AtomHacks is an annual hackathon offered to the students of Bronx Science. Supported by many Bronx Science alumni as well as a diverse range of companies, this event allows the participants to collaborate together and to utilize their creativity and programming skills to create innovative and incredible projects such as games, applications, websites, and more.

AtomHacks begins on Saturday, March 30, at 8:30 A.M. and will conclude around 8:30 P.M. Programming workshops held by Upperline Code and an AP Computer Science A study session will be available throughout the day. In addition, there will be mentors available to aid students in formulating project ideas, to review code, and to give advice.

Thank you for participating in AtomHacks, we can't wait to see what you'll create!

Eligibility

You do not need any prior knowledge in computer science or programming to enter AtomHacks. 

However, you must currently be a student of the Bronx High School of Science to enter.

Remote participation is also not allowed.

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Prizes

$12,175 in prizes
First Place
1 winner

Each member of the team of the best overall hack will win one Nintendo Switch

Second Place
1 winner

Each member of the team of the second overall hack will win one Drone

Third Place
1 winner

Each member of the team of the third overall hack will win a $50 Amazon GiftCard

Best Beginner Hack
1 winner

Each member of the rookie team with the best hack will win an Arduino Super Starter Kit

Best Design Hack
1 winner

Each member of the team that created the hack with the best design will win a one-year Sketch license

Best Computational Hack
5 winners

Each member of the teams that made the hack with the most impressive usage of math, science, or data will win a one-year license to Wolfram One Personal Edition

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

How to enter

All you have to do is sign up on atomhacks.org! Please sign up before the deadline, which is 3:00 PM on Friday, March 29, 2019!

Judges

Jack Cook

Jack Cook
Bronx Science Alumni, Class of 2018

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity
    For this criterion, we'd like to see hacks that show some creativity; so we can see that you aren't just reinventing the wheel
  • Design
    Many of the apps that you know and use today pay close attention to design. Design makes your apps and websites more appealing to your users, and making your hack more user-friendly makes it easier to use by others
  • Functionality
    Functionality is very important when it comes to technology products. A couple of bugs are okay (and we'll understanding, given the timeframe you'll have), but if your app exhibits numerous bugs that inhibit its use, we will take that into consideration
  • Usefulness
    We also want your hack to be useful. And to be clear: games are fine! We would want to see some attention paid to how engaging/interesting the game is though. We do not a remake of Cookie Clicker

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