MenloHacks III is the third edition of the official hackathon for Menlo School in Atherton, CA. The third edition of MenloHacks is bigger and bolder than ever before, with more hackers, more workshops, and even better food and swag.

See our live website for current schedule and announcements: live.menlohacks.com.

Eligibility

Any high school student who has been admitted to MenloHacks and uploaded the required forms is eligible to attend. The organizers may deny entry to anyone at their sole and absolute discretion.

Requirements

Make your project, submit your hack to Devpost and present to our panel of judges to show off what you built. You must demo to the judges and submit on Devpost in order to be eligible for prizes.

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Prizes

$14,501 in prizes

First Place

400 dollars in cash for the team. For each member of the team: Wolfram|One Personal Edition + Wolfram Alpha Pro + Sketch License + a Hydro Flask water bottle + a free 1 hour consultation with Cardinal Education.

Second Place

300 dollars in cash for the team. For each member of the team: Wolfram|One Personal Edition + Wolfram Alpha Pro + Sketch License + a Hydro Flask water bottle + a free 1 hour consultation with Cardinal Education.

Third Place

200 dollars in cash for the team. For each member of the team: Wolfram|One Personal Edition + Wolfram Alpha Pro + a free 1 hour consultation with Cardinal Education.

Fourth-Sixth Place (3)

Wolfram Alpha Pro and Wolfram|One Personal Edition for each member of the team + a free 1 hour consultation with Cardinal Education for each member of the team.

Best Beginner Hack

Wolfram Alpha Pro and Wolfram|One Personal Edition for each member of the team + a free 1 hour consultation with Cardinal Education for each member of the team.
Please only opt in to this prize if a majority of your team is first time hackathon attendees.

Best Hardware Hack

Best hack that is centered around innovations with hardware rather than software. Wolfram Alpha Pro and Wolfram|One Personal Edition for each member of the team + a free 1 hour consultation with Cardinal Education for each member of the team.

Best Cloudflare App

Entry tickets to the Cloudflare Internet Summit ($499 value) in Summer/Fall, 2018 in San Francisco or London, for each member of the team.
Please only opt into this prize if your project is a Cloudflare App.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Susan Wojcicki

Susan Wojcicki
CEO, YouTube

Regina Dugan

Regina Dugan
Former Director, DARPA

Micheline Casey

Micheline Casey
Head of Data Digital Services, Ford Mobility

Mitch Lasky

Mitch Lasky
General Partner, Benchmark Capital

Diaz Nesamoney

Diaz Nesamoney
CEO, Jivox

Judging Criteria

  • Originality
    Is your project unique or original? Does it take an interesting or creative approach to a problem?
  • Technical Difficulty
    Is your project technically impressive?
  • Usefulness
    Does your project solve a problem that actually exists? Is it feasible for people to use this product in the real world?
  • Polish
    Does your project look nice? Does it have a design interface or design?
  • Completeness
    Is your project more than just a few mockup designs or a landing page? Does it actually work?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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