About OrionHacks

OrionHacks is a 3-day virtual hackathon, comprised of hundreds of high school students all around the world to build projects that solve issues through code. Attendees will create amazing projects that are impactful for this world. OrionHacks provides attendees with free swag, workshops, and prizes all for FREE, so there is no need to bring any money because we got you covered.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can attend?

OrionHacks is targeted towards all high school students. Either you are a novice or veteran hacker, everyone will come out learning something new! If you already graduated from high school and want to support OrionHacks as a mentor, shoot us an email at team@orionhacks.tech.

Do I have to pay for anything?

No! You are entirely covered for everything! We provide all atendees with free workshops, swag, and plenty more!

How do I join or form a team?

At the beginning of the event, after the opening ceremony there will be a team mixer in which you can meet new people and form teams! You do not need a team coming in as you will get to network and meet new friends!

What if I don't know how to code?

Don't worry! Coming in to this hackathon, you will get to meet new friends and learn in a fun-filled chill environment. We will have amazing workshops giving you a hands-on experience on how to code! These workshops are designed to boost your skills/experience so you can get back working on your project with more confidence and knowledge!

What project should my team work on?

Any tech related project is acceptable. Any Hardware and/or Software integrated product is absolutely perfect to build! We will post the judging criteria shortly to everyone who is on our mailing list, so stay on the lookout for that!

I have another question...

We are here for you :). Shoot us an email at team@orionhacks.tech. We will get back to you ASAP. Note: If a question is asked many times, it will be posted on the FAQ Section.

Get Involved

Come join us in our Discord Server & compete for EPIC Prizes

Discord

Schedule

All times are in PST

Saturday (Jan. 16th)

Time Event
9:00AM - 9:45AM ๐ŸŽ‰ Opening Ceremony & ๐ŸŽ Giveaway
9:45AM - 10:15AM Team Mixer
10:15AM - 12:00PM Hacking Time
12:00PM - 1:00PM ๐ŸŽ‰ Workshop: How to Build a Cloud-Connected AR/VR App
1:00PM - 3:00PM Hacking Time
3:00PM - 4:00PM ๐ŸŽ‰ Workshop: Beginnerโ€™s Crash Course to the Elastic Stack - Intro to Elasticsearch and Kibana
4:00PM - 7:30PM Hacking Time
7:30PM - 10:00PM Hacking Time & ๐ŸŽฎ Game Night

Sunday (Jan. 17th)

Time Event
9:00AM - 9:15AM Morning Update & ๐ŸŽ‰ Raffle
9:15AM - 2PM Hacking Time
2PM - 3PM ๐ŸŽ‰ Workshop: Build your first Flutter Mobile App
3PM - 4PM Hacking Time & Afternoon Snack
4PM - 6PM Hacking Time
6PM - 7PM ๐ŸŽ‰ Raffle Winners Announcement
7PM - 8PM Submissions Announcement
8PM - 12AM Hacking Time & Submission Creation

Monday (Jan. 18th)

Time Event
8AM Submission Deadline
9:00AM - 9:15AM Morning Update
9:30AM - 5:00PM Judging Period
5:00PM - 6:00PM Finalists Selection
6:00PM - 7:30PM ๐ŸŽ‰ Closing/Awards Ceremony & ๐ŸŽ MEGA Raffle

Partners

HackClub Logo

Sponsors

Sponsorship Packet

The Judges

Cliff Weitzman

Cliff Weitzman

Founder & CEO of Speechify
Forbes 30 Under 30

Alon Grinshpoon

Alon Grinshpoon

CEO of Echo AR
SLP Fellow

Segun Adebayo

Segun Adebayo

Founder/Creater of Chakra UI
Engineering Manager @ Tradeling

Jack Herrington

Jack Herrington

Principal Software Engineer @ Nike
UI Architect @ Walmart Labs & YouTuber

Gaurav Bhatnagar

Gaurav Bhatnagar

Solutions Architect @ Druid

Georgii Kliukovkin

Georgii Kliukovkin

Lead Software Engineer @ DINS

Mentors

Koren Grinshpoon

Koren Grinshpoon

COO of EchoAR

Anika Vichare

Anika Vichare

CSM @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Lisa Jung

Lisa Jung

Elastic Developer Advocate

Calix Huang

Calix Huang

Full Stack Developer

Our Team

Aryan Vichare

Aryan Vichare

Founder

Executive Director • Web Designer

Gregory Wu

Gregory Wu

Director of Outreach/Design

Shrinandan Narayanan

Shrinandan Narayanan

Director of Operations

Charissa Kim

Charissa Kim

Director of Sponsorships

Arianna Yuan

Arianna Yuan

Outreach/Design

Campus Ambassadors

Keshav Soni

Keshav Soni

Lynbrook High School

Richard Chen

Richard Chen

Fremont High School

Interested in being a campus ambassador for OrionHacks? Reach out to the OrionHacks team at team@orionhacks.tech