Our Mission Statement
Morncast Community is a student-led organization focused on promoting community engagement and improving TECH exposure for local high school students.
- Even if you're not an expert at coding, this hackathon offers an opportunity for you to strengthen your skills and collaborate with others to create something useful. Below are important dates to keep in mind:
- Jul 26 Signup Period Ends
- Jul 28 2023 Hackathon
Timeline
Click on each dot for more info7/28 9:00amOpening Ceremony
7/28 10:00amHacking Begins
7/28 8:00pmProjects Due
7/28 9:00pmProject Presentations
12/28 10:00pmAwards Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
7/28 | 9:00am - 10:00am
The official start of the hackathon where we deliver the opening presentation along with the finalized prompts, rules, and timeline.
Hacking Begins
7/28 | 10:00am
Now's your time to shine! Start working with your team to build your project. No strings attached!
- =IMPORTANT= Your project must follow one of the given prompts and guidelines; otherwise, your team may lose a lot of points for unrelated topic deductions
- Remember use your time wisely
Projects Due
7/28 | 8:00pm
STOP coding! intense stress and turmoil are finally up! We hope you learned some valuable skills and made some new friends along the way.
- =IMPORTANT= Make sure you turn in your project BEFORE the deadline at 8:00pm. You can submit using our github Morncast Community
- Don't leave yet though, because you still need to present your project to the judges
- From now until Project Presentations (8:30pm), your team will have around 30 mins to prepare for your presentation. Get back to work!
Project Presentations
7/28 | 8:30pm - 9:30pm
This is where your team will present your product to our honored judges.
- Be Creative! Make your product stand out by including a demo or showing its function across multiple sources
- Presentations will occur in order of team number (i.e. Team 1 will go first)
- It is advised you have your camera on and that you ensure your microphone and tech work before presenting
- =IMPORTANT=Your team's presentation is NOT ALLOWED to go above 5 minutes... Use your time wisely.
- Your team will be graded on both the product and presentation as per the rubric
Awards Ceremony
7/28 | 9:30pm - 10:00pm
Congratulations! Judge scores are tallied and here's where we announce the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams along with constructive feedback for each in the
- Winners: we will contact you via Email about your prizes; allow up to 2 days for a response
