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Quick Save Wins Rep. Lauren Underwood’s (IL-14) 2019 Congressional App Challenge
Rep. Lauren Underwood has named two Naperville students as the winner of the Congressional App Challenge in Illinois’s 14th district. Neuqua Valley High School’s Rahul Koul and Ibrahim Islam submitted QuickSave, an app that improves the response time for a police/school resource officer to research victims in emergency situations.
Dompel Wins Rep. Soto’s (FL-09) 2019 Congressional App Challenge
Rep. Darren Soto has named a Orlando student as the winner of the Congressional App Challenge in Florida’s 9th district. Timber Creek High School’s Grant Emmerson submitted Dompel, an app that promotes an interactive 3D (or binaural) audio experience of the real-world.
One Year // 10,000 Student Registrations
It’s official! With ten days remaining for students to register, over 10,000 students from 48 states have registered to take part in this year’s Congressional App Challenge. This is an incredible milestone for the program, nearly doubling last year’s record participation. With over 300 Members of Congress hosting Congressional App Challenges in their districts, more than […]
300 House Members Host Congressional App Challenges
300 Strong In case you missed it, 300 Members of Congress are hosting Congressional App Challenges this year, smashing the previous record of 225 districts. The mission of the Congressional App Challenge is to inspire students from every corner of the country to explore STEM, coding, and computer science through hands-on practice, and we’re thrilled […]
House of Representatives providing future tech talent for booming Dallas-Fort Worth tech companies like Toyota Connected
A Dallas Morning News article published last year highlighted the desperate need for tech talent in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth region. Toyota Connected,Toyota’s global technology division, is desperately seeking workers with computer science and technology skills in the area. Companies in the Plano-Dallas area are not alone in this regard. Unfilled STEM jobs is […]
House Representatives Inspire Future Tech Talent Workers for Northern New Jersey Area Tech Companies and UPS’ World Technology Headquarters in Mahwah
Northern New Jersey is fast becoming a technology hub before the state, anchored by UPS’ World Technology Center in Mahwah. The four Representatives in the United States Congress in that region are working to inspire young student constituents to pursue technology and computer science jobs offered by UPS and other startups. Each of the Representatives […]
Social media reacts to #HouseOfCode 2019
Students, Parents, and Members of Congress during the Congressional App Challenge Winners’ Demo On Thursday May 9, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives hosted the 2019 #HouseOfCode celebration for the 2018 Congressional App Challenge winners. Over 230 students attended a Welcome Session with Keynotes at the Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium, connected with tech organizations at […]
#HouseOfCode 2019: A Recap of the Congressional App Challenge’s Computer Science Festival on Capitol Hill
On Thursday, May 9, hundreds of middle and high school students from congressional districts across the country arrived at Capitol Hill for #HouseOfCode, a celebration of the 2018 Congressional App Challenge winners. #HouseOfCode kicked off in the morning with a welcome session hosted at the Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium. Leaders from Congress, the administration, and […]
#HouseOfCode National Science Fair Thurs. / List of Members Reviewing Winning Apps
225 Award Winning Students. Over 100 Members of Congress. #HouseOfCode is days away. #HouseOfCode, Capitol Hill’s largest computer science festival, is only a few days away. House Members will host their districts’ Congressional App Challenge winners for a student demo day, unlike anything else in Washington. Some student teams are traveling from as far away […]