SFHacks

SFHacks is the programming club of Saint Francis High School. We run tutorials, competitions and even hackathons in collaboration with other schools and sponsors.

4+ Hackathons Organized

We're excited to introduce LancerHacks every year, which lots of planning discussion before each event.

50+ Active Club Members

Each week, the club gets together for some friendly algorithm competitions or lectures about new fields of programming.

LancerHacks

The final hackathon is hosted by Saint Francis and invites tons of other schools to compete and learn programming together!

LancerHacks

December 2021

Event: Initial planning of LancerHacks begins. Start of operations (such as logistical planning and marketing operations) start in order to raise awareness, funding, and sponsors for the hackathon.

February 2022

Event: LancerHacks begins. The event has many schools competing and designing new things pertaining to computer science. Winners and prizes are most likely announced on the same day.

March 2022

Event: LancerHacks ends. All prizes and winners will be announced and appropriately distributed.

The Team

President: Lino Le Van
Content Manager: Surya Jasper, Ayush Raj
Algorithm Competition Coordinator: Shlok Shah
Activities and Events Coordinator: Ruhi Yusuf, Nitish Gourishetty
St. Joseph Outreach Coordinator: Pranav Amarnath, Medha Mahanta
Social Media Manager: Swastik Purathepparambil
Site Manager: Rithvik Chavali

FAQ

Do I need any prior experience in computer science?

Nope! Hackathons are a great place to learn and gain experience; we have plenty of workshops and mentors.

Do I have to stay for the whole event?

No. We understand that everyone has busy schedules and may not be able to stay for the entire event. Contact us to make arrangements.

Is it free?

Yes! Admission, swag, workshops -- everything is free.

Who can attend?

Anyone currently in high school or 8th grade.

Projects

Our club has drawn inspiration from the many presentations and workshops and created our own projects!

Peer to Peer

Education

Peer2Peer connects volunteer tutors to students in need of academic help based on subjects and physical proximity with a rapid, minimalist front-end and a powerful RESTful backend and database.

Drone VR

Technology

Drone VR was created at MenloHacks 2016 with the goal of combining drones and virtual reality. The result was a setup where the user can control the drone with a PS3 controller while wearing a Google Cardboard.

Twit4Java

Programming

Twit4Java is a Twitter client written entirely in Java. Currently, it allows users to compose tweets, view their recent Timeline, and glance at complex Profile information on other users.

FingerTracker

Artificial Intelligence

Using the OpenCV framework, FingerTracker is a gesture recognizer that can detect how many fingers the user is holding up.

Awards

With our knowledge and expertise of programming, we sought to compete and nurture our skills in a variety of competitions. The most prominent of them was the Congressional App Challenge.

Congressional App Challenge

Peer2Peer

DriveSafe, submitted in 2015 by Andrew Ke, Arnav Gudibande, and Nishan D'Souza, won 2nd in the same district and received recognition from the US Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx.

Harker Invitational

Invitational

At HPI, the team of William Chern, Arnav Gudibande, and Andrew Ke won 1st place in the novice division.

Lockheed Martin CodeQuest

CodeQuest

At CodeQuest, the team of Arnav Gudibande, Nishan D'Souza, and Andrew Ke won 2nd place in Advanced and nationally placed in the top 15.

OHacks

Hackathon

At OHacks, a hackathon at Oakland Technical High School, the team of Rohan Taori, Abinesh Sarvepalli, Ryan Hoque, and Amog Kamesetty won 1st for Rekt, a collision companion app.