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BCA Hosts Local Hack Day for Middle School Students
Bergen County Academies Hosts Local Hack Day for Middle School Students
December 2017 – Hackensack, NJ – On Saturday December 2, 2017 the Academy for Technology and Computer Science (ATCS) at the Bergen County Academies (BCA) in Hackensack hosted 100 middle schoolers from around Bergen County for the 4th Annual Local Hack Day. Local Hack Day is a twelve-hour hackathon best described as an “invention marathon” open to anyone who has an interest in technology. Students attend hackathons to learn, build, and share their creations in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.
ATCS students decided to take a different approach to the traditional hackathon. About 25 students from ATCS led middle schoolers in workshops ranging from hardware and beginner programing, to robotics and mod creation for the popular game “Minecraft”. The event also included free meals, exciting games and breaks for the attendees, and insight into what it is like to be an ATCS student.
“This year’s event was frankly the most well-run, exciting LHD I’ve participated over the last four years,” says Liam Rahav, an ATCS senior and co-director of Local Hack Day, “It was amazing being able to touch these middle schoolers’ lives in such a meaningful way. We were really impressed with their talent and hope they’ll consider applying to ATCS in the future.”
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The Academy will join forces again with Major League Hacking in April for another hackathon event that will be open to high schoolers in Bergen County and beyond. For more information follow hackBCA on Twitter or Facebook.
About ATCS
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The Academy for Technology and Computer Science (ATCS) is one of seven academies comprising the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack. ATCS offers a curriculum that provides students with a strong foundation in the core concepts of computer science, experience in a broad variety of programming skills and paradigms, and a focus on the application of programming to practical challenges.
About Major League Hacking:
Major League Hacking (MLH) is the official student hackathon league. Each year they power over 200 weekend-long invention competitions that inspire innovation, cultivate communities and teach computer science skills to more than 65,000 students around the world. MLH is an engaged and passionate maker community, consisting of the next generation of technology leaders and entrepreneurs.
