Tyee Hackathon 2026 provides an opportunity for Bellevue School District middle school students to learn, collaborate with others, and explore how AI can be used to make a positive impact! You can compete individually or in a team of up to three to create a meaningful and creative solution. There are prizes! Bring a positive attitude, and let's have some fun!!

Theme: AI For Good

Requirements

WHAT TO BUILD

Students must follow the theme: AI for Good

Challenge:

Using generative AI, students should create a project that solves a real problem at school, at home, or in the community. Your project should be helpful, creative, and safe. Examples include a homework helper that explains concepts, an AI-powered study buddy, a school organization tool, or a community-focused app for kindness, recycling, or safety.

Students should:

  • identify a problem
  • brainstorm a solution
  • use AI tools
  • make a simple prototype or mockup
  • present their idea clearly

You can use any programming language or AI tool

Your project must be appropriate for middle school and should not include harmful or inappropriate content

Do not use or input any personal data into AI tools

Your project should include a clear purpose and a working demo, prototype, or mockup

The judges must be able to run your project online. So you must host it on Repl.it, Scratch, etc or your own website. 

What to Submit

  1. The link to your project (No source code or binary submissions)
  2. A description of your project and what you learned, as well as an explanation of how you used AI

On April 30, 2026, during club time, you will have 10 minutes to present your project to the judges. If you are not part of the Tyee Programming Competition Club then please email tyeeprogramcomp@gmail.com to get the link to the meeting.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

6 non-cash prizes
1st Place Winner
1 winner

$100 gift card

2nd Place Winner
1 winner

$60 gift card

3rd Place Winner
1 winner

$30 gift card

Most Creative Use of AI
1 winner

$20 gift card

Best Impact
1 winner

$20 gift card

Best Ethical Design
1 winner

$20 gift card

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Jason

Heesouk Park

Yan Guo

Benjamin Huh

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity and Originality — 20 points
    18–20: very original, exciting idea; 14–17: some creative thinking, familiar idea with new twist; 10–13: basic idea, limited originality; 0–9: unclear or copied idea
  • Problem Solving and Usefulness — 20 points
    18–20: solves a real and meaningful problem well; 14–17: helpful and relevant; 10–13: somewhat useful but not fully developed; 0–9: unclear problem or weak solution
  • 3. AI Use and Understanding — 30 points
    23–30: AI is used thoughtfully and explained clearly (Usage of MPC server / Agentic flow); 15–22: good use of AI with some explanation (Persist records in DB); 10–14: AI used, but connection to project is weak; 0–9: little evidence of meaningful AI use
  • Design and Presentation — 20 points
    18–20: polished, organized, and easy to understand; 14–17: mostly clear and well put together; 10–13: somewhat organized but incomplete; 0–9: hard to follow or unfinished
  • Teamwork and Communication — 20 points
    18–20: everyone contributed and presentation was strong; 14–17: good teamwork with minor imbalance; 10–13: uneven participation; 0–9: little collaboration or unclear speaking

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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