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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. This year, we are working together with Scrapyard, a host of hackathons all across the country!
The event is currently postponed until we are completed with logistics. 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.
The location for this year's hackathon has changed, but the competition will stay as a one day event. HackNA will take place at the North Allegheny Intermediate High School, located at 350 Cumberland Road, Pittsburgh PA 15237. We hope to see you there!
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 UPAs of now, there is no registration deadline! Check back shortly for the correct sign up form.
Anyone in middle or high school, regardless of location!
Unfortunately, the hackathon is exclusively for middle and high school students, so you won't be able to participate. We are not currently looking for judges this year, but stay tuned for next year!
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!
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Email: contact@hackna.org
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