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SPONSORSHIP INFORMATIONHackNA is a high school hackathon, hosted by the team from North Allegheny Senior High School. During the competition, you will create a software or hardware project from scratch based on a central theme revealed at the opening ceremony. No prior experience is required – we welcome anyone interested and will be providing workshops and mentor expertise to help you get started! At the end of the competition, teams will pitch their project to a panel of judges in a chance to win sponsored prizes and rewards.
The event will be taking place from May 19th-21st (Friday evening to Sunday night). We will start the event off with a guest speaker and team building for people wish to work in a group. We will have multiple workshops available throughout the event for all participants and experienced mentors available for all help.
HackNA will take place virtually for the 2022-23 school year.
In the context of HackNA, a hackathon is best described as an “invention marathon.” Throughout the course of the days, you and your team will collaborate together to build a fun and creative project centered around a theme. Absolutely no experience is needed to participate either! We’ll be providing workshops and mentor expertise to help you get started!
That's not a problem! Your experience doesn't matter for you to be successful at a hackathon. We're passionate about making our hackathons very welcoming and beginner-friendly, which is why we're also going to be providing optional workshops throughout the day to help you get started if you need it.
You can sign up by clicking the sign up button on the home page or the one below. Remember to share the link with friends to get them involved as well!
SIGN UPWe ask that all registrations be in May 13rd at 11:59pm. This gives us enough time to prepare accordingly.
Anyone in middle or high school, regardless of location!
Feel free to email us at anytime with questions at contact@hackna.org!
CONTACTGaining unauthorized access to a server or network is extremely illegal… and you definitely shouldn’t do it. But in the context of HackNA, “hacking” is efficiently making a software or hardware project in the span of 12 hours.
That’s normal. Most people don’t have an idea before they get to the event. But once you start talking to other people, you might come up with something. You can also work with somebody else on their idea if you like it. And there will be prizes at the event which might help give you some ideas. Don’t worry about it, you’ll find something to work on!
Anything! You can build whatever you want: websites, programs, mobile apps, anything! We’ll be revealing a theme on site that your project must be centered around, but it's going to be completely open to your interpretation!
Nope, working in a group is by no means required. However, completing a project over a course of three days may be daunting, so it might be easier to work with a partner or in a small group of up to 4 members.
That’s ok. If you’re interested in participating and don’t have a team, you can still sign up. We will have dedicated team building time allocated at the beginning of the competition to help you find other participants to work with.
Teams can have at most 4 people, but they definitely can have less people. If you prefer flying solo or working in a pair, that’s cool too!
No, to keep true to the spirit of a hackathon, you may not submit past projects. All projects must be fully developed on site at HackNA. This ensures a level playing field and keeps the competition fair.
All of the work done by you and your team will be completely yours. We hope that you will continue to work on the project after HackNA!
The link to the rubric is here.
The high school teams and middle school teams are split into two sections. For high schoolers: 1st place: $300 - 2nd place: $200 - 3rd place: $100. For middle schoolers: 1st place: $75 - 2nd place: $50.
Nothing for you! Thanks to the generous help from our sponsors, all costs for HackNA are covered; essentially, a free opportunity to earn monetary prizes!
No Problem! Note that all workshops and seminars are optional. Just make sure your team is up to date and let your mentor know you will be gone for the set time. Please make sure to attend the Opening and Award Ceremonies!
Time |
Event |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30pm to 8:00pm |
Opening Ceremony and Kickoff with our Guest Speaker | |
| 8:00pm to 8:15pm |
Q & A Session | Have any questions about the hackathon format or for our guest speaker? We'll be answering your questions at this time, although you're free to ask on the HackNA Discord server as well! |
| 8:15pm to 9:00pm |
Team Building | Don't have a team? We'll set up a call for students to get to know each other. Otherwise, you can get right into hacking! |
Time |
Event |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00am to 11:00am |
Morning Check-ins | |
| 11:00am to 12:00pm |
Intro to Python | Learn about the basics of Python, a versatile and commonly used programming language that's easy to get into. |
| 1:00pm to 2:00pm |
Intro to Web Design | Learn how to make a basic website with the languages of the web (HTML, CSS, JS). |
| 3:00pm to 4:00pm |
Intermediate Python | Learn more advanced functions in Python, including methods, loops, and lists. |
Time |
Event |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30am to 11:30am |
Check-ins | Check-in with each team; plan out for the last day of the event |
| 7:00pm | Submission Time | Submit your product! |
| 8:30pm to 9:00pm |
Closing Ceremony |
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Email: contact@hackna.org
NA Phone Number: (724) 934-7200
