{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://costello.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-costello-congratulates-winner-pa-6-congressional-app-challenge", "Rep. Costello Congratulates Winner of PA-6 Congressional App Challenge", "2017-12-08", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Ryan Costello", "C001106", "costello.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "West Chester, PA \u2013\u00a0Rep. Ryan Costello (PA-06) today, during Computer Science Education Week, congratulated Pennsylvania\u2019s Sixth Congressional District winner of the Congressional App Challenge, an annual competition to encourage students to explore opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The apps were judged by a panel of computer science professionals and congressional representatives from the district.\nThis year\u2019s winner is Prophexy, an app created by Surya Ramanathan from Downingtown STEM Academy. By using an algorithm, the goal of the app is to predict future test scores and provide insight for teachers as to how their teaching methods are resonating with students. The runner-up of the Challenge was a team of students from Owen J. Roberts, Ahmed Alveed, Justin Schwenk, Syder Defibaugh, and Josh Diamond. They designed the app Playmakerz Plus, which would allow sports teams to create a virtual playbook by hand-drawing plays and saving them in the app.\u00a0\n\u201cEach year, I am impressed by the creativity of students who participate in the Congressional App Challenge. I have been a strong advocate of supporting students\u2019 ability to participate in STEM education and after-school programs, and believe we should continue to encourage these opportunities to innovate. I also want to thank each of the judges for their participation and for providing valuable insight as they reviewed each app,\u201d said Rep. Costello, a member of the STEM caucus.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://costello.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-costello-congratulates-winner-pa-6-congressional-app-challenge"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6144327819347382, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}