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| https://hill.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2350 | Hill Announces Central Arkansass Congressional App Challenge Winner | 2018-11-09 | 2018 | 2018-11 | Republican | House | AR | French Hill | H001072 | hill.house.gov | legacy | Little Rock, Arkansas Congressman French Hill (AR-02), Co-Chair of the Congressional App Challenge (CAC), announced Clinton High School student David Saavedra as the winner of the 2018 App Challenge for Arkansas's Second Congressional District. Saavedra created a specially designed app called, ERNY (Emergency Response Near You), which helps local fire departments locate fire hydrants by providing on and offline mapping and information on fire hydrant locations. ERNY will be featured on StudentAppChallenge.us and exhibited on a digital display at the U.S. Capitol next Spring. View here. I continue to be impressed with the broad array of STEM talent and knowledge our high school students have here in central Arkansas, said Hill. There were over 28 apps submitted, and I want to congratulate David on a job well done. His app not only entails complicated coding, but it also serves as a way to increase public safety. I appreciate all the bright students who poured in their time, effort, and energy into creating their apps, and I'm grateful to see how engaged they are in the STEM fields. The Congressional App Challenge is designed to engage student creativity and encourage participation in STEM-based fields. Established by members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013, this competition is part of a nationwide event that allows high school students from across the country to compete by creating and exhibiting their software application, or app, for mobile, tablet, or computer devices on the platform of their choice. Apps were judged based on the following criteria: quality of idea, including creativity and originality; implementation of the idea, including user experience and design; and demonstrated excellence of coding and programming skills. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |