Note: You must complete the registration Google Form to officially register for the hackathon!

A Peel-wide hackathon for students to compete, collaborate and learn. Join over 100 students from all around the Peel Region and turn a special idea into your very own hack!

Any high school student may attend, although there may be extra registration steps for those planning on attending from outside the Peel District School Board.

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Prizes

$CAD7,351 in prizes

First place

- $500 cash prize for entire team

For each team member:
- Wolfram Alpha Pro lifetime subscription
and Wolfram One Personal Edition (worth $375)
- Taskade Unlimited Lifetime subscription (worth $60 per year)

Second place

- $300 cash prize for entire team

For each team member:
- Wolfram Alpha Pro lifetime subscription
and Wolfram One Personal Edition (worth $375)
- Taskade Unlimited Lifetime subscription (worth $60 per year)

Third place

- $150 cash prize for entire team

For each team member:
- Wolfram Alpha Pro lifetime subscription
and Wolfram One Personal Edition (worth $375)
- Taskade Unlimited Lifetime subscription (worth $60 per year)

Best social good hack

- $100 cash prize for entire team

Awarded for team with best humanitarian-focused hack.

Best game development hack

- $100 cash prize for entire team

Awarded to best game created.

First place for a beginner

- $100 cash prize to the entire team

Awarded to the best project created by team full of hackathon beginners - presented by Hippocampus

Second place for a beginner

- $75 cash prize to the entire team

Awarded to the second-best project created by team full of hackathon beginners - presented by Hippocampus

Third place for a beginner

- $50 cash prize to the entire team

Awarded to the third-best project created by team full of hackathon beginners - presented by Hippocampus

Competitive Programming Contest

- Axure RP Team subscription (worth $504)

Awarded to winner of competitive programming contest on Day 1.

Participant swag bag (120)

All participants receive:
- hack::peel swag (stickers, pens and more!)
- Sponsor swag
- Wolfram One subscriptions
- Taskade Unlimited 5 year subscriptions
- Sashido 45 day free licenses
- InterviewCake full access for 30 days
- Echo3D premium subscriptions

Altogether $566 per attendee

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Param Thakkar

Param Thakkar
CS @ UWaterloo

Joseph Z.

Joseph Z.
SWE @ Google | BSc @ UofT

Nathan Chung

Nathan Chung
CS @ UWaterloo

Bert Sun

Bert Sun
Bert Sun, DS @ UWaterloo

Daniel G.

Daniel G.
Project Manager & SAP Senior Consultant

Jillian Xu

Jillian Xu
CS/BBA @uwaterloo

Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson
Computer Science @UWaterloo | Schulich Leader '22

Lindsay Zhang

Lindsay Zhang
SE ‘27 @UWaterloo

Lu-Wai Wong

Lu-Wai Wong
CS @ UofT

Judging Criteria

  • Implementation
    Is the project's design clear, effective, and well-executed? Is it easy to use?
  • Impact
    Does the project have feasible real-world applications? How widely useful and impactful is the project?
  • Innovation
    Is the project original and creative? Does it explore unique ideas?

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