Congressional App Challenge Ceremony

The Congressional app challenge is a programming competition for students in high school and middle school. Hosted by AIM Institute The Congressional app challenge is a programming competition for students in high school and middle school. Students, individually or in teams, were tasked with creating, coding, and implementing a new and innovative computer application. Don Bacon's App Celebration is being hosted by the AIM Institute. This will be held at the AIM Exchange on the 7th floor.
“There is a growing need to fill high-paying jobs in STEM career fields and the app challenge is a fun, engaging way to get our youth motivated to pursue those opportunities,” said Bacon. “All of the students who entered the challenge showed innovation with their ideas and commitment to the task. We have some real future leaders who will make a mark in the STEM world.”
The CAC is an initiative of the U.S. House of Representatives, where Members of Congress host contests in their districts for middle school and high school students, encouraging them to learn to code and inspiring them to pursue careers in computer science. Data from 2016 to 2019 shows that thousands of students have been involved in the program and participation has increased 164percent. According to research shared by the CAC, the CAC outpaces Silicon Valley by reaching out to a wide range of students in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, and geography.

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