About the challenge

Longhorn Hacks, Leigh High School's 3rd hackathon hosted by Longhorn Robotics, is an all-day, beginner-friendly coding competition available for free to any interested! The event will provide food, drinks, and snacks throughout the day and there will be prizes valued over $1000 for the winning teams!

Get started

If you want to attend the event, please sign up using this link: https://forms.gle/paHNwVQv9yuL3kqx8

Requirements

What to Build

Teams will create a website, application, or something else adhering to a specific prompt. This prompt will be revealed on the day of the event.

 

What to Submit

Submission information will be given during the beginning of the event.

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Prizes

$3,200 in prizes
1st Place
$200 in cash
1 winner

$50 in prizes per team member!

2nd Place
$100 in cash
1 winner

$25 in prizes per team member!

Other Prizes
$2,900 in cash
1 winner

$2900 in various other prizes and awards!

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Longhorn Robotics Members

Longhorn Robotics Members
Longhorn Robotics

Judging Criteria

  • Significance
    Based on the project's relevancy to the given prompt including usefulness and appropriateness.
  • Functionality
    Based on how well the project actually works, taking into account how smoothly it runs and any bugs.
  • Creativity
    Based on the project concept's uniqueness.
  • Complexity
    Based on the the code's complexity.
  • Polish/Design
    Based on the aesthetics of the project.

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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