5th Annual Hackathon

The annual MHS Hackathon returns for 2025 as the Girls in Tech (GiT) Hackathon, hosted in partnership with Flying Cloud Institute and the Berkshire Innovation Center in Pittsfield.

This year’s event will happen on Saturday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Berkshire Innovation Center, 45 Woodlawn Avenue in Pittsfield. The Hackathon is FREE to all registered participants.

The GiT Hackathon is a daylong program designed for female-identifying, high school-aged students in and around the Berkshires who are interested in learning and applying their tech skills to address real-world problems through tech, coding, and engineering. All skill levels are welcome!

The program includes talks with tech professionals, “Tinker + Learn” programming for beginners, a “Competition” track for more experienced students, and opportunities to build friendships with others interested in tech.

• Welcome + Icebreakers

• Team building around themes of belonging, resilience, and value

• Work Session 1
  Tinker Group: Coding with Tinkercad
  Competition Group: Problem Identification, Brainstorming Solutions, Planning

• Lunch, Tech Talk + downtime

• Work session 2
  Tinker Group: 3D design with Tinkercad
  Competition Group: Design + work

• Tech Talk + project evaluation

• Awards + Recognitions

The GiT Hackathon is organized by Director of Engineering and Technology Innovation Dr. Chris Himes and Miss Hall’s School students Kady Gentleman ’25 and Hyeon Jung ’26, in partnership with Flying Cloud and the Berkshire Innovation Center. Support for the program is generously provided by Lee Bank.

The Miss Hall’s Hackathon debuted in 2021 as a three-day, in person and virtual event that saw students from MHS and other schools work together in teams to address societal issues through technology. It has evolved in format over the years and remains centered around designing, coding, problem-solving, and hearing from dynamic panelists about leadership, advocacy, and women in STEM.

Please email Dr. Chris Himes — chimes@misshalls.org —  with the word Hackathon in the subject line.