prizes

1 non-cash prize
Winners
3 winners

Pick from in person prize pool.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Priya Ganta

Priya Ganta
Principal Product Manager, Microsoft

Oren Yair

Oren Yair
Technical Program Manager, Google

Vincent Scheib

Vincent Scheib
Software Engineering Manager, Google Chrome

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Difficulty
    Is the hack technically interesting or difficult? Is it just some lipstick on an API, or were there real technical challenges to surmount? This is the most important criterion that your hack will be judged upon for the general prizes.
  • Practicality
    Is the hack practical? Is it something people would actually use? Does it fulfill a real need people have?
  • Creativity
    Is the hack more than just another generic social/mobile/local app? Does it do something entirely novel, or at least take a fresh approach to an old problem?
  • User Experience
    Is the hack polished? Is it free of bugs, easy and straightforward to use, and/or aesthetically pleasing? Is there effort put into the hack dedicated to improving the end-user experience?

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