diff --git a/app/(pages)/(index-page)/_components/hero/heroInfo.tsx b/app/(pages)/(index-page)/_components/hero/heroInfo.tsx
index 4f1b784..518abfa 100644
--- a/app/(pages)/(index-page)/_components/hero/heroInfo.tsx
+++ b/app/(pages)/(index-page)/_components/hero/heroInfo.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import Image from 'next/image';
-import Link from 'next/link';
-import HeartButton from '../HeartButton/heartButton';
 import WordCycle from './wordCycle';
 
+/*import Image from 'next/image';
+import Link from 'next/link';
+import HeartButton from '../HeartButton/heartButton';*/
+
 export default function HeroInfo() {
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col items-start gap-[22px] break-625:items-end break-625:gap-[31px]">
@@ -18,65 +19,26 @@ export default function HeroInfo() {
           social good
         </h1>
         <p className="mt-[31px] font-metropolis text-[16px] font-normal tracking-[0.48px] text-white break-625:text-[20px]">
-          Apply to direct <strong>HackDavis 2026</strong>
+          Stay tuned for <strong>HackDavis 2026</strong>
         </p>
       </div>
 
-      <div className="flex flex-row items-start gap-[12px] break-625:flex-col break-625:items-end break-625:gap-[28px] sm:flex-row sm:items-center">
-        <Link
-          href="https://hackdavis.typeform.com/to/N6DEZIVH"
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-start gap-[12px] break-625:flex-col break-625:items-end break-625:gap-[28px] sm:flex-col sm:items-center">
+        <a
+          href="https://forms.gle/QgmucXL1RN97pNFh9"
           target="_blank"
-          className="inline-flex h-[40px] items-center justify-center gap-[10px] whitespace-nowrap rounded-[100px] bg-highlight-yellow px-[10px] py-[11px] text-center font-metropolis text-[18px] font-bold tracking-[0.4px] text-text-dark shadow-[0px_5px_75px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.25)] break-625:h-[50px] break-625:px-[40px] break-625:py-0 break-625:text-[20px]"
+          rel="noopener noreferrer"
         >
-          Director Application
-        </Link>
-        <div className="flex h-[40px] w-[138px] flex-shrink-0 items-center rounded-[100px] bg-white/15 text-center font-metropolis text-[18px] font-bold tracking-[0.4px] text-white break-625:h-[50px] break-625:w-[170px] break-625:py-0 break-625:text-[20px]">
-          {/* <div className="flex h-[40px] w-[40px] flex-shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-[50px] bg-highlight-yellow shadow-[0px_5px_75px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.25)] break-625:h-[50px] break-625:w-[50px]">
-            <Image
-              src="/Hero/heart.svg"
-              alt="Heart icon"
-              width={24}
-              height={24}
-              className="h-[15px] w-[17px] object-contain break-625:h-[24px] break-625:w-[24px]"
-            />
-          </div>
-          <span className="flex-1 pl-[9px] pr-[15px] text-center">Sponsor</span> */}
-          <HeartButton text="Sponsor" href="mailto:team@hackdavis.io" />
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
-      <div className="flex flex-col items-start gap-2 text-left break-625:flex-row break-625:items-end break-625:text-right">
-        <span className="hidden font-metropolis text-[18px] font-normal tracking-[0.48px] text-white break-625:inline md:text-[20px]">
-          Check out the{' '}
-        </span>
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-white">
-          <FormLink
-            text="roles and teams"
-            href="/?section=teams"
-            // includeComma={true}
-            includeComma={false}
-          />
-          {/* <FormLink
-            text="Mentor"
-            href="https://form.typeform.com/to/uNuWRicb"
-            // includeComma={true}
-            includeComma={false}
-          /> */}
-          <span className="font-metropolis text-[18px] font-normal tracking-[0.48px] md:text-[20px]">
-            we have!
-          </span>
-          {/* <FormLink
-            text="Volunteer"
-            href="https://form.typeform.com/to/sTYMFPMW"
-            includeComma={false}
-          /> */}
-        </div>
+          <button className="grid w-fit place-items-center justify-center rounded-full border-none bg-[--highlight-yellow] pb-[8px] pl-[24px] pr-[24px] pt-[8px] text-[16px] font-bold text-[--text-dark] break-625:pb-[10px] break-625:pl-[30px] break-625:pr-[30px] break-625:pt-[10px] break-625:text-[20px]">
+            2026 Judge Interest Form
+          </button>
+        </a>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
 
-interface FormLinkProps {
+/*interface FormLinkProps {
   text: string;
   href: string;
   includeComma: boolean;
@@ -100,4 +62,4 @@ function FormLink({ text, href, includeComma }: FormLinkProps) {
       {includeComma && <p>,</p>}
     </Link>
   );
-}
+}*/
diff --git a/app/(pages)/(index-page)/page.tsx b/app/(pages)/(index-page)/page.tsx
index df3ab35..3c01a68 100644
--- a/app/(pages)/(index-page)/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(pages)/(index-page)/page.tsx
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 // import Directors from './(about-us)/_components/Directors/Directors';
 // 'use client';
 
-import BigVinyl from './_components/BigVinyl/BigVinyl';
-import HeroSection from './_components/hero/heroMainSection';
+/*import BigVinyl from './_components/BigVinyl/BigVinyl';
 import SandCastle from './_components/SandCastle';
 import Sponsors from './_components/Sponsors/Sponsors';
-import styles from './page.module.scss';
 import FAQ from './_components/FAQ/FAQ';
 import Underwater from '../_components/Underwater/Underwater';
 import BigWave from './_components/BigWave/BigWave';
-import Crowdfund from './_components/Crowdfund/Crowdfund';
+import Crowdfund from './_components/Crowdfund/Crowdfund';*/
+import HeroSection from './_components/hero/heroMainSection';
+import styles from './page.module.scss';
 
 export default function Home() {
   return (
     <div className={styles.container}>
       <div id="home">
         <HeroSection />
-        <SandCastle />
+        {/*<SandCastle />*/}
       </div>
-
+      {/*
       <div id="underwater">
         <BigWave />
         <Underwater />
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default function Home() {
         <Sponsors />
         <Crowdfund />
         <BigVinyl />
-      </div>
+      </div>*/}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/app/(pages)/_components/Navbar/Navbar.tsx b/app/(pages)/_components/Navbar/Navbar.tsx
index db47b49..bf7d544 100644
--- a/app/(pages)/_components/Navbar/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/app/(pages)/_components/Navbar/Navbar.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const links = [
     page: '/',
     path: '/?section=home', // remove section if scroll issue fixed
   },
-  {
+  /*{
     ids: ['donate'],
     body: 'DONATE',
     page: '/',
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const links = [
     body: 'SPONSORS',
     page: '/',
     path: '/?section=sponsors',
-  },
+  },*/
   {
     ids: ['about'],
     body: 'ABOUT',
diff --git a/app/(pages)/layout.tsx b/app/(pages)/layout.tsx
index 21c53e6..8f84a7c 100644
--- a/app/(pages)/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/(pages)/layout.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import '@globals/styles/globals.scss';
 import metadataJSON from '@app/(pages)/_globals/metadata.json';
 import fonts from './_globals/fonts';
 import Navbar from '@app/(pages)/_components/Navbar/Navbar';
-import Footer from '@app/(pages)/_components/Footer/Footer';
 import { Suspense } from 'react';
 import { Analytics } from '@vercel/analytics/next';
 
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ export default function RootLayout({
           <Navbar />
         </Suspense>
         {children}
-        <Footer />
       </body>
     </html>
   );
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8d7a371..81f027d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "react-icons": "^5.3.0",
         "react-scroll-parallax": "^3.4.5",
         "react-transition-group": "^4.4.5",
-        "sass": "^1.81.0",
+        "sass": "^1.89.2",
         "sharp": "^0.33.5",
         "styled-components": "^6.1.15"
       },
@@ -6243,9 +6243,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/sass": {
-      "version": "1.81.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sass/-/sass-1.81.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Q4fOxRfhmv3sqCLoGfvrC9pRV8btc0UtqL9mN6Yrv6Qi9ScL55CVH1vlPP863ISLEEMNLLuu9P+enCeGHlnzhA==",
+      "version": "1.89.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sass/-/sass-1.89.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xCmtksBKd/jdJ9Bt9p7nPKiuqrlBMBuuGkQlkhZjjQk3Ty48lv93k5Dq6OPkKt4XwxDJ7tvlfrTa1MPA9bf+QA==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "chokidar": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c8fddb4..0ebd802 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "react-icons": "^5.3.0",
     "react-scroll-parallax": "^3.4.5",
     "react-transition-group": "^4.4.5",
-    "sass": "^1.81.0",
+    "sass": "^1.89.2",
     "sharp": "^0.33.5",
     "styled-components": "^6.1.15"
   },