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| https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bennie-g-thompson-honors-innovative-minds-2024-congressional-app | Congressman Bennie G. Thompson Honors Innovative Minds in the 2024 Congressional App Challenge | 2025-01-31 | 2025 | 2025-01 | Democrat | House | MS | Bennie G. Thompson | T000193 | benniethompson.house.gov | benniethompson | https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | Washington, D.C. – Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) proudly announces the 2024 Congressional App Challenge winners for Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District. Two brilliant minds, Summer Boatman and Bryson Flowers, students at Grenada High School, clinched first place with their groundbreaking digital application creation, “FITTERFLY.” The app is designed to promote a healthy lifestyle for teenagers while incorporating familiar elements of social media (user profiles, badges, activity streams, etc.) to keep users engaged. To view the 2024 winners, including FITTERFLY, click here. “At a very young age, we’ve had a passion for fitness, and through the app, we hope to inspire others. We are both in NJROTC [Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps], and we understand fitness and the importance of a healthy lifestyle… There is a lack of physical engagement and education with teens, and we want to make a change. We use multiple fitness apps ourselves and wanted to make an app that combines our favorite features into one,” said Summer and Bryson. Congressman Thompson expressed his pride in hosting the annual Congressional App Challenge, urging students to pursue STEM careers. “I commend the outstanding efforts of Summer and Bryson, and all participating students. I look forward to a greater influx of innovative applicants in the future.” 2025 Congressional App Challenge | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T17:10:36Z |