[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20144]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER OF THE CONGRESSIONAL APP CHALLENGE FOR 
                THE 21ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 18, 2017

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today we congratulate Peter Chacko 
from San Antonio who won this year's Congressional App Challenge for 
the 21st District of Texas.
  Every year, the Congressional App Challenge encourages students to 
create an original app by writing computer code. As Chairman of the 
House Science, Space and Technology Committee, I take part in this 
competition, which inspires students across the country to explore 
computer science and search for innovations.
  Peter won this year's competition by designing an app called PR 
Trackr. It helps runners calculate their pace and logs their runs. He 
developed the app because he and his cross country teammates needed a 
quick and effective way to assess and store their pace and monitor 
their progress.
  Congratulations to Peter on his achievement. I know he will do well 
in his academics and future cross country races.

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