Tyler Tech crowns 2019 Maine App Challenge winners
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Tyler Technologies Inc. will award scholarships totaling $10,000 to the 2019 Maine App Challenge Winners, announced on June 15.
Tyler Technologies Inc. over the weekend crowned three Maine high school students as winners of the 2019 Maine App Challenge, a contest that invites students to develop a mobile application and create a video to showcase their design.
Winners, who will receive a combined $10,000 in scholarships, were announced and feted at an awards ceremony Saturday at Tyler's office in Yarmouth.
A Tyler spokeswoman told Mainebiz that 32 students participated in the contest, and created a total of 30 apps.
“We are excited to catch a glimpse of Maine’s future through these innovative student designs,” Chris Hepburn, president of Tyler's ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) & Schools Division, said in a news release.
He added: “The Maine App Challenge continues to encourage today’s high school students and introduce them to a future in technology, and we’re proud to support their continued education through scholarships."
First place and a scholarship prize of $6,000 went to Michael Guertler of Yarmouth High School, a returning winner from the 2018 Maine App Challenge.
He created a camera app called TIMR that relies on voice commands to take pictures.
Second place and $3,000 in scholarship money was awarded to Avery Gosselin of the Maine Central Institute, who came up with an app he calls the Room of Requirement. The virtual room contains donated goods intended for donation to those in need, and allows classmates to request items from the room while maintaining their privacy.
Third place and $1,000 scholarship funds were awarded to Aidan Blum Levine of Deering High School for Winditions, an app where Mainers can check on and report trail conditions.
He has created flyers and posted them at various trails around Portland to promote the app, which currently has more than 300 posts.
For the second year, Tyler also awarded a $500 check to the Maine high school with the most teams or individuals submitting an eligible entry. This year’s winner is Biddeford Regional Center of Technology.
The Maine App Challenge was developed in partnership with Educate Maine's Project>Login to encourage the next generation of professionals to pursue future careers in STEM-related disciplines.
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