Jaime Herrera Beutler names winners of app challenge

SHUMWAY — U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, announced the winners of Southwest Washington’s Congressional App Challenge, voted on by a team of judges made up of science, technology, engineering and math educators, as well as technology professionals from the region. The competition’s first-prize winner is Ian MacDonald of Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, with his app called Time to Recolor. “I’m consistently amazed by the ingenuity and creativity of our Southwest Washington students,” Herrera Beutler said in a news release. “I want to congratulate our winner, Ian, on his first-place finish and extend my thanks to all the students who submitted an original app design in this year’s competition. My goal is to spark an interest in these talented individuals today to pursue their interest in STEM.” Second place went to Ellieanna and Moriah Ross of Mountain View High School for their app called Scholarship Ready, while Claire Russell, Phoebe Abbruzzese, Paige Barrett and Emma Fancher of Skyview High School received third place for their app called Diver City.