VENTURA COUNTY — More than 100 students from high schools throughout Ventura County stayed up all night as they competed in the annual Hackathon by the Sea last weekend in Camarillo. Participants spent an entire night creating apps and websites with the assistance of volunteer mentors.
Presented by the Ventura County Office of Education, the Hackathon encourages students to use technology in creative ways to solve problems and engage users. At the end of the event, student teams presented their creations to judges, who awarded prizes.
The overall winner of the Hackathon was the team VitalSync (pictured below) from Westlake High School. They built a system that provides a fast, convenient way to get diagnoses online from credible doctors while still providing the opportunity for in-person appointments using artificial intelligence and more accurate diagnoses with long-term biometrics, making sure every patient gets the help they need, no matter their circumstances.
Here’s how the top 5 teams placed in the 2024 Hackathon by the Sea:
- VitalSync (Westlake High School)
- ReBinify (Thousand Oaks High School)
- Youthdev Studios (Oak Park High School)
- LensCook (Oak Park High School)
- Binary Brothers (Santa Susana High School)
The complete list of winners with descriptions of their projects is available here.
About the Ventura County Office of Education — The Ventura County Office of Education provides a broad array of fiscal, training and technology support services to local school districts, helping to maintain and improve lifelong educational opportunities for children, educators and community members. VCOE also operates schools that serve students with severe disabilities and behavioral issues, provides career education courses, and coordinates countywide academic competitions including Mock Trial and the Ventura County Science Fair. Learn more at: www.vcoe.org