{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/westerman-announces-2021-congressional-app-challenge-winners", "Westerman Announces 2021 Congressional App Challenge Winners", "2021-11-16", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "AR", "Bruce Westerman", "W000821", "westerman.house.gov", "westerman", "https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) hosted a virtual reception announcing the winners of the Congressional App Challenge. Westerman issued the following statement:\n\n\"Each year, I look forward to the annual Congressional App Challenge as a showcase of the incredible talent and creativity of the Fourth District's students,\" said Congressman Westerman. \"This year's Challenge did not disappoint! Each app was an impressive display of ingenuity and I am confident that these students have bright futures ahead as they work to make their communities a better place. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all who participated.\"\n\nBackground\n\nWatch the full reception here.\n\nThe Congressional App Challenge is an annual event in which middle and high school students across the country design and code their own original apps. The winning team from each congressional district is normally honored at an event in Washington, D.C., where they present their apps to attendees.\n\nThis year, the Fourth District received 20 submissions from 50 students, and the winners were announced yesterday evening during a virtual event held on Zoom, due to COVID-19 restrictions\n\nThe winners were chosen by a panel of 5 judges.\n\nThe 2021 Fourth District top five teams are:\n\nFirst Place: Anna Womack and MacKenzie Bisswanger, from Harmony Grove High School, with their app, \"Do Gooders.\"\n\nSecond Place (tie): Landon Weaver, Carson Ford, and Seth Harper, from Dardanelle High School, with their app, \"Helping Hands.\"\n\nSecond Place (tie): Bao Pham and Thanh Tran, from Hot Springs Junior Academy, with her app, \"HSSD Student HQ.\"\n\nThird Place: Lizbeth Flores-Fuentes, Leslie Mendez, and Dulce Gomez, from Dardanelle High School, with their app, \"Munch Up.\"\n\nFourth Place (tie): Gabriel Avila, Madyson Johnson, and Seth Felux, from Dardanelle High School, with their app, \"TherAppy.\"\n\nFourth Place (tie): Marcela Sierra, Nadia Alonso, and Anna Carranza, from Dardanelle High School, with their app, \"Keeping Up.\"\n\nFifth Place (tie): Madison Mitchell and JadeAnn Wilson, from Lake Hamilton Junior High School, with their app, \"Funky Friend Finder.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"]], "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://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/westerman-announces-2021-congressional-app-challenge-winners"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1251938305795193, "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"}