SAN JOSE, CA - Five Mission San Jose High School students won the United States Congressional Student App Challenge presented by Silicon Valley’s Congressman, Michael Honda. Aarti Panda, Ruchit Majmudar, Sam Sze, Vincent Ding, and Keshav Rao developed an extensive app and wearable device used to solve a problem they saw people struggle with everyday.
The students with Rep. Mike Honda Their app, BaggageTrack, aims to provide a solution for the thousands of pieces baggage lost each year at airports. It was built with Objective-C, the main iPhone programming language, and uses several APIs for connectivity and location services.
The students were invited to attend the first annual Silicon Valley STEAM Reception and award ceremony, where they met several Bay Area educators and political leaders. “Our inspiration comes from trying to solve a problem we and people around us face, as well as our collective goal, which is to make a positive impact through entrepreneurship and innovation on America” explains co-founder Ruchit Majmudar who was also invited to the 2014 White House Science Fair. “Winning this award means a lot to our team and our progress with app development,” said Rao. The students left the night with a “Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition,” as well as phones from Microsoft Corporation, mentorship from Microsoft’s tech evangelists, and the excitement of having their app displayed at the Capitol.
The students were invited to attend the first annual Silicon Valley STEAM Reception and award ceremony, where they met several Bay Area educators and political leaders. “Our inspiration comes from trying to solve a problem we and people around us face, as well as our collective goal, which is to make a positive impact through entrepreneurship and innovation on America” explains co-founder Ruchit Majmudar who was also invited to the 2014 White House Science Fair. “Winning this award means a lot to our team and our progress with app development,” said Rao. The students left the night with a “Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition,” as well as phones from Microsoft Corporation, mentorship from Microsoft’s tech evangelists, and the excitement of having their app displayed at the Capitol.
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