Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester congratulated Daniel Lee of Cab Calloway School of the Arts and Atharva Shanbhag of The Charter School of Wilmington on January 24, as the Delaware winners of the 2019 Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an app competition for students in high school and below.
The team created the app MapShot – an application designed so people can alert others in their communities about violence when they see it themselves through mapping services, alerts, and video tutorials on how to respond to emergencies.
Their apps will also be featured in the U.S. Capitol, on House.gov, and the Congressional App Challenge website.
The Congressional App Challenge was officially launched in 2015 and was created because Congress recognized that STEM and computer-based skills are essential for economic growth and innovation and that the U.S. has been falling behind in these areas. To maintain American competitiveness, it’s crucial that the U.S. invests in our youth today, so they have the needed skills that will prepare them for their careers. For more information about the Challenge, please visit: CongressionalAppChallenge.us. or call Rep. Blunt Rochester’s Wilmington Office at 302-830-2330. Students wishing to submit their apps for next year’s competition can expect the submission window to be open in September of 2020.