{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://tonko.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4298", "Tonko Honors 2024 NY-20 Congressional App Challenge Winners at Guilderland High School", "2024-12-16", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Paul Tonko", "T000469", "tonko.house.gov", "tonko", "https://tonko.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "GUILDERLAND, NY \u2014 Congressman Paul D. Tonko visited Guilderland High School on Friday to recognize Atri Dey, Anthony Egan, and Joshua Ko, members of the winning team for the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for New York\u2019s 20th Congressional District. During the visit, Tonko delivered congratulatory remarks and presented each winning student with a Congressional Certificate of Achievement and a letter of recognition for their outstanding work.\n\n\u201cEach year, I am impressed anew by the talent and innovative spirit shown by our Capital Region students through their submissions for the Congressional App Challenge,\u201d Congressman Tonko said. \u201cThis year was no exception. With their Polibite app, Atri, Anthony, and Joshua demonstrated not only their outstanding coding skills, but also a commendable dedication to helping their peers participate in the political process and stay informed on current events. I\u2019m proud to welcome these students into the storied ranks of Capital Region innovators, and I\u2019m grateful to Atri, Anthony, and Joshua for their hard work. Congratulations to all the students who participated in this year\u2019s App Challenge!\u201d\n\nDuring the lead-up to last month\u2019s elections, with many of their peers and classmates registering to vote for the first time, Atri, Anthony, and Joshua set out to create an app that would help people stay informed and engage in the political process. Their winning submission, Polibite, is a web app that aims to help users keep up with news on current legislation while also encouraging them to take political action. The app serves as a one-stop hub for users to get daily updates on Congressional activity, learn more about the lawmaking process, and register to vote. The winning students coded the website from scratch using a combination of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python coding languages.\n\nYou can learn more about the app by viewing the students\u2019 submission video on YouTube.\n\nThis year\u2019s NY-20 Congressional App Challenge winner was chosen by a distinguished panel of local judges, including Dr. Mohammed J. Zaki, Professor and Department Head of Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Annmarie Lanesey, CEO and Founder of CanCode Communities, and Tobi Saulnier, CEO of 1st Playable Productions.\n\nThe Congressional App Challenge was created by Congress in 2013 to encourage innovation and engagement in coding, computer science, and STEM education. The App Challenge is open to all eligible middle and high school-aged students in New York\u2019s 20th Congressional District, regardless of coding experience.\n\nTo view and download photos of Congressman Tonko\u2019s visit with Atri, Anthony, and Joshua, see the Congressman\u2019s social media posts HERE, HERE, and HERE.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "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://tonko.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4298"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.900481827557087, "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"}