DriveRight wins Rep. Greg Gianforte’s (MT-00) 2020 Congressional App Challenge
Rep. Greg Gianforte has named Makayla Davenport, Isabelle Ashley, and Emma Anderson as the winners of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge in (MT-00).
When asked what inspired the creation of DriveRight, the students said, “We were inspired to create DriveRight from a tragedy that happened in our community last year. A local 6-year-old girl was hit by oncoming traffic when a driver did not stop for a school bus. We realized there are many unknown or forgotten driving laws in Montana. We want to help make our state safer in a practical way.”
Over 6,500 students registered for the 2020 Congressional App Challenge. These students created and submitted 3,088 functioning apps, marking the end of an extremely successful Congressional App Challenge amid the COVID-19 pandemic. All told, 308 Members of Congress hosted Congressional App Challenges in their districts across 49 states, Puerto Rico, the Mariana Islands, and Washington, DC.
The CAC is an initiative of the U.S. House of Representatives, where Members of Congress host competitions in their districts for middle school and high school students, encouraging them to learn to code and inspiring them to pursue careers in computer science. The Internet Education Foundation provides the CAC with supplemental support. In the six years of the Congressional App Challenge, thousands of functional apps have been created by over 30,000 students, and participant demographics surpass all industry diversity metrics.