[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5375]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  CONNECTICUT PRE-ENGINEERING PROGRAM

  (Ms. ESTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. ESTY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate a group of five 
talented students from Danbury. These students, part of the Connecticut 
Pre-Engineering Program at Danbury High School, won Best in State in 
the second annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge.
  With the guidance of their teacher advisers, Jack Tracey and Linda 
Kimble, they created an app, Mediminder, that reminds people to refill 
their prescriptions and provides them with their doctor's contact 
information.
  As a member of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee and as a 
cofounder of the congressional student app competition, I am a strong 
believer in hands-on opportunities like this. In fact, this weekend, I 
will be hosting an app workshop in Waterbury.
  When students create and design their own app, they transform from 
passive consumers of technology into active innovators, problem 
solvers, and entrepreneurs.
  Tommy, Anjali, Lexie, Steven, and Sameena, I applaud your innovative 
spirit. Congratulations on winning Best in State. I can't wait to see 
what you come up with next.

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