Mathware wins Rep. Glenn Grothman’s 2022 Congressional App Challenge in Wisconsin’s Sixth District
Rep. Glenn Grothman has named Adam Wilson of Cedarburg High School, Carter Lator of Cedarburg High School, and Mason McManus of Cedarburg High School as the winners of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge in Wisconsin’s Sixth District.
When asked what inspired the creation of Mathware, the students said, ”We believe that in order to be successful in math, you must be strong with the basics. Although basic math is a big focus in school, some students don’t learn as well without hands-on activities. We know that in our technological world, success in mathematics is vital for everyone. We wanted to create a tool that allowed struggling students another chance to master their basic skills. We felt a need for an app where students can interact with equations to learn strategies that will apply to their future education. Our hope is that this app will lead to more students experiencing success in their schools.”
The Congressional App Challenge smashed previous participation records in 2022. All told, 9,011 students registered for this year’s competition – creating 2,707 fully-functioning apps for 335 Members of Congress across 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the District of Columbia. This year’s competition set the record for most student registrations, most apps submitted, most apps per district submitted, and most districts receiving over 20 apps. The wildly successful competition continues to impress upon House Members the importance of computer science education and the need to develop a pipeline of diverse, domestic STEM talent.
The Congressional App Challenge is an official 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. Each participating Member of Congress selects a winning app from their district, and each winning team is invited to showcase their winning app to Congress during our annual #HouseOfCode festival. The program is a public-private partnership made possible through funding from Omidyar Network, AWS, Rise, theCoderSchool, Apple, and others.
The 2023 Congressional App Challenge will launch in June of 2023, and eligible students can pre-register for the competition now.