Seven high schoolers honored for Maine App Challenge
Courtesy / Tyler Technologies Inc.
The seven student winers of Tyler Technologies Maine App Challenge. From left: Leo O'Connor, Peter Sachs, Sam Randall, Corey Stailing, Caity Gaven, Jessica Keast and Andrei Lougovtsov
Tyler Technologies Inc., the Plano, Texas-based public sector software developer with offices in Maine, on Sunday presented the seven student winners of its Maine App Challenge with scholarships totaling $10,000 in front of a crowd gathered for a Portland Sea Dogs game in Portland.
“The Maine App Challenge has proven to be a successful and innovative way to get high school students interested in technical careers at an early stage,” Chris Hepburn, president of Tyler Technologies’ ERP & Schools Division, said in a prepared statement. “We are thrilled by all of the creativity and motivation we’ve seen from these young students — their talent and drive will benefit the Maine companies they join as adults, so we couldn’t be happier to support their continued education with $10,000.”
The winners of the app challenge are:
First place: “SoPo Recycles,” by Caity Gaven and Corey Stailing of South Portland High School, is a game that teaches users how to dispose of and recycle various items that are typically discarded in the trash.
Second place: “Full Circle,” by Andrei Lougovtsov of Yarmouth High School, provides users a place to list and find volunteer opportunities in the community.
Third place: “PHS Eats,” by Jessica Keast of Portland High School, helps PHS students determine where to buy lunch in downtown Portland based on how much money the students want to spend or what type of food they want to eat.
Third place: “Freeport Fitness,” from Leo O’Connor, Peter Sachs and Sam Randall of Freeport High school, allows users to find places in Freeport to exercise and eat healthy, and helps them track their fitness.
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