25 inspiring and unique ideas were pitched by the participants
25 inspiring and unique ideas were pitched by the participants
Hybrid model at HVTechFest'21
First Runner Up prize went to Jobs for You — A working prototype for providing job opportunities for low-wage workers. It was built by Abhishree Verma — college student from India, and Aarna Patel (11 y.o student from Newburgh School).
Team members:
Morgan Stroud, Zachary Sheehan, Anthony Grice (Junior), Jasmine Pyle
In addition to the crystal award all team members received one year PressReader subscription to all major magazines, journals and other digital media on their choice.
Some of our team having fun at the Networking Mixer!
We appreciate our partner, AT&T, who lobbied with vigor to have kids involved more than we initially envisioned – it was amazingly inspirational and a learning experience for all! We discovered that our high schoolers are way more tech savvy than previous generations. They are thoughtful, engaged and collaborative, responsible and capable. The startup bug bit them at the Hackathon – we can expect more tech entrepreneurs coming… Let’s cultivate this spirit!
Mark Tourtelott, HVTechFest programming committee member, tech expert
our judges represented the diversed tech industry experience. Read about them here: https://hvtechfest.com/hackathon/judges-information
Integral parts of our team, Yulia Ovchinnikova (left) and Andrea Tejedor (right).
Participants forming connections at Town Crier Cafe in Beacon, NY