{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/westerman-announces-2024-congressional-app-challenge-winners", "WESTERMAN ANNOUNCES 2024 CONGRESSIONAL APP CHALLENGE WINNERS", "2024-12-11", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "AR", "Bruce Westerman", "W000821", "westerman.house.gov", "westerman", "https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) announced the winners for the Fourth District\u2019s 2024 Congressional App Challenge.\n\nThe Congressional App Challenge encourages high school students across the country to showcase their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) skills and knowledge by creating their own apps. The winning app, \u201cAquaEye,\u201d was created by Humam Al-shami from Arkansas Connections Academy & Mohammed Alroobi from Magnolia High School. This life-saving app is designed to assist lifeguards as they monitor large bodies of water to prevent and detect drownings.\n\n\u201cSeeing the talent showcased by all participants of this year\u2019s Congressional App Challenge was immensely encouraging,\u201d said Congressman Westerman. \u201cI am always excited to see the ingenuity and creativity displayed in our youth every year through this challenge \u2013 and this year was no different. The future is bright not only for these remarkable students, but for our state and nation as a whole. Congratulations to all participants of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge!\u201d\n\nThe \u201cAquaEye\u201d app will be on digital display in the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., along with winning apps from other congressional districts.\n\nThis year, the Fourth District received 24 submissions from 71 students, and the winners were announced yesterday evening during a reception held in Hot Springs.\n\nThe winners were chosen by a panel of 4 judges.\n\nThe 2024 Fourth District top five teams are:\n\nFirst Place: Humam Al-shami from Arkansas Connections Academy & Mohammed Alroobi from Magnolia High School \u2013 \u201cAquaEye\u201d App.\n\nSecond Place: Estefani Hernandez, Melany Olguin, and Jeremy Beltran from Dardanelle High School \u2013 \u201cGrab and Go\u201d App.\n\nThird Place: Alexis Hahn, Shelby Wyatt and Felix Carranza Morales from Dardanelle High School \u2013 \u201cCommunity Connection\u201d App.\n\nFourth Place: Destinee Reed, Hannah Askew, Aubrey Avaritt, Atlantis Purifoy-Lake Hamilton High School \u2013 \u201cRelaxation in Paradise\u201d App.\n\nFifth Place: Leslei Ramirez and Samantha Duran from Dardanelle High School \u2013 \u201cLanguage Tutor\u201d App.\n\nFirst Place Winner\n\nSecond Place Winners\n\nThird Place Winner\n\nFourth Place Winners\n\nFifth Place Winners", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"]], "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-2024-congressional-app-challenge-winners"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.828666077926755, "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"}