Banana Hacks is a virtual, 24-hour, university styled hackathon. High schoolers from anywhere are encouraged to sign up, but keep in mind we can only send out prizes and free merchandise to those in Peel Region!
Most high school hackathons tend to reward designs, but we prioritize complexity, functionality, and efforts to truly code a project from scratch. We encourage all students, regardless of experience and region to come out and join us!
A hackathon is an event which incorporates competition, learning, memorable activities, and meeting new people! In your 24 hours, you can attend tons of fun activities, build a side project in teams or by yourself, and pitch it to judges through a video + project submission on Devpost!
Organized by the Banana Hacks Team:
Directors: Jaimil, Sam, Ayush
Team: Neil Patel, Samarth Patel, Haris Kamal, Vraj Patel, Jacky Truong, Krish Patel, Kamaldeep Dhillon
Requirements
Your job is to build a project related to theme released at our opening ceremonies. It doesn't have to be the best designed, but make sure it's functional and has some code or technicality to it. Remember, functionality and technicality will reward you more points than design.
Please include a video submission for judges to see as well as a zip file or link to your project source code.
Video submission requirements:
- Maximum of 4 minutes
- Must include a demo of your project (show how it works)
- Must include how you created it (screenshots/explanations of how you made it)
- Must include relation to theme or why this product is important
Code/Project submission requirements:
- Include a zip file of your code or screenshots in your devpost submission
- Include a link to your Github repository or other if applicable
- Ensure you have a readME for the Devpost submission (a summary sheet)
Prizes
First Place Winner
$400 cash to the first place team!
Wolfram Award (one-year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition and a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro) for each member of the team
Second Place Winner
$200 cash to the second place team!
Wolfram Award (one-year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition and a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro) for each member of the team
Third Place Winner
$100 cash to the third place team!
Wolfram Award (one-year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition and a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro) for each member of the team
Best Beginner Hack
$100 cash to the best Beginner Hack!
1 year of free access to https://egghead.io/ for all members of the team.
Wolfram Award (one-year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition and a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro) for each member of the team
Runner Up Beginner Hack
1 year of free access to https://egghead.io/ for ALL members of the team.
Wolfram Award (one-year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition and a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro) for each member of the team
Honorable Mentions
$50 to the top Honorable Mentions!
Best Solo Hack
1 year of free access to https://egghead.io/ for the best solo hack created during the hackathon.
Best Hardware Hack
$30 cash for the challenge's winning team!
Best Discord Bot
Discord Nitro Classic for ALL MEMBERS of the winning team of the Discord Bot Challenge.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Johnny Libenzon
Ryerson University
Annie Yang
Ryerson University
Tristan Costa
Brampton Innovation District
Saneeha Ahmed
Computer Science Professor - Algoma University
Serena Correa
Ryerson University
Judging Criteria
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Completion
Does the hack work without errors? -
Innovation
Is the hack unique? -
Useful
Is the hack useful in the real world? -
Design
Is the hack appealing and easy to use? -
Technical
Is the hack technically advanced? -
Thematic
Does the hack fit the theme? -
Video/Presentation
Is the video well-presented?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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