HackSpartan is Sparta's very first Hackathon! The purpose of the event is to share hands-on experiences in the STEM field with students, especially those belonging to underrepresented demographics, as well as to motivate them to pursue the industry in the future.

Eligibility

  • Any student currently enrolled in Sparta High School or Sparta Middle School is eligible to participate in this event.
  • Hacks must be submitted in teams ranging from 1 - 4 people.

Requirements

In order to be considered for judging, a hack must be:

  • submitted by the submission deadline on Sunday, April 25th
  • demo'd to the panel of judges during your specified time.

More information about submissions can be found in the Hacker Guide or during the Workshop that will be held during the event.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$695 in prizes
First Place : "Innovation with a Positive Global Impact"
1 winner

- $100 Amazon Gift Card
- HackSpartan T-Shirt
- 1 Year Subscription to egghead.io

echoAR Sponsored Challenge: Build the best AR/VR Application with the echoAR Platform. Participants will be granted Business Tier access to the echoAR platform!
1 winner

- $50 Amazon Gift Card
- 3 months of Business Tier access to the echoAR technology platform
- Feature on echoAR's "Inspiration" page

Second Place: "Innovation with a Positive Global Impact"
1 winner

- HackSpartan T-Shirts
- 1 year subscription to egghead.io

Third Place: "Innovation with a Positive Global Impact"
1 winner

-HackSpartan Pin

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Mr. Meola

Mr. Meola

Mrs. Shefferman

Mrs. Shefferman

Mrs. Collister

Mrs. Collister

Chris Rudel

Chris Rudel

John Imgrund

John Imgrund

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity
    Your projects are being judged first and foremost on whether the idea behind it is a unique and creative one.
  • Adherence to Theme
    The theme of this hackathon is “innovation with a positive global impact.” It is purposefully vague to give teams plenty of creative freedom with their ideas and it CAN be approached from a number of ways.
  • Relative Difficulty
    Did you create something that challenged you and your teammates? Your projects are being judged in terms of whether your team pushed themselves to create your hack, despite the challenges that it presented along the way.
  • Feasibility
    Specifically if you made a design prototype or web/app design, the judges will question whether the idea is realistic. Is it something that can reasonably be built to function as proposed?

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