[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E48]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         SOUTH DAKOTA 2022 CONGRESSIONAL APP CHALLENGE WINNERS

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                           HON. DUSTY JOHNSON

                            of south dakota

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 24, 2023

  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
and congratulate South Dakota's 2022 Congressional App Challenge 
winners Katelyn and Casie Dale from Spearfish. The Dale sisters 
designed an app called ``Lighthouse.'' This is Katelyn and Casie's 
second Congressional App Challenge victory after winning the 2021 
Congressional App Challenge.
  Technological literacy is a vital skill for success both in business 
and daily life. The goal of the App Challenge is to get students 
excited about the important and growing field of technology and coding. 
As a parent, I know how important it is to ensure the media we surround 
ourselves with has a positive and healthy impact on how we live our 
lives, which is why I was especially impressed by Katelyn and Casie's 
submission. The ``Lighthouse'' app is a program to help kids and adults 
find literary material that is appropriate.
  ``While our brains are so amazing, they need to be protected. We are 
surrounded by all different kinds of media that, if we're not careful, 
can poorly program our brains especially those of young people and 
children in ways that we don't even notice or understand . . . that is 
why we created Lighthouse,'' said the Dales.
  Congratulations again to Katelyn and Casie.

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