our judges represented the diversed tech industry experience. Read about them here: https://hvtechfest.com/hackathon/judges-information
Thank you to
our sponsor
Public Transportation team
Team members: Israel Pagan, Kevin Leto - PTECH students from NFA - pitching their project in front of HVTechFest Hackathon jury
HVTechFest Youth Hackathon Judging criteria:
- 20% - CREATIVITY
- 20% - WOW FACTOR
- 20% - EXECUTION
- 20% - INFORMATIVE DEMO
- 20% - MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT
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It was exciting to see 120+ professionals working side by side with youth, and competing equally.
We discovered that our high schoolers are way more tech savvy than previous generations. They are thoughtful, engaged and collaborative, responsible and capable.
These amazing NFA students are committed to solve their community challenge - Newburgh's poverty! They know how technology can change people's lives, and they have a specific solution.
great to see such a diverse participants - hitech-lowtech, youth and pros. Cheryl Schneider is IT professional with startup ideas
Aziz Ahmand gave a great overview on the Transformation Towards Smart Communities & Workforce Readiness for the Future
- Grand Prize - Best Overall Hack: Space Track
- First Runner-up: Jobs For You
- Social Impact Prize: Space Track
- Best “EdTech” Hack: Remote Learning Wizard
- Best Effort Hack: Owl Whistle
Pollution team
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.
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).
The startup bug bit kids at the Hackathon – we can expect more tech entrepreneurs coming… Let’s cultivate this spirit!
Special OpenHub prize - WebDev Bootcamp scholarship - worth $2,500 - was granted to Sugey Vaquero, NFA PTECH student. She is excited to learn real life skills at Web Development
Joe Cupano, Tallie Carter, Yulia Ovchinnikova at the HVTechFest conference opening ceremony
Thanks to all sponsors and supporters!
