Introduction Welcome to Solaris, the premier hackathon for high schoolers taking place online on October 10-11, 2025. For 24 hours, the best high school minds will come together to build incredible software and hardware projects from the comfort of their homes. At Solaris, we believe that financial barriers should not limit innovation. Big ideas require powerful tools, and we're committed to providing them to every single participant. That's why we've built Launchpad, our custom platform that gives every hacker access to over $20,000 worth of cloud resources from Google Cloud. We believe that everyone should be able to build gamechanging projects and be able to host them at hackathons without having to pay for it out of pocket. With Launchpad, you can spin up servers, deploy databases, and use cutting edge AI inference APIs to integrate into your apps, all without paying a single dime. Bring your most ambiitous ideas, and we'll give you the power to launch it. Timeline
Friday, October 10, 2025
5:00PM EDT
Opening Ceremony & Keynote
We will introduce the hackathon theme, and we will have a keynote speaker.
6:00PM EDT
Hacking Begins!
10:00PM EDT
Late Night Gaming Session
Hop on with the organizers and fellow participants to play some games.
Saturday, October 11, 2025
12:00PM EDT
Lunch Break (on your own time) & Mid-Hack Check-in
Eat food and we will check in with how your project is going and provide assistance.
5:00PM EDT
Hacking ends & Submissions due
5:30PM EDT
Project Demos and Judging Period
You will join breakout rooms with the judges and show 5 minute live demos and they will judge your project.
7:30PM EDT
Closing Ceremony & Prize Announcements
Oct. 10, 2025 - Oct. 11, 2025
Solaris
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