Questions? Email ghshacks@gmail.com
The seventh iteration of GunnHacks, Gunn High School's annual hackathon.
Join us from February 12th to 14th for an virtual, 36 hour high school hackathon. Work in teams of up to four to create something amazing. We welcome any high school student with an interest in technology!
Before you participate, please refer to the MLH Code of Conduct here and our hacker guide here.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | Opening Ceremony (Wolfram Keynote) |
| 6:00 PM | Team Formation |
| 7:00 PM | InspiritAI AI Workshop |
| 8:00 PM | HACKING BEGINS |
| 8:00 PM | MLH Cybersecurity Workshop |
| 9:00 PM | Girls Tech Club Workshop (HTML/CSS/Websites) |
| 10:00 PM | Minecraft Build Challenge Begins |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | Mini Capture the Flag (CTF) Begins |
| 9:00 AM | Intro to Python Workshop |
| 10:00 AM | echoAR Workshop |
| 11:00 AM | MLH Localhost Git Workshop |
| 2:00 PM | Bob Ross Painting Challenge |
| 4:00 PM | MLH !Light Activity |
| 10:00 PM | Mini CTF Ends |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Minecraft Challenge Ends |
| 8:00 AM | HACKING ENDS |
| 9:00 AM | Judging Begins |
| 12:00 PM | Judging Ends |
| 1:00 PM | Closing Ceremony |
| 1st Overall | Amazon Echo Dot + Wolfram Award + $500 Bugsee Credits + 6 months 1Password Family |
| 2nd Overall | Raspberry Pi 4 + Wolfram Award + $500 Bugsee Credits |
| 3rd Overall | Gaming Mice + Wolfram Award |
| 4th, 5th Overall | Discord Nitro Classic (2 months) + Wolfram Award |
| Most Creative | Adafruit Gift Certificate |
| Best Solo Hack | Discord Nitro Classic (3 months) |
| Top 10 Teams | Wolfram Award (One year of Wolfram One Personal Edition + one-year subscription to Wolfram Alpha Pro) |
| echoAR Award | $50 Amazon gift card (1 for the team) + 1-month free business tier access (per team member). Must use echoAR in project to be eligible |
| Best Domain Registered with Domain.com | PowerSquare Qi Wireless Phone Charger + Domain.com Backpack |
| Best Use of Google Cloud | Google Branded Parkland Academy Backpack |
| Best Hardware Hack Sponsored by Digi-Key | Grove Beginner Kits |
| Best Use of DataStax Astra | Blue Snowball Mic |
| Minecraft Challenge Winner | ProductHunt T-Shirts |
| Mini CTF Winner | IOTunix Lamps |
Stephen Wolfram
Founder & CEO of Wolfram Research
Creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha & the Wolfram Language
Author of A New Kind of Science and other books
Originator of the Wolfram Physics Project
Aria Chang
Software Engineer at MediaMath
Mentor
Jeff Li
Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft
Mentor/Judge
Nan Zhong
Software Engineering Manager at Google
Mentor/Judge
Tao Zhan
LambdaZen CTO
Mentor
Snehal Khandkar
Software Engineering Manager at Facebook
Judge
Yun Luo
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix
Judge
Amit Virmani
Engineering Manager at Google
Judge
Hackathons are where your crazy idea becomes reality. Students work in teams of up to four for 36 hours to create something amazing. Build anything—there are no restrictions on what you can create. Dive in and make the most incredible thing you can alongside fellow creators.
Any high schoolers can attend GunnHacks. Unfortunately, we cannot allow college students or middle schoolers to attend this time around, and we cannot ship swag/prizes internationally. International participants are not eligible for prizes or swag.
All students regardless of coding ability or experience are welcome. Hackathons are a great place to learn, so come and build your first app, website, or anything else! We’ll also have workshops for you to start off or learn something new.
Web, mobile, hardware, you name it—any type of project is welcome. Projects will be judged based on creativity, technical difficulty, polish, and utility by a panel of industry judges.
We highly encourage you to build with a team. Teamwork is deeply rooted in the hacking ethos, and you’ll have a better time building with your brightest peers. Teams shall consist of no more than four people. But don’t worry if you don’t have a team before the event—we will have a team-formation session Friday night.
No problem! Many hackers do not have a fully-formed team or hack concept before the event begins. We will be hosting team-forming activities before hacking begins to help you find the perfect match. If you’re a first-time hacker, there will be many others looking for team members with whom you can work.
Participation in GunnHacks is completely free. However, due to the online nature of the event, we recommend ownership of a computer and access to the internet.
No, not at all! We will have fun activities and workshops you can participate in when you want to take a break.
Due to the pandemic, GunnHacks 7.0 will be held online this year. Join the Discord server.
Registration closes on February 12th, at 5pm PST, when the hackathon begins.
Yay! Shoot us an email at ghshacks@gmail.com.
We love questions! Please feel free to reach out to us at ghshacks@gmail.com.
To sponsor our event, email us at ghshacks@gmail.com.
Find our sponsorship prospectus here.
