LevelUP Winter Challenge

Level up your tech skills! Nextech LevelUP is all about getting you to the next place in your CS journey. Whether that is learning more about tech careers, growing your CS skills or attending a specific workshop, Level UP will get your there. Open to 6-12 grade Indiana students statewide, it is built for various levels of CS experience making it available to all.

Win awesome prizes (and learn about tech) as you complete a series of 30-minute achievements during the Nextech LevelUP Winter Challenge. Complete as many of the 30-minute achievements below as you can between NOW and December 19, 2021, you will be rewarded. And, your progress is tracked on the LevelUP leaderboard, so challenge your friends and earn those bragging rights.

PS – Teachers you are eligible to win giftcards too! Check out your leaderboard below. 

Level up your tech skills! Nextech LevelUP is all about getting you to the next place in your CS journey. Whether that is learning more about tech careers, growing your CS skills or attending a specific workshop, Level UP will get your there. Open to 6-12 grade Indiana students statewide, it is built for various levels of CS experience making it available to all.

Win awesome prizes (and learn about tech) as you complete a series of 30-minute achievements during the Nextech LevelUP Winter Challenge. Complete as many of the 30-minute achievements below as you can between NOW and December 19, 2021, you will be rewarded. And, your progress is tracked on the LevelUP leaderboard, so challenge your friends and earn those bragging rights.

PS – Teachers you are eligible to win giftcards too! Check out your leaderboard below. 

WOW! We have had an overwhelming response to the Challenge. Over 1,000 completed achievements from students across the state of Indiana.

With that being said, we are experiencing some growing pains. The majority of students put their school email as a preferred email. The majority of those email systems block Nextech communication. This is how we planned on sending e-gift cards to students with their winnings (and how we planned on sending teacher prizes as well).

We will be sending physical packets of gift cards to your school for the winners once the students return from break.

In the meantime, please note:

  • Prizes will come!
  • All achievements are up to date as of December 16. If the number is lower than the student intended, the achievement or achievements were denied. They can resubmit but they must select the right achievement that matches the submission documents, must submit unique documents, etc.
  • Students! Fill out this short survey between now and the end of the competition December 19 at midnight, and you will be entered to win $25 worth of rewards.

Leaderboards

DISCLAIMER: If you are caught cheating, you will be disqualified from receiving the prizes and will be removed from the leaderboard. 

Prizes*

AudienceAwardAmount Per
StudentComplete 4 Achievements$5
StudentComplete 8 Achievements$10
StudentComplete 12 Achievements$20
Student and TeacherLeader Board Mondays (4 boards x 4 Mondays) – can only win once and totaled at 8AM ET$20
StudentFirst to Complete (each achievement for both MS & HS)$10
StudentFirst to Complete All 13 – 1st, 2nd, & 3rd places awarded (both MS and HS)$50, $30, $20
Student and TeacherFinal Survey CompletedEntered to Win $25
TeacherMost # of students to complete – 1st, 2nd, & 3rd places awarded (both MS and HS)$100, $75, $50
TeacherMost # of Achievements – 1st, 2nd, & 3rd places awarded (both MS and HS)$100, $75, $50
Teacher5/5 Prize = 5 of your students complete 5 achievements each$25
Need help? Email Sarah DeLong at sarah@nextech.org.
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WOW! We have had an overwhelming response to the Challenge. Over 1,000 completed achievements from students across the state of Indiana.

With that being said, we are experiencing some growing pains. The majority of students put their school email as a preferred email. The majority of those email systems block Nextech communication. This is how we planned on sending e-gift cards to students with their winnings (and how we planned on sending teacher prizes as well).

We will be sending physical packets of gift cards to your school for the winners once the students return from break.

In the meantime, please note:

  • Prizes will come!
  • All achievements are up to date as of December 16. If the number is lower than the student intended, the achievement or achievements were denied. They can resubmit but they must select the right achievement that matches the submission documents, must submit unique documents, etc.
  • Students! Fill out this short survey between now and the end of the competition December 19 at midnight, and you will be entered to win $25 worth of rewards.