As you may be aware, we started the series What I Wish My Parents Knew earlier this year in an attempt to raise awareness of some important issues affecting the mental health of teenagers, especially in the Indian community, and provide a forum for constructive dialogue between parents and students to improve the state of affairs.

Over the past four months, GYM students shared their inputs and perspective, along with some recommendations, on these topics in AZIndia magazine. See details below.

Hackathon Objective & Approach
Now, we are conducting a virtual "hackathon" on this subject on June 27th, where parent-student teams will discuss the issues, brainstorm ideas collaboratively, and present their solutions. We will pick the top three or four ideas/solutions from the hackathon and feature them in AZIndia and potentially other social media for the remainder of the year.

Hackathon Sign-Up
We would love participation from high school students (including incoming freshmen and graduating seniors) and parents of high school students for a productive dialogue and successful outcomes. Please see the details below and sign up at the links provided by Saturday, June 19th.

Students sign up here: https://forms.gle/TjuAhHMhnWTjYQJBA
Parents sign up here: https://forms.gle/NYZJ2UDGeww5GSS88

Hackathon Topic Background

What I Wish My Parents Knew... Context/Background

Topic	Preview/Background
What I Wish... Overview	http://azindiatimes.com/epaper/epaper/edition/78/february/page/7
Academic Pressures	http://azindiatimes.com/epaper/epaper/edition/79/march/page/7
Parental Expectations	http://azindiatimes.com/epaper/epaper/edition/80/april/page/7
More Freedom & Independence to Students	http://azindiatimes.com/epaper/epaper/edition/81/may/page/7
Taking Care of Mental Health	http://azindiatimes.com/epaper/epaper/edition/82/june/page/7

Hackathon Schedule

	What I Wish... Hackathon Schedule
		Date	Time (MST)
1	Parents and Students sign up for the hackathon thru survey link	By June 19
2	Parents and Students are assigned to Teams & Topics	June 21
3	Real-life scenarios for each topic are announced	June 27	morning
4	Hackathon Session (Over Zoom) - Tentative Schedule	June 27
	Kick-off	2:00 PM	2:10 PM
	Team Breakouts	2:10 PM	3:30 PM
	Team Presentations	3:30 PM	4:30 PM
	Judging	4:30 PM	4:50 PM
	Hackathon Results	4:50 PM	5:00 PM