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BOWLING GREEN, KY – Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced the winners of the Congressional App Challenge from Kentucky’s Second District.

Guthrie, along with other participating U.S. representatives, host the Congressional App Challenge annually in their respective districts. Barren County High School students Carlie Sanders, Sara Thorpe and Leah Somerville won overall first place with their app, “ACHE.”  

“I am proud to announce that Barren County High School students Carlie Sanders, Sara Thorpe and Leah Somerville are Kentucky’s Second District’s Congressional App Challenge winners. The Congressional App Challenge gives students the opportunity to showcase what they have learned in computer science. I am proud to host this competition each year to inspire students to advance their coding skills and their interest in computer science careers through friendly competition. The Congressional App Challenge would not be possible without the incredible students, educators, and judges from the Second District. Congratulations to all the high school and middle school students who participated in the 2023 Congressional App Challenge,” said Congressman Guthrie.

Background

The winners of the Congressional App Challenge were chosen by a panel of local computer science experts. The winning app, ACHE will be displayed on the U.S. House of Representatives’ website with other winning apps across the country and is eligible to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Barren County High School’s student team will be invited to join the #HouseofCode Capitol Hill reception in Washington D.C. with app challenge winners in other congressional districts.

The 2023 high school and middle school winners can be found below. Click on the links to view the app presentations.

Overall First Place:
Carlie Sanders, Sara Thorpe, Leah Somerville
Barren County High School
ACHE - Congressional App Challenge, 2023

Overall Second Place (Tied):
Zunairah Sattaur and Mustafa Sattaur 
Louisville Collegiate School 
SeniorCare demo

Overall Second Place (Tied):
Meet Patel
Fern Creek High School 
ScoreSaver

Overall Third Place:
Molly Ladnier
Apollo High School
Charity Streamlined

Overall Fourth Place (tied):
Maddox Muhlenkamp
Glasgow High School
WorkOutNow

Overall Fourth Place (tied):
Isaac Hay, Michael Lovett, Carter Leohr
Apollo High School
D && D

Middle School First Place (tied) :
Arjun Rajput
Meyzeek Middle School
Give2Play

Middle School First Place (tied):
Avery Shelton, Debra Satterly, Shae Wilson
Hebron Middle School
Restart

Middle School Third Place:
Gabriela Lezcano, Emma Kliewer, Madison Allen
Hebron Middle School
Community Safety Education

Middle School Fourth Place (tied):
Callie Pryor and Ava Zernickow 
Hebron Middle School
Sunnyside

Middle School Fourth Place (tied):
Isabella Frantz, Anna McKune 
Hebron Middle School
New Horizons