Windham Students Win Best In State and $5K in Verizon App Contest

WINDHAM, NH — A team of students from Windham High School in Windham has been named Best in State winners in the fifth annual Verizon Innovative Learning app challenge for the app concept, Agent Java! The team was chosen from more than 1,800 teams across the country, according to a press statement, in the nationwide contest for students to design mobile app concepts aimed at improving and solving for societal issues in their schools and communities.

The team will receive a $5,000 award from the Verizon Foundation for their school and tablets for each student team member. The Verizon Innovative Learning app challenge is a hands-on learning experience that aims to spark greater interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) by giving middle and high school students an opportunity to collaborate on app concepts that solve societal issues in their schools and communities.

The team is now eligible to win one of eight Best In Nation Awards, selected by a panel of education and industry experts, and the Fan Favorite Award, determined by public voting, to earn an additional $15,000 for their school and the opportunity to work with MIT Media Lab experts to bring their app idea to life. From Jan. 16, until Feb. 14, 2017, anyone can vote to help Agent Java win the Fan Favorite award by texting the code found next to the team’s entry at appchallenge.tsaweb.org/vote to 22333. See the full list of Best in State winners eligible for the Fan Favorite award, here.

Submitted by Michael Keebler.