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4th EmP Hackfest - WebHack

2/24/2023

 

WebHack has concluded
Thank you to all our participants!

WebHack was hosted in 2023 from February 24th to February 26th. It was our fourth event. The theme was:
Internet Access and Safety

There were 86 participants, making up 23 teams.

WebHack devpost: https://webhack.devpost.com/

Winners
Division 1
Section 1
1st - 1H Rick Zhou, Dhruv Saini, Tara Saini
2nd - 1B Makonede, jayandjeff, daytrip
3rd - 1C Thomas Zhang, Hugo Wang

Section 2
1st - 1D Robert Zhou, Brandon Liu, Michael Wang, Christopher Peng
2nd - 1G Kylin Wu, Ryan Wang, Andrew Chen, Andrew Ma
3rd - 1K Lucia Liao, Thomas Liao, Simon Zhu

Division 2
1st - 2B Taj Khandekar, Aditi Agarwal
2nd - 2E Aditya Shah, Arvick Chandnani
3rd - 2C Dharveen Suntheresen, Karan Khanolkar, Arjun Cattamanchi, Erim Evren, Cesar Perez

Sponsor Winners
Most Educational - 1L Srihith Chennareddy, Zeyu Li, Parnitha Parachuri, Tony Han, Harry Yang
Wolfram Language Prize 1 - 1E Andrew Chen, Mark Su, Ethan Zhou, Raymond Li
Wolfram Language Prize 2 - 1F Suvan Pal, Parthiv Mothipati, Anshul Raghav
Wolfram Language Prize 3 - 1N Richard Zhang, Felix Pang, Eason Deng, Jayden Tu
Wolfram Language Prize 4 - 2F Daniel Yin, Joshua DeClark, William Wang
Outstanding Code - 2E Aditya Shah, Arvick Chandnani

Participant Nominated Awards
Top Tier Teammate:
Aditya Shah, Simon Zhu, Yug Maheshwari, Tara Saini, Makonede, and Arjun Cattamanchi

Level Headed Leader:
Lucia Liao, Cesar Perez, Dhruv Saini, Tara Saini, and Parnitha Parachuri

Exceptional Enthusiasm:
Parnitha Parachuri, Dharveen Suntheresen, Thomas Zhang, Andrew Chen, and Joshua Carl deClark

Illustrious Innovator:
Thomas Liao, Harry Yang, Erin Evren, JingQi Li, and Nihanth Jay

Programming Prodigy:
Simon Zhu, Tony Han, Matthew Zhang, and Arjun Cattamanchi

Steadfast Student:

Akhil Yanamandra, Advaith Sriram, Miles Shi, and Karan Khanolkar​
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Mentor Nominated Award:
Harry Yang, Thomas Zhang, Matthew Zhang, Aryaman Agnihotri

Judges

​Workshop Leads

Mentors

Sponsors

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is a Hackathon?
    • It is an event where participants interested in programming work in teams to solve a real-world problem in small groups for a short period of time.
      • You are not allowed to start working on your project before the event starts
    • ​Here are resources for information on hackathons:
      • An article on what a hackathon is
      • An article on how to prepare for a hackathon
      • A recording of our old Q&A Session, and its presentation slides
  • What are the main parts of a Hackathon?
    • Introduction: introduce the topic and schedule of the event
    • Work Time: teams brainstorm, research, and work on their project 
    • Workshops: participants learn about topics related to creating a product
    • Presentations: participants present their finished products to judges
    • Awards Ceremony: winners are announced
  • What if I do not have a group?
    • ​You can sign up with a group of 2-5 participants, or sign up without a group
    • No solo participants will be allowed
    • If you sign up without a group, you will be grouped with other random participants in your division (6-8th grade, and 9-12th grade)
      • If you sign up with a group that is smaller than 5 people, you can choose to have us add more students to your group
  • How are workshops set up?
    • Workshops are hour-long, live (virtual) presentations that can help you with your project.
    • Workshops help teach:
      • Technical skills: Coding in a certain language, setting up a website, and more!
      • Soft Skills: Communicating your app to others, learning about careers in STEM, and more!
  • What can I use to submit my project?
    • The submission platform is to be announced. 
  • What are the awards?
    • ​1st place: $80 in amazon gift cards for the whole team
    • 2nd place: $60 in amazon gift cards for the whole team
    • ​3rd place: $40 in amazon gift cards for the whole team
  • What do I gain by participating in a hackathon?
    • Participants will develop vital 21st-century skills,  grow as student leaders
    • You will see into the inner workings of the real STEM workplace
    • You will experience the essential process of designing and project-building.
  • How can I learn more about the Hackfest?
    • Join our Discord!
    • Instagram
    • Youtube
    • ​[email protected]
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