Kelly announces winners of 2022 Congressional App Challenge

GROVE CITY, PA -- On Friday, December 9, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) announced the winners of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge, a contest promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics), coding, and computer science education. The awards presentation was hosted by Rep. Kelly's office at Grove City College in Grove City, Pa.

"I want to congratulate all of the winners from this year's Congressional App Challenge competition, and thank you to everyone who participated," Rep. Kelly said. "This contest is a great way for students pursuing a career in engineering or computer science to showcase their skills and put into practice what they have learned in the classroom. I was very impressed with all of the great apps at this year's competition!"

Below are the winners of this year's competition for Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District:

1st Place: William Parisi, Taylor Stevens and Tyler Sasse of Knoch High School, Saxonburg, for their APP entitled, “EPIC GOLF"

2nd Place: Tanvi & Asheen Uldgiri of Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, Erie, for their Second-place award for their APP entitled, “The Numbers Game.”

3rd Place: Noah Coachman, Emily Greb & Riley Gillis of Knoch High School, Saxonburg, for their app, “The Maze Game."

BACKGROUND

The Congressional APP Challenge inspires students’ efforts around STEM, coding, and computer science.  It is a national contest and winning apps from each Congressional district are eligible to be displayed in the US Capitol Building and featured on the House of Representative’s website, House.gov. 

This year, Rep. Kelly received submissions from 13 students.  All the students are underclassmen, and we look forward to seeing them again next year. This is Rep. Kelly's 4th year participating in the Congressional APP Challenge.

Every year we challenge students in our district to create and submit their original APPS for a chance to win the Congressional App Challenge.