Featured Story
'Twas The Night Before Hackathon
To help spread some Hackathon holiday cheer, winners from last year’s event—Connor Rosow ‘20, Jamie Ullman ‘20, and Henry Jodka ‘20—read “The Night Before Hackathon” poem (adapted by Connor) during this week’s Upper School Town Meeting.
This year, St. Luke’s is partnering with the Prospector Theater. Learn more and watch the Prospector Challenge #1: Get the Popcorn in the Bag video shared the Hackathon webpage and in designLab Director Michael Mitchell’s Leading Voices blog post.
The makers were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of computers danced in their heads;
And Marco in his 'kerchief, and Jamie and Henry in their caps,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
When out on the plaza there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the SPAC to see what was the matter.
Away to the lobby I flew like a flash,
Tore open the doors and ran out with a dash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of midday to the objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But the genius himself, and eight of his STEM peers,
"Now, BRUSKO! now, GERARDI! now, CLAVELLI and WARNER!
On, FENDELMAN! on LEBRIS! on, CHUHTA and SCHNEIDER!
To the top of the field! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the school-top the coursers they flew,
With the car full of wires, and Mr. Mitchell too.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with sawdust and soot;
A bundle of Arduinos he had flung on his back,
And he looked like an IT expert just opening his pack.
With a 3D printer held tightly in hand,
The look in his eye made it clear what he'd planned,
An incredible Hackathon for one and for all,
Perhaps “making it better” for the Prospector and all,
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his task,
And made Henry’s Scratch program work, it was not a big ask,
And giving the student’s laptop a swift close,
He gave a quick nod, and up from the table he rose;
He sprang to his car, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the launch of a missile.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
MERRY HACKATHON TO ALL, AND TO ALL A FUN FILLED-NIGHT!
Back
This year, St. Luke’s is partnering with the Prospector Theater. Learn more and watch the Prospector Challenge #1: Get the Popcorn in the Bag video shared the Hackathon webpage and in designLab Director Michael Mitchell’s Leading Voices blog post.
St. Luke’s Hackathon is open to students in the 5th-12th grade—from any school. Newcomers and novices are welcome.
The Night Before Hackathon
By Connor Rosow
By Connor Rosow
'Twas the night before Hackathon, when all through the school
Not a tool was working, not until Saturday for that was the rule;
The electronics were placed by the tables with care,
In hopes that Mr. Mitchell and his Prospector friends soon would be there;
Not a tool was working, not until Saturday for that was the rule;
The electronics were placed by the tables with care,
In hopes that Mr. Mitchell and his Prospector friends soon would be there;
The makers were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of computers danced in their heads;
And Marco in his 'kerchief, and Jamie and Henry in their caps,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
When out on the plaza there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the SPAC to see what was the matter.
Away to the lobby I flew like a flash,
Tore open the doors and ran out with a dash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of midday to the objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But the genius himself, and eight of his STEM peers,
"Now, BRUSKO! now, GERARDI! now, CLAVELLI and WARNER!
On, FENDELMAN! on LEBRIS! on, CHUHTA and SCHNEIDER!
To the top of the field! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the school-top the coursers they flew,
With the car full of wires, and Mr. Mitchell too.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with sawdust and soot;
A bundle of Arduinos he had flung on his back,
And he looked like an IT expert just opening his pack.
With a 3D printer held tightly in hand,
The look in his eye made it clear what he'd planned,
An incredible Hackathon for one and for all,
Perhaps “making it better” for the Prospector and all,
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his task,
And made Henry’s Scratch program work, it was not a big ask,
And giving the student’s laptop a swift close,
He gave a quick nod, and up from the table he rose;
He sprang to his car, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the launch of a missile.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
MERRY HACKATHON TO ALL, AND TO ALL A FUN FILLED-NIGHT!
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 35 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Center for Leadership builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
