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Tanglin’s annual Hackathon was more than just a coding competition, it was also the perfect opportunity for Tanglin’s students to demonstrate their creativity and problem solving skills. We speak with the student organisers and winners to find out more.
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t Tanglin, students are often given opportunities to express themselves and demonstrate their knowledge. “Lost in Hacklation” is one such student-led event where 70 students from Years 7 to 12 were challenged to come up with innovative ideas to use technology to overcome modern communication issues.
A LIFE-CHANGING EVENT
The third event of its kind at Tanglin, the Hackathon takes place annually and is usually organised by Year 13 students. In fact, the earlier hackathons were what inspired Year 13 students Andy, Sophie, Rechardt and Finn to try their hand at organising it. Sophie said: “I remember participating in the first event called ‘Ready Set Hack’ and the following year’s ‘Hack to the Future’. After winning last year’s Hackathon, I was really inspired to run the event with my friends so when Ms Boersma from Computing told us about running it at the end of Year 12, we were excited and ready to start planning.
L to R: Andy, Finn, Sophie, Rechardt
IMPROVING COMMUNICATION
Planning the event was no mean feat, especially in view of COVID restrictions, but the team was determined not to let the pandemic influence their plans. In fact, they decided to stay away from COVIDrelated topics and focus on subjects that would engage their participants. They brainstormed ideas such as space, exploration, and environmental issues before settling on ‘Communication’. Finn explained their decision: “With the abundance of problems surrounding
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L to R: Krishnav, Noel, Liam
