Westchester County Kicks off App Bowl for High School, College Developers

WHITE PLAINS, NY - More than 250 students from 36 high schools and colleges helped kick off the second annual #WestchesterSmart Mobile App Development Bowl in White Plains Friday.

The event was sponsored by County Executive Rob Astorino and Pace University’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems.

The competition is designed to have young people create mobile applications that can improve daily life for seniors 65 and older.

That is some Astorino, in a prepared statement, called a “double win.”

“We’ve created a platform for students to test their technology skills, while our seniors benefit from applications produced by those skills,” he said.

Contestants will present their apps to expert judges April 15 at Pace University’s Pleasantville campus.

Winners will receive cash prizes and paid internships with Westchester County and local businesses.

Winning teams will also have an opportunity to work with the Seindenberg staff to launch their app on the App Store, receiving full rights and access to make updates.

The following schools are participating in the App Bowl (submitted list):

High Schools

• Ardsley High School
• Bergen County Technical High School-Teterboro
• Bishop Kearney High School
• Blind Brook High School
• Byram Hills High School
• Clarkstown High School North
• Edward R. Murrow High School
• Fontbonne Hall Academy
• Fox Lane High School
• Harrison High School
• Hendrick Hudson High School
• High School for Health Professions and Human Services
• Horace Greeley High School
• Irvington High School
• John S. Burke Catholic High School
• Lincoln High School
• Mahwah High School
• Mamaroneck High School
• Mandela/Zollicoffer High School
• Mount Vernon High School
• Nellie A. Thornton High School
• Ossining High School
• Palisade Preparatory School
• Paul D. Schreiber High School
• Pleasantville High School
• Poly Prep Country Day School
• St. Francis Preparatory School
• Scarsdale High School
• Stuyvesant High School
• Westlake High School
• White Plains High School

Colleges and Universities

• Bronx Community College
• Manhattan College
• Pace University
• The College of Westchester
• SUNY Westchester Community College

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