Update! AcademyHacks has been postponed to
October 26th, 2024
AcademyHacks is a full-day computer science tournament for those in middle school or
high school.
Hosted by the Edison Academy's computer science club, AcademyHacks gives rising programmers and
CS enthusiasts a chance to shine and compete for big prizes!
The competition is split into two sections: the middle school section, which will be an
individual competition,
and the high school section, which will be a hackathon format—individuals may compete
individually or in a team in this section.
If you are of appropriate age (i.e. in high school), make sure you join our Discord server where we
will be posting announcements and updates.
Please scroll down for more details about the competition format, entry fees, and
schedule.
Who
Middle and high school students (grades 6-12) in NJ
The high school section is a four-hour hackathon composed of teams of
up to 4 high schoolers (grades 9-12).
Don't worry if you don't have a team, you can sign up as an
Individual and we will assign you to one.
There are two categories which will be announced on the day of the
hackathon.
There are four awards: one for the best submission in each category,
one for the best use of AI/ML, and one that is voted the best by other competitiors.
The ten best teams will have the opportunity to present their project
to everyone and the winners will be announced during the closing ceremony.
Middle School
The middle school section has two parts: a Shorts section and a
Programming section with
lunch and a Python workshop in between.
The Shorts section will consist of twenty multiple-choice questions to
be answered in
half an hour.
The questions will be from a variety of topics such as informatics, Boolean algebra, and
data structures and will generally increase in difficulty.
The Programming section will consist of three programming problems to
be solved in one
hour. Each problem will have several subproblems to help guide you to the
solution and
receive partial credit.
Python, Java, and C++ may be used.
There will be three awards for the best combined scores, an award for
the best Shorts
score, and an award for the best Programming score.
Our Club
We are the Edison Academy Computer Science Club. We're a
diverse group of students from the Edison Academy Magnet School, formerly the Middlesex
County Academy, in Edison, New Jersey, who
are passionate about computer science and technology.
Nishi
Ethan
Hari
Neil
Srijith
Pranav
Sanjay
Schedule
AcademyHacks will be held at the Middlesex College Campus. The event will run from 8:30 AM to 4
PM.
Time
Middle School (Individual Competition)
High School (Hackathon)
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Check-in and Registration
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Opening Ceremony
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Individual Shorts Round
Categories announced and hackathon starts
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Python Workshop
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Lunch (included in registration fee)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Individual Programming Round
Hackathon Final Working Session
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Break (final checks for submission for high school)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Judging and Presentation of top 10
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Break and final checks as necessary
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Closing and Awards Ceremony
Sponsors
Registration
Interested in signing up for this fantastic opportunity?
Fill out this Google Form (including the payment link) to join!
The fee is $5, for an individual (regardless of their section), and
$15 for a team of up to 4 individuals.
Students may compete individually or in a team of (max) 4 for the high school
division, but the middle school division is purely an individual competition.
Registration has opened! Fill out the registration
form and pay through MySchoolBucks.
An informatics competition, or computer science competition, is a tournament to
test competitors on their theoretical and practical programming knowledge. In the
case of MCAIC, we are looking for upstart students with some knowledge of CS and
coding. We will be testing them through a series of multiple-choice questions and
programming prompts that aim to solve real-world problems.
As a computer science club at a STEM-based high school, we are always looking to
foster interest in computer science in our community, and we believe AcademyHacks is
truly a fun and memorable way to do this!
This event is for anyone in middle school or high school (typically grades 6-12)
from the state of New Jersey with a passion for computer science. Experience in
competitive programming, such as participation in the American Computer Science
League, is recommended but not required.
If you are in the middle school section, you will be competing as an individual.
If you are in the high school (hackathon) section, you may compete by yourself or
have a team of up to four (including yourself).
If you'd like to get some practice in before the day-of, scroll down for a list of
practice questions and topics.
Pizza lunch will be made available to all competitors, and it is included in the
entry fee. If you'd like, you can bring your own lunch. We will also have snacks and
drinks for purchase available throughout the day.
The event will be held at the
Middlesex College campus, but the exact building information will be
released shortly. It is recommended that you travel by car, and there are many
parking spaces available for free.
Winners will be receiving medallions and cloud credits or swag made possible by
our sponsors.
Our school doesn't just host a computer science competition! Check out our website for
upcoming STEM opportunities for middle schoolers, including tournaments for
competition math, quiz bowl, and science bowl.
