Good for Nevada wins Rep. Mark E. Amodei’s 2024 Congressional App Challenge in Nevada’s Second District
Rep. Mark E. Amodei has named Leila Schinzing, Jenny Chen, and Sarah Stuart of Damonte Ranch High School as the winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge in Nevada’s Second District.
When asked what inspired the creation of Good for Nevada, the students said, “Since one of our members is in key club, we were inspired to create an app to make it easier to look up and search for places to volunteer in the community. Sometimes it is very difficult to find places and coordinate volunteering events for Key Club and we recognize that it can be time consuming finding places to volunteer individually for those in the National Honors Society. We wanted to create an app that can easily link you to various volunteering opportunities in Nevada, making it efficient and easy for people to find ways to help. Volunteering is important in improving communities and giving individuals chances to build skills needed for effective collaboration, which are fundamental for young adults like us who plan to go work in future jobs that will inevitably require working with others in some sort of way.”
This year’s Congressional App Challenge set new records, with an unprecedented 382 Members of the House of Representatives hosting competitions—surpassing the previous high of 374. An incredible 12,682 students from across the country participated, representing a growth of over 1,000 students compared to 2023. These talented students submitted an astounding 3,881 original applications, showcasing their creativity, passion for technology, and the limitless potential of America’s next generation of innovators. This surge in participation reflects the increasing excitement around STEM and highlights a bright future for American innovation.
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. This resounding show of bipartisan support emphasizes the critical importance of STEM education in today’s rapidly evolving world. 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 the Broadcom Foundation, AWS, Rise, theCoderSchool, Apple, and others.
The 2024 Congressional App Challenge will launch in May of 2025, and eligible students can pre-register for the competition now.