Mt. Hebron Students' App Wins Congressional Challenge

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — Three seniors from Mount Hebron High School won the 2019 Congressional App Challenge for Maryland’s 7th Congressional District for their application, Safe Haven. Caroline Kasuba, Rashi Kejriwal and Shreya Santhanagopalan designed the app to provide safe, comfortable temporary homes through crowd-sourced volunteers for people who have been displaced by natural disasters.

The Congressional App Challenge is considered one of the most prestigious prizes in student computer science. The students competed against their peers in the 7th Congressional District by creating an original application for mobile, web or computer devices. The App Challenge is open to middle and high school students, and aims to promote innovation and engagement in coding, computer science and STEM.

The winning students’ app will be featured in a U.S. Capitol display.