{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-announces-2017-congressional-app-challenge-winner-tyson", "Greg Walden announces 2017 Congressional App Challenge Winner: Tyson Seable, Grants Pass High School", "2017-12-04", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "OR", "Greg Walden", "W000791", "walden.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Greg Walden announces 2017 Congressional App Challenge Winner: Tyson Seable, Grants Pass High School \nClick here or on the image to watch a demonstration of Tyson Seable\u2019s app, Flare:\nWASHINGTON, D.C. --\u00a0U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today announced that Tyson Seable, a freshman at Grants Pass High School, is the 2017 winner of the Congressional App Challenge.\nTyson\u2019s app -- called \u201cFlare\u201d -- allows users to distribute quizzes to friends and students, and provides live results for each quiz that are available for download and sharing. Seable said that while the app is designed for classrooms, Flare can be enjoyed by anyone who enjoys a challenge. Christopher Rossetta, a computer science teacher at Grants Pass High School, said Tyson recently tested Flare in a classroom setting with great success. \u201cWe hope this home-grown product will be a hit in local schools,\u201d he said. Flare is scheduled to be available on the Google Playstore in December.\nCongressman Walden called Tyson at school Monday to surprise him with the news and congratulate him on winning this year\u2019s challenge. \u201cI applaud Tyson for participating in this nationwide challenge, and commend him on his coding skills and ability to promote Flare in a way that makes\u00a0people\u00a0want to try it out,\u201d Walden said. \u201cThe Congressional App Challenge allows ambitious students like Tyson to showcase their unique skill set to the country, and is a tremendous resume-builder in the pursuit of a career in computer, math or science fields. I have full confidence that Tyson\u2019s future will be a bright one.\u201d\nTyson Seable, freshman at Grants Pass High School and winner of 2017 Congressional App Challenge, speaks with Congressman Greg Walden Monday afternoon.\nThe Congressional App Challenge is designed to engage student creativity and encourage their participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education fields. This nationwide event allows high school students from across the country to compete against their peers by creating and exhibiting their software application, or \"app,\" for mobile, tablet, or computer devices on a platform of their choice.\u00a0\nCongressman Walden encourages interested students from across Oregon\u2019s Second District to participate in next year\u2019s Congressional App Challenge. For more information on the Congressional App Challenge and how to participate, please visit https://walden.house.gov/appchallenge.\u00a0\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://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-announces-2017-congressional-app-challenge-winner-tyson"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9461520239710808, "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"}