SM Hacks II is San Mateo's oldest high-school hackathon. It will gather the innovators of tomorrow into an amazing experience. It will be held Saturday, November 17 to Sunday, November 18 at GoPro Headquarters in San Mateo.

Eligibility

All high-schoolers, up to teams of 4!

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$11,471 in prizes

First Place

1x Amazon Fire HD 8 + 1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition + 1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro + Art of Problem Solving Gift Certificates — for each team member.

Second Place

1x Google Home Mini + 1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition + 1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro —for each team member.

Third Place

1x Anker PowerCore 10000 + 1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition + 1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro — for each team member.

Honorable Mention 1

1x Google Chromecast + 1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition + 1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro — for each team member.

Honorable Mention 2

1x 32 oz. Hydro Flask + 1x Wolfram Award -- 1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition and 1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro — for each team member.

Best Web .TECH Domain

1x $250 Amazon gift card for the whole team + 1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition and 1 year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro for each team member.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Samuel Escapa

Samuel Escapa
TensorIoT

Sean Mahbod

Sean Mahbod
Zuora

Sarah Yan

Sarah Yan
Zuora

Ruslan Grebeniouk

Ruslan Grebeniouk

Judging Criteria

  • Presentation
    Projects will be graded out of 5 based on their pitch to the judges.
  • Aesthetics
    Projects will be graded out of 5 based on the design of the UI.
  • Usefulness
    Projects will be graded out of 5 based on the potential practical usage of their project.
  • Originality
    Projects will be graded out of 5 based on originality/creativity.
  • Difficulty
    Projects will be graded out of 5 based on technicality.

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