SUMMER 2024 HACKATHON
$305
IN PRIZE MONEY
48
STUDENTS IMPACTED
29
HOURS OF WORKSHOPS
18
SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING
16
PRIZE WINNERS
GRAND PRIZE: The Smart Squirrels (Alisha T, Prisha A, Akhil T)
BEST ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTION: Codettes (Sri V, Gizelle S, Zenee S, Aarna P, Lalita K)
BEST EDUCATIONAL TOOL: Da "Sorry" Gang (Kavin A, Pranav R, Vinav V, Aditya A)
BEST HEALTHCARE INNOVATION: The Space Axolotls (Aashna K, Aditya G, Tanush C)
WORKSHOP WARRIOR: Aarna P (Codettes)
Alisha T (Student)
"Attending the Iris Hacks Hackathon was a really fun experience. I deepened my skills in HTML and CSS while exploring new web development tools. Iris Hacks was also very helpful, and they never hesitated to answer the billion questions that my team had."
Aditya G (Student)
"It was a good program and a good experience to work as a team. I also learnt the basics of Flask from this hackathon. This was my first hackathon and I look forward to many more."
Sherisse L (Parent)
"My son and his teammates enjoyed the classes very much and all worked very hard on the project. The teachers did a great job on teaching and keeping the class engaged. Even though their team didn’t win, more importantly they learned.
2025 NEW YEAR'S HACKATHON
$145
IN PRIZE MONEY
31
STUDENTS IMPACTED
17
HOURS OF WORKSHOPS
12
SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING
10
PRIZE WINNERS
GRAND PRIZE: The Clever Coders (Kavin A, Jay A)
BEST EDUCATIONAL TOOL: The Binary Bandits (Yajath B, Tyler L, Alexander N)
BEST HEALTHCARE INNOVATION: Code Commander (Arjun A)
BEST SAFETY SOLUTION: The Python Pandas (Akhil T, Prisha A, Alisha T)
WORKSHOP WARRIOR: Jaikaar S (Fire Breathing Rubber Ducks)
FALL 2025 HACKATHON
$135
IN PRIZE MONEY
193
STUDENTS IMPACTED
16
HOURS OF WORKSHOPS
11
SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING
7
PRIZE WINNERS
GRAND PRIZE: aura. (Sophie H, Jemma T)
SECOND PRIZE: Code Crops (Akhil T, Savith P, Varun J)
THIRD PRIZE: ASL Engineers (ShivaHaresh S, Anish S)