Hack the New Year is a student-run high school hackathon facilitated by students across the greater Cincinnati area. Our fiscal sponsor, Hack Club, is an international nonprofit organization that creates computer science clubs at high schools, encouraging creative thinking & problem-solving skills. What we seek to do at Hack the New Year is to spark the inner creativity that we believe lies within each and every student. We hope to help students realize that they have the potential to do anything they set their minds to and that they have the potential to be the light that guides us into the future.

 

Saturday, January 11th

  • 9:00 AM: Doors Open
  • 10:00 AM: Opening Ceremony & Ice Breaker
  • 11:00 AM: Hacking Begins
  • 12:00 PM: Lunch
  • 1:00 PM: Web Dev Workshop w/ Melody
  • 3:00 PM: INTERalliance Workshop w/ Tyler
  • 5:00 PM: GitKraken Workshop w/ Evan
  • 6:30 PM: Dinner
  • 7:30 PM: CTF Starts

Sunday, January 12th

  • 12:00 AM: Midnight Snack
  • 12:30 AM: CTF Ends
  • 1:00 AM: Minecraft Survival Games
  • 2:30 AM: Kahoot.it Tournament
  • 7:00 AM: Breakfast
  • 9:30 AM: Hacking Ends
  • 9:45 AM: Presentations Begin
  • 11:00 AM: Presentations End & Judging Begins
  • 11:15 AM: Closing Ceremony
  • 12:00 PM: Event Ends

Eligibility

Students currently in Middle School or High School may participate in our event.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$3,264 in prizes
Best in Show
1 winner

First place prize winners will receive Nintendo Switch Lites for each team member.

Most Popular
1 winner

The most popular project (by attendee vote) will be awarded 8 tile finders.

Best Design
1 winner

The project with the best design will be awarded 3 Sketch licenses.

Best Cloud Hack
1 winner

The students with the best cloud hack will win $2000 in DigitalOcean credits (split between all team members) and DigitalOcean T-Shirts.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

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Judging Criteria

  • Creativity
    How creative is your project? Is it an original idea, what sets your project apart from everyone else?
  • Learning
    What did you learn while making your project? How much did you know before? The more you learned from the experience, the better.
  • Engagement
    Did you engage in the activities throughout the event? Did you talk to new people or make new friends?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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