About the Challenge:

GreenCode Hack is a one-day hackathon for high school students, hosted at OpenWorks Coworking in Greenville, SC, on May 30th.

Participants will have 11 hours to build a real project in one of three tracks: AI/ML, Web/App Development, or Cybersecurity. Teams of 2-4 will work alongside mentors, compete for awards, and present their projects to an industry panel of judges at the end of the day.

No prior hackathon experience required. Whether you are just starting or have been coding for years, there is a place for you here.

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GreenCode Hackathon Day Plan

8:30 — Setting Up
9:00-9:20 — Check in
9:20-9:40 — Breakfast / Networking
9:40-10:10 — Opening Ceremony
10:10-10:25 — Team Making + Icebreaker
10:25-10:40— Technical Setup
10:41 — 🚀 HACKING STARTS
1:00-1:30 — Lunch
TBD — 👨‍🏫 Mentors Available
3:30-4:00 — Brain Break 🍝
5:30 — ⚠️ Soft Deadline(teams start preparing pitches) 
7:00 — 🛑 Hacking Ends
7:00-8:00 — Demo & Judging(~5 min per team)
8:00-8:45 — Awards + Closing Ceremony

8:45 — 🎉 Dinner / Celebration

• Problem & Relevance
  20pts Is the problem real and does the solution directly address it?
• Technical Execution
  25pts Does it work, were good technical decisions made, and was the scope realistic?
• Innovation & Creativity
  20pts Is the idea original compared to other teams today?
• User Impact
  15pts Who specifically benefits and can this project live beyond today?
• Presentation & Pitch
  10pts Is the demo clear and does the team handle Q&A honestly?
• Track-Specific
  10pts AI: is AI genuinely central? / Web: can a non-technical user navigate it? / Cybersecurity: is the threat real and the defense valid?