What is Byte Jam?
Byte Jam is a team-based competition, with each team working on its own version around a central theme, with area schools competing against one another. Although students will be working from their own site, they won’t be doing it alone! Indian Hills Software Development Students will be able to respond to any questions that the teams may have via email at [email protected].
Students can ask for help with any aspect of creating the mobile app or website application, from technical coding questions, to design issues, and anything in between. There are no limits on team size or the number of teams that a school may have.
We are excited to open this event to area high schools, and it is our hope that we might build interest in this ever-growing career field!
This competition will help to introduce students to the coding and design processes that go into the apps and websites they use every day. Teams have a choice of making a mobile or web application.
Byte Jam's 2025 Theme: "Culture"
High School Student Teams
Teams typically consist of 4 students, but may have more or less if needed. Each team must come up with a team name. Team names used by past Indian Hills students include “We Heart Coding”, "Le Website", "Weakest Links", and "Mustang Mayhem", so don’t be afraid to get creative or silly. Again, it is up to the coaches to decide what is acceptable.
T-shirts will be provided by Indian Hills for all participants. High School teams are able to work on their projects as much as their schedules will allow prior to the competition date.
High School teams are broken into 2 divisions. Bits division are those teams with little to no prior programming experience and Bytes division for those teams that have had some programming classes or experiences. It is up to the team coach to make this determination.
Registration, Industry Participation, and more.
Contact:
James Warner, Computer Software Development Instructor
525 Grandview Avenue
Ottumwa, Iowa 52501
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (641) 683-5111 ext. 1855