Congressional App Challenge
WHAT IS THE CONGRESSIONAL APP CHALLENGE?
The Congressional App Challenge is the first House academic competition to promote innovation in the fields of science, technology engineering and math (STEM). Participating high school students in the district will develop or design an app on a platform of their choice. Submissions received by the contest deadline of April 30, 2014 will be evaluated by a panel of Utah experts. Winners will be selected at the end of May 2014.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
1) The Competition is open only to high school students who reside in Utah’s Third Congressional District or who are eligible to attend public high school here. Individuals submitting on behalf of teams must meet the eligibility requirements for individual contestants.
2) Participants must be at least 13 years old as of February 1, 2014.
3) Participants may compete individually or in teams of up to 4 students. If students attend school outside of their home congressional district, they may compete in either their home district or their school district. If competing as a team, 2 members of the team must be from the same district.
4) The Competition is subject to all applicable United States federal laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to the Official Rules.
HOW DO YOU ENTER THE CONTEST?
Create an account on www.challengepost.com and register for the House Student App Contest. Upload the entry form on the site so our office can communicate with you during the Submission Period.
WHAT ARE THE CONTEST RULES?
The official contest rules can be found by clicking here or by downloading the pdf at the bottom of this page.
WHEN DOES THE CONTEST START? WHEN DOES IT END?
The contest began on February 1, 2014.
Submissions will be accepted until April 30, 2014 at 12:00pm EST.
Winners will be announced at the end of May 2014.
I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Contact the Cottonwood Heights office of Congressman Jason Chaffetz by calling 801-532-0070 and ask for Jennifer Scott.
RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
36 Resources To Help You Teach Kids Programming
CodeAcademy.COM self-taught courses in HTML/CSS, Python, Ruby, and PHP
MIT App Inventor tutorial to develop mobile apps on Android phones.
