{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/winners-2017-congressional-app-challenge-maine-s-1st-district-develop", "Winners of 2017 Congressional App Challenge for Maines 1st District Develop Innovative Program for Diagnosing Concussions", "2017-12-07", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "ME", "Chellie Pingree", "P000597", "pingree.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "As part of Computer Science Education Week, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced today that Falmouth High School students John Wahlig and Pawan Yerramilli have won the 2017 Congressional App Challenge for Maine\u2019s 1st District. The team developed an innovative smartphone app to help coaches, athletes, and parents quickly diagnose potential concussions.\u00a0\n\u201cEvery day, digital devices and the streams of code that run them become a larger and larger part of our lives. The Congressional App Challenge is a great chance for Maine students to learn about everything that goes into developing these products and even start exploring it as a career,\u201d said Pingree.\u00a0 \u201cI applaud John and Pawan for developing an app that not only looks incredibly professional, but could have a valuable public benefit on the nation\u2019s playing fields. My congratulations as well to all this year\u2019s participants for completing such well conceived and executed programs.\u201d\u00a0\nWahlig and Yerramalli\u2019s app works by testing several criteria for gauging concussions outlined by the American Neurological Association: critical thinking, reflexes, hand-eye coordination, and short-term memory.\u00a0 Designed with athletics in mind, the tests involve color patterns, number lists, and targets that move across the screen, as well as a questionnaire. If the tests are failed, the app recommends seeking medical attention.\u00a0\nThe students produced a video to show how the app works.\u00a0\nPingree also recognized two honorable mentions.\u00a0\nJean Claude Zarate and Julian Bernard of Baxter Academy for Technology and Science in Portland developed baterio, an app to track battery usage for First Robotics Competition robots.\nTyler Hansen of South Portland High School developed Meteor Multiplication to test multiplication skills in a fun video game environment.\u00a0  \nThe Maine Technology Institute assembled a panel of Maine technology professionals and entrepreneurs to judge the competition. The submissions were judged equally on the criteria of concept, design, and coding skill.\u00a0\nThe Congressional App Challenge is a nationwide competition\u2014Members of Congress must choose to participate for students in their District to be eligible. Winning apps from each District will be displayed and recognized at an event in Washington, D.C.\u00a0 The Internet Education Foundation coordinates the competition.", 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://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/winners-2017-congressional-app-challenge-maine-s-1st-district-develop"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.767870970070362, "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"}