{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3073", "Congresswoman Trahan Announces Third District Winner of the 2023 Congressional App Challenge", "2023-12-12", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Lori Trahan", "T000482", "trahan.house.gov", "trahan", "https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "LOWELL, MA \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced Greater Lowell Technical High School student, Madisyn Koza, as the winner of the Third Congressional District\u2019s annual Congressional App Challenge (CAC). Koza\u2019s application, \"CarbonCalc\", was selected by a local judge from the pool of submissions from middle and high school students who participated in this year\u2019s competition.\n\n\u201cThe Congressional App Challenge is a tremendous opportunity to recognize and celebrate the incredible innovation and technical abilities of students here in the Third District and across the nation. It\u2019s always incredible to see the issues our students tackle and the creative problem-solving approaches they take,\u201d said Congresswoman Trahan. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to all of the students who put countless hours of hard work into their submissions and made this decision difficult for our judges. Congratulations to Madisyn for being named this year\u2019s winner. Her work is going to make a true impact on the environment. She\u2019s making the Third District and Greater Lowell Technical High proud!\u201d\n\nThe \"CarbonCalc\" application is designed to help people better understand their personal impact on the earth\u2019s climate by measuring their carbon footprint. The app measures these users\u2019 carbon emissions and offers helpful tips and solutions to decrease individual emissions, leading to a healthier planet.\n\n\u201cIn making Carbon Calc, I was able to address the environmental issues I\u2019m learning in school using programming. I am so happy that I was able to share the outcome through the Congressional App Challenge. I\u2019m honored to have won and look forward to working further on Carbon Calc, attending House of Code, and making even more apps in the future,\u201d said Madisyn Koza.\n\nBackground:\n\nCongresswoman Trahan\u2019s office invited Yumio Saneyoshi, the founder of the Penguin Coding School in Acton, MA, to judge the challenge. The Congressional App Challenge began in 2013, and since then, the CAC has inspired over 40,000 students across all 50 states to program an app.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-06T14:24:52Z", "2026-04-06T15:55:17Z"]], "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://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3073"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.062725204974413, "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"}