Aurevia wins Rep. Lauren Boebert’s 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Colorado’s Fourth District

When asked what inspired the creation of Aurevia, the students said, “Ever since our freshman year of high school, we noticed a major problem within not only our school but also within the entirety of the school system. There is not nearly enough emphasis on finance or economics within schools. As students who have been interested in economics, we’ve realized through our research and experience that finance plays a huge role in everyone’s lives. The fact of the matter is, everyone will have to handle money one time or another in their life. During our sophomore year, we got the chance to compete at the National Leadership Conference in Anaheim for FBLA Nationals after winning 1st at states on a presentation about financial literacy within high school students. Also, with college at the highest price it’s ever cost, combined with the progressively increasing rate at which students enroll in college, we thought that creating a place for our peers to learn about how to manage their future was absolutely integral. 

“We saw a problem, but we also saw a solution to our school’s declining financial literacy rate. Ever since then, we’ve been on a mission to inform our community on making smart financial decisions. We’ve started a club that has grown from the starting 5 members to a now super astounding community of 40+ people. This club builds a sense of community for students by doing community service events as a club. We want to educate our peers, but we want to make sure they feel welcomed into a friendly community. Our club has several events a year, such a going to a stock simulator field trip in the Denver Area, and hosting a paper trading competition of our own, which lasts over the course of the entire year. We’ve reached out to several mentors, such as Charles Schwab, Colorado Senator John Carson, and a Denver University business department professor, who teach and our peers more about making smart financial decisions.  Through our meeting with Senator John Carson, we heard about this competition and decided it was the next step in our mission. We believe we have created something unique and special with our app.”