diff --git a/src/Modules/StatCan.OrchardCore.Hackathon/HackathonMigrations.cs b/src/Modules/StatCan.OrchardCore.Hackathon/HackathonMigrations.cs
index b8876487e..820344290 100644
--- a/src/Modules/StatCan.OrchardCore.Hackathon/HackathonMigrations.cs
+++ b/src/Modules/StatCan.OrchardCore.Hackathon/HackathonMigrations.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public async Task<int> CreateAsync()
             CreateUserProfiles();
             CreateWidgets();
             CreateChallenge();
+            CreateAnnouncement();
 
             await _recipeMigrator.ExecuteAsync("queries.recipe.json", this);
             await _recipeMigrator.ExecuteAsync("roles.recipe.json", this);
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ private void CreateWidgets()
         {
             _contentDefinitionManager.CreateBasicWidget("HackathonCalendar");
             _contentDefinitionManager.CreateBasicWidget("ChallengeListWidget");
+            _contentDefinitionManager.CreateBasicWidget("AnnouncementListWidget");
         }
 
         private void CreateChallenge()
@@ -104,5 +106,31 @@ private void CreateChallenge()
                 .WithMarkdownBody("2")
             );
         }
+
+        private void CreateAnnouncement()
+        {
+            _contentDefinitionManager.AlterTypeDefinition("Announcement", type => type
+                .DisplayedAs("Announcement")
+                .Creatable()
+                .Listable()
+                .Draftable()
+                .Securable()
+                .WithPart("Announcement", part => part
+                    .WithPosition("0")
+                )
+                .WithPart("MarkdownBodyPart", part => part
+                    .WithPosition("1")
+                    .WithEditor("Wysiwyg")
+                )
+            );
+
+            _contentDefinitionManager.AlterPartDefinition("Announcement", part => part
+                .WithField("Title", field => field
+                    .OfType("TextField")
+                    .WithDisplayName("Title")
+                    .WithPosition("0")
+                )
+            );
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Modules/StatCan.OrchardCore.Hackathon/Views/Content-Announcement.liquid b/src/Modules/StatCan.OrchardCore.Hackathon/Views/Content-Announcement.liquid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ee5246d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Modules/StatCan.OrchardCore.Hackathon/Views/Content-Announcement.liquid
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{% assign dateTime = "DateTime" | shape_new: utc: Model.ContentItem.CreatedUtc, format: format | shape_stringify %}
+<v-container >
+    <v-row justify="center">
+        <v-col cols="12" xl="8">
+        <v-card >
+            <v-card-title class="text-h4">{{Model.ContentItem.Content.Announcement.Title.Text}}</v-card-title>
+            <v-card-subtitle class="pt-0 font-italic">by {{ Model.ContentItem.Author }} {{dateTime}}</v-card-subtitle>
+            <v-divider class="mx-3"></v-divider>
+            <v-card-text>
+                {{ Model.Content.MarkdownBodyPart | shape_render }}
+            </v-card-text>
+        </v-card>
+    </v-col>
+</v-cpntainer>
+
+
diff --git a/src/Modules/StatCan.OrchardCore.Hackathon/Views/Widget-AnnouncementListWidget.liquid b/src/Modules/StatCan.OrchardCore.Hackathon/Views/Widget-AnnouncementListWidget.liquid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b8bb44c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Modules/StatCan.OrchardCore.Hackathon/Views/Widget-AnnouncementListWidget.liquid
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{% assign announcements = Queries.GetItemsForHackathon  | query: type: "Announcement" | sort: "ModifiedUtc" | reverse %}
+
+<div class="text-h3 font-weight-black pb-3 ">Team Announcements</div>
+<v-container>
+    <v-col cols="10">
+        <v-expansion-panels multiple >
+            {% for announcement in announcements %}
+            {% assign dateTime = "DateTime" | shape_new: utc: announcement.ModifiedUtc, format: format | shape_stringify  %}
+            {% assign aShape = announcement.ContentItem | shape_build_display %}
+                {% if announcement.Published == true %}
+                    <v-expansion-panel>
+                    <v-expansion-panel-header class="justify-start">
+                        <div>
+                            <div class="pb-2" >
+                            <span class="d-flex align-center text-caption "> 
+                                <v-icon small class="px-1 grey--text darken-4--text">mdi-clock</v-icon>
+                                {{dateTime}}
+                                <v-icon small class="px-1 grey--text darken-4--text">mdi-account</v-icon>
+                                {{ Model.ContentItem.Author }}
+                            </span>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="text-h5">
+                                {{ announcement.ContentItem.Content.Announcement.Title.Text | shortcode }}
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </v-expansion-panel-header>
+                    <v-expansion-panel-content><v-list-text>{{ aShape.Content.MarkdownBodyPart | shape_render }}</v-list-text></v-expansion-panel-content>
+                    </v-expansion-panel>
+                {% endif %}
+            {% endfor %}
+        </v-expansion-panels>
+    </v-col>
+</v-container>
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