Congressman McEachin Announced 2017 Congressional App Challenge Winners
Richmond, Va. – Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) kicked-off Computer Science Education Week by announcing the winners of the 4th Congressional District’s 2017 Congressional App Challenge – Alex Dunn and Sean Jackson. Alex and Sean are students of Salem Church Middle School in Chesterfield. They were selected as the 2017 winners for their app challenge submission, “Inspire Meme.”
“Alex and Sean’s work is a wonderful example of how computer science skills can make a positive change in our communities,” said Congressman Donald McEachin. “They were inspired by their school's kindness initiative and designed an app to spread kindness in their academic community. I am proud of their accomplishments.”
The winners of the Congressional App Challenge will represent the 4th Congressional District at the federal level as their work will be on display in the United States Capitol. A panel of five judges selected the “Inspire Meme” app as the winning submission.
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