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Scrapyard

Build stupid stuff, get stupid prizes.

Toronto - March 16

Sunday 9am to 9:30pm!TMU, 245 Church Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Room ENG-LG14 (Enter through the central entrance doors facing Church Street)Discord Instagram Slack
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What's Scrapyard Toronto?

Scrapyard Toronto is a hackathon for high schoolers happening in Toronto, where you can make the stupidest things you can think of! Anything, from a lamp that flashes faster the slower you type, to those ideas that you wouldn't dare to consider to be useful, goes at Scrapyard. No matter your experience, Scrapyard Toronto needs you and your scrappy ideas!

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT SCRAPYARD TORONTO?

Scrapyard Toronto is a 12 Hour event - HERE'S THE ROUGH SCHEDULE!

Organizers setup

7:00–8:30 AM

Arrival & settling in

8:30–9:00 AM

Opening ceremony

9:00–9:30 AM

Programming

9:30 AM–8:30 PM

Presentation (One person stays at a project's station while others circulate to vote on their favorite project)

8:30–9:20 PM

Closing ceremony

9:20–9:30 PM

Clean up & departure

9:30–10:00 PM

CAN'T MAKE IT TO TORONTO?

THERE ARE 100+ OTHER SCRAPYARD EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD!

Winners

🥇 Hyper Chess


Description

Hand tracking multiplayer chess made using python and mediapipe, utilizing arduino to transfer signals.

Chefs

Edwin Yun Wen
Jayden Wang
Rayhan Jamasi

🥈 Twitch Chats Taser


Description

Two wheeled robot with attached taser: can drive and of course tase. Made using websockets, nextjs, and the twich bot API.

Chefs

Evan Yu
Aaron Huang
Bernice Qiu

🥉 Infinte Dual


Description

Multiplayer game made using arduino to transfer signals and c++.

Chefs

Sze Long Lam
Chi Kin Hu
Zixuan Cheng

Highlights

Group Photo



Group photo with participants and organizers

Leaderboard



We got the most Hakatime usage of all scrapyard events!

Demo Time



Everyones exploring eachothers' projects!

Meet the Team

Samyat

Samyat

11th GradeChinguacousy Secondary School
"Whats wrong with knowing what you know now and not knowing what you don't know until later?"
Shivaansh

Shivaansh

11th GradeChinguacousy Secondary School
"if you look for darkness, that is all you will ever find, but if you look for the light you will often find it to light up the path"
We let you all cook, (please don’t burn)
Hajrah

Hajrah

12th GradeLynn Rose College
"Sometimes doing nothing is the best thing to do!!"
I’m so excited to see all of your excited faces when presenting your projects and to see the very many cool ideas even though we’d all be sleep deprived.
Sidak

Sidak

11th GradeChinguacousy Secondary School
"Quit, Don't Quit, Noodles"
Lol, I want to see you all; Please don't burn the building down.
Itai

Itai

12th GradeMaple High School
"There is a house in New Orleans."
Looking forward to hypnotizing everyone into being an engineer for a day.
Ritvik

Ritvik

11th GradeVictoria Park Collegiate Institute
"There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary and those who don’t."
Looking forward to making friends!!
Edward

Edward

12th GradeAlexander Mackenzie High School
" Sleep is just a bug I haven't fixed yet"
Can't wait to see all the innovations created
Ayaan

Ayaan

12th GradeWhite Oaks S.S.
"i am speed."
Looking forward to seeing the most random stuff made :)
Sunni

Sunni

10th GradeAnderson CVI
"if two wrongs dont make a right, try three."
Looking forward to stupid sh*t and stupid prizes
Anant

Anant

11th GradeChinguacousy Secondary School
"U miss 100% of the shots u dont take"
Rachit

Rachit

11th GradeChinguacousy Secondary School
"True intelligence isn’t measured by what you know, but by the questions, you’re brave enough to ask."
Annie

Annie

10th GradeOakville Trafalgar High School
" If every porkchop were perfect, we wouldn’t have hot dogs."
So excited to learn new things at the workshops and see all your cool projects!

Sponsors

Arista Networks

Arista Networks

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client to cloud networking for large data center/AI, campus and routing environments. Arista's award-winning platforms deliver availability, agility, automation, analytics and security through an advanced network operating stack.
Techcom

Techcom

Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario Canada, TECHCOM™ continues to focus on building innovative data agnostic technology platforms containing functionality and capability that spans all stages of the customer account life cycle allowing organizations to effectively communicate, interact and collaborate across and outside the enterprise – enabling geographically dispersed business operations to efficiently operate while also having embedded capability that extends the platform to external partner suppliers who operate on the TECHCOM™ technology in real-time.
System76

System76

System76 builds powerful open source computers, keyboards, and software, empowering creators, makers, and builders to unleash their potential.
Fernandes orthodontics

Fernandes orthodontics

At Fernandes Orthodontics, we believe every smile is unique and deserves personalized care. Our team is dedicated to transforming your smile with the latest in orthodontic technology and techniques.
DMZ

DMZ

DMZ is a world-leading incubator for tech startups around the world. We help startups build great businesses by connecting them with customers, capital, experts and a community of entrepreneurs and influencers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who can participate in Scrapyard?

All high-school & upper-middle-school aged students are welcome to come! You don't have to be a member of the Hack Club community or be a Hack Club leader.

All this, for free?

Yep! Food, swag and good vibes are all included. Plus, if you’re joining us from afar, we’ll cover the cost of gas or a bus / train ticket.

What do I need?

Your laptop, chargers, and an open mind! If you're going to an overnight event, bring toiletries and sleeping bagstoo. Additionally, if you plan to work on a hardware project, bring the tools you'll need.

I’m not good at coding. Can I still participate?

This hackathon is for creatives of all skill levels! We'll have workshops and other events so join us and let's learn together. If you'd like to start exploring some introductory projects, check out Hack Club Workshops.

What can I make at Scrapyard?

The scrappiest thing you can imagine –- jank is encouraged. Games?Apps?Websites?Programming languages?Hardware? You name it! We’ll have a bunch of resources and mentors to help you out.

What has Hack Club done before?

Hack Club has run an overnight hackathon in San Francisco, a Game Jam across 50 cities, a hackathon on a Train from Vermont to Los Angeles, and much more!

What if my parents are concerned?

We’re here to help! Our parents guide will be released soon, but they can reach out to us at toronto@scrapyard.hackclub.com for questions.

What if I have more questions?

Contact us! Feel free to reach out to us in the #scrapyard-toronto channel on the Hack Club slack or email us at toronto@scrapyard.hackclub.com.

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