This year’s winners are:

• First place: Eugene Irving Frost of Mountain Valley High School created Prospect: Re-Appraisal, an accessible, yet challenging game featuring original art and music.
• Second place: Everett Hurder of Gorham High School created StudyBuddy, an app integrated with Google Classroom to allow students to easily track their course progress.
• Third place: Oliver Emerson of Gorham High School created Investment Investigator, a personalized tool that suggests interest-bearing account investments.

Photo by Whitney J. Fox Photography

Tyler recognized the top three winning teams
of the Maine App Challenge on April 27, 2024.

Tyler awarded $500 to Deering High School in Portland for having the most teams or individuals submitting an eligible entry.

Tyler collaborated with the Foster Center for Innovation at the University of Maine to host a series of free workshops for students to help with brainstorming, prototyping, and testing their applications. Tyler also partnered with the University of Maine on its Fundamentals of Innovation (INV121) course available online to high school students as an early college course that allows them to earn college credits while designing an app submission for the Maine App Challenge.

The Maine App Challenge introduces students to STEM-related disciplines and supports the notion that these students can excel in this field while remaining in Maine. Since its inception in 2015, the Maine App Challenge has gifted more than $110,000 in 529 college savings plans to students in Maine.