{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://levin.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-levin-announces-winner-of-2022-congressional-app-challenge", "Rep. Levin Announces Winner of 2022 Congressional App Challenge", "2022-12-31", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Mike Levin", "L000593", "levin.house.gov", "levin", "https://levin.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Oceanside, CA \u2013 Today, Representative Mike Levin announced Rini Khandelwal, a student at Del Norte High School, as the winner of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for California\u2019s 49th Congressional District. Khandelwal created \u201cTeenSpace,\u201d an iOS trivia game app that aims to increase safety awareness on topics such as active shooter scenarios, relationships, and drug use by making learning more engaging for teens. Khandelwal was inspired to create \u201cTeenSpace\u201d when her high school faced two bomb threats in March 2022 and an active shooter threat in May 2022.\n\n\u201cThis year\u2019s submissions highlighted the extraordinary creativity and desire of the next generation to find solutions to real challenges using technology,\u201d said Rep. Levin. \u201cOur 2022 winner, Rini Khandelwal\u2019s TeenSpace, will make learning about safety more engaging and help protect students and communities.\u201d\n\nRep. Levin would like to thank all of the students who participated, including a few notable applicants:\n\nFirst Runner Up: \u201cProject Democracy\u201d\n\nAn app that promotes civic engagement and participation in the democratic process\n\nDesigned by Liam Dowd and Jevon Mao of Santa Margarita Catholic High School\n\nSecond Runner Up: \u201cOnlineCounselor\u201d\n\nAn app created to help high school students select their courses for an upcoming school year\n\nDesigned by Noah Simon of Del Norte High School\n\nHonorable Mention: \u201cSenior Tech Helper\u201d\n\nAn app that provides comprehensive instructions and guides to help senior citizens with a wide range of technology concepts\n\nDesigned by Zane Braunstein of Capistrano Valley High School\n\nThe Congressional App Challenge launched in 2015 as an effort to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education, and to encourage students to learn coding and computer science skills. Students in participating congressional districts compete against their peers by creating original software applications. Winning apps are featured on the U.S. House of Representatives\u2019 website and the Congressional App Challenge\u2019s website, and are also displayed in an exhibit in the U.S. Capitol Building.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://levin.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-levin-announces-winner-of-2022-congressional-app-challenge"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4534187503159046, "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"}