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Congressional App Challenge

The 2023 Congressional App Challenge will officially launch on June 15, 2023 and submissions are due by November 1, 2023. To pre-register for this year's challenge visit HERE.

Congressman Quigley is excited to announce Teddy Lampert as the winner of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for Illinois' Fifth Congressional District. Lampert's app, WeRecycle, teaches kids how to recycle through four interactive modules, which each have educational content and a game to test your knowledge.

The purpose of the app is to introduce kids to recycling in a way that is fun and explains why it's important. Upon completing the modules, you can generate and download a customized certificate. The app also lets you save your progress in an account and has functionality for tracking the progress of others, which is useful for teachers or parents. 

Established by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013, this competition is a nationwide event intended to engage students' creativity and encourage their participation in STEM fields. This competition allows students to compete with peers in their own district by creating and exhibiting their software application, or ‘app', for mobile, tablet, or computer device on a platform of their choice.

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