Hackathon Event


Our Mission & Important Info

Gilroy Hacks is a student-led organization fiscally sponsored by Hack Club, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and focused on promoting community engagement and improving STEM exposure for students.

"Grab a team and make something cool."
        - GHacks Team

Details

    • In-Person - All events will be held in person
    • Signups are limited to high school students only
    • Workshops are fully open to the public

Timeline

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The official start of the hackathon where we deliver the opening presentation along with the finalized teams, prompts, rules, and timeline.

  • Along with the in-person event held at the Community Room at the Gilroy Library, we will be streaming the event on Zoom
  • =IMPORTANT= DO NOT START CODING during this period
  • After this event, participants will head back home to start coding

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Now's your time to shine! Start working with your team to build your project. No strings attached!

  • =IMPORTANT= Your project must follow one of the given prompts; otherwise, your team may lose a lot of points for unrelated topic deductions
  • Hybrid model - you may either code online or in-person at the Library
  • Remember, you only have 46 hours to complete your project... Use your time wisely

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STOP coding! Your 46 hours of intense stress and turmoil are finally up! We hope you learned some valuable skills and made some new friends along the way.

  • =IMPORTANT= Make sure you turn in your project BEFORE the deadline at 2:00pm. You can find the submission form on the Discord server or Submit Here
  • From now until Project Presentations (2:30pm), your team will have around 30 mins to prepare for your presentation. Get back to work!

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This is where your team will present your product to our honored judges.

  • Be Creative! Make your product stand out by including a demo or showing its function across multiple applications
  • Presentations will occur in order of team number (i.e. Team 1 will go first)
  • =IMPORTANT= Your team's presentation is NOT ALLOWED to go above 5 minutes... Use your time wisely.
  • Your team will be graded on both the product and presentation as per the rubric

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Congratuations! Judge scores are tallied and here's where we announce the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams along with constructive feedback for each in the Community Room.

  • Winners: we will contact you via Email/Discord about your prizes; please allow up to 2 days for a response
  • For Questions, ask in the Discord server (#ask-questions), or contact tech support at
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Event Schedule

The official Spring 2023 Hackathon schedule

Saturday

8:00am
9:00am
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
8:00pm
9:00pm
Check In10 - 10:15am
Opening Ceremony10:15 - 11am
Hacking startsStart 11am
Lunch12 - 1pm
Web Dev Workshop1 - 2pm
[REDACTED] Workshop3 - 4pm
Kahoot (win a cool prize!)Start 5pm

Sunday

8:00am
9:00am
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
8:00pm
9:00pm
Hacking endsDeadline: 2pm
Project Presentations2:30 - 4pm
Judging4 - 4:30pm
Awards Ceremony4:30 - 5pm

Workshops


Our workshops will be hosted in-person and on Zoom!

Web Dev Workshop

Computer Lab

Git HTML
Aug 13
11am - 12pm
Gilroy Library

Beginner-Friendly

Open to public

Description

A chance for you to learn the world's most common version control system: Git -- and how to create your own website!


Topics Covered:

  • Git Version Control
  • Web Dev Basics
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Domains

Slides Presentation:

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Notes

  • Max capacity is around 20 people (first come, first serve)
  • Computers are provided (personal laptops recommended)
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Python Workshop

Computer Lab

Python
Aug 13
1 - 2pm
Gilroy Library

Beginner-Friendly

Open to public

Description

Join us for a lecture on Python Programming basics. You'll learn basic data structures and be able to code your own programs!


Topics Covered:

  • Input/Output
  • Variables, Math
  • Booleans/if statements
  • Loops
  • Arrays
  • Functions

Slides Presentation:

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Notes

  • Max capacity is around 20 people (first come, first serve)
  • Computers are provided (personal laptops recommended)
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Prizes


2nd
TBA
silver laurel
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1st
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gold laurel
TBA

Gilroy

Hacks

3rd
TBA
bronze laurel
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Prizes will be in the form of these (very snazzy) items (amounts above are the estimated total value):
  • 1st Place: TBA
  • 2nd Place: TBA
  • 3rd Place: TBA


Terms & Conditions

- We will deliver prizes at the end of the event (we may need to deliver some prizes after the event).
- Your team is responsible for equally distributing prizes to team members as per our Code of Conduct.
- Prizes are non-refundable; if you refuse to accept the prize, we will offer it to another team member.
- Gilroy Hacks will not be liable for the prize once it reaches its recipient.

Hackathon Team