U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, this week announced that her office is accepting applications for the 2023 Congressional App Challenge.
Submissions are due by Nov. 1.
Winners will be selected by a panel of local judges, and their app will be eligible to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol and featured on House.gov. Winners will also be invited to a Congressional App Challenge reception in Washington, D.C.
The competition encourages students to get hands-on experience in computer science by building their own apps, according to a news release. Students can use any programming language and platform, the release stated, and there are no limits on theme or topic.
Eligible participants are students in middle or high school at the time of submission who live in or attend school in Washington’s Third Congressional District, which includes all of Lewis, Skamania, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clark and Pacific counties and a slice of Thurston County. Students can register as individuals or as teams of up to four.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for students to apply their skills, build new ones, and develop creative solutions to problems facing our district and world,” Gluesenkamp Perez said in the news release. “I can’t wait to see what our talented students in Southwest Washington come up with.”
Students entering the competition should submit their application at congressionalappchallenge.us.
