Hudson Announces 2023 Congressional App Challenge Winners

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of Computer Science Education Week, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) today announced the winners of the 2023 Congressional App Challenge for North Carolina’s 9th District.

“The Congressional App Challenge is a great opportunity for our region’s middle and high school students to showcase their creativity and computer skills on the national level,” said Rep. Hudson. “Congratulations to this year's winners from Lee County High School for their innovative app design, and thank you to all of our region’s students who participated in this year’s competition.”

Below are the winning selections for North Carolina’s 9th District:

1st Place: 

• Erik Mejia, Jose Martinez Lopez, and Juan Gomez from Lee County High School in Sanford. 
• ClassConnect, an app designed with the primary goal of enhancing the efficiency of student grouping for teachers, ultimately improving collaboration and social interaction. 

2nd Place: 

• Jy'Mir Fuller from Jordan-Matthews High School in Siler City. 
• An app designed for a local small business to streamline services for increased customer convenience. 

The Congressional App Challenge was launched by the U.S. House of Representatives to encourage student innovation and engagement in computer science and STEM. This national effort seeks to inspire students from every corner of the country to explore coding and computer science through hands-on practice by creating an app. 

This year's submissions were judged by a panel of industry professionals from NBT Studios. The winning app will be featured on the House.gov website and the CongressionalAppChallenge.us website.