HawkHacks

What is HawkHacks?

HawkHacks is a hackathon for middle and high school students at Hunter College High School in New York City, taking place on Saturday, May 17th. Make teams of up to four people (individuals welcome!) and get ready for a day full of brainstorming, coding, and pitching.

Hawkhacks will consist of two segments:

Ideathon: You will have the day to build a coding-related solution related to a given problem, meet with expert mentors, and develop a pitch.

Capture the flag: You will be given a set of competitive-coding style problems themed towards our chosen social issues.

The top performers accross both segments will be declared the winners! Registration is open! Email [email protected] with any questions.

Theme

Our theme this year is Privacy and Security! With the latest string of database breaches and Facebook-esque privacy policies, it is becoming increasingly important to be conscious of these topics.

Prizes

1st Place: $100 cash prize + ProductTeacher PM Interview Course!

$3750 of additional prizes that will be awarded to other winners. (Includes Interview Cake and Product Teacher subscriptions.)

Mentors

Karina Chung

Student at Harvard (HCHS '22)

Karina co-organized and led HawkHacks 2021 and 2022. Her interests include climate and environment and responsible technology, and she co-founded a nonprofit from an AI hackathon in high school. Karina now studies Applied Math and Data Science at Harvard, and has worked within and beyond the climate space across private equity, academic research, and startups.

Sponsors

The HawkHacks logo was created by Xavier Train-Jimenez, an amazing graphic design student at the High School of Art and Design.