THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022 Page 11 ASSISTANT SPEAKER CLARK: THE 2022 CONGRESSIONAL APP CHALLENGE IS OFFICIALLY OPEN MALDEN, MA – Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) announced this week that her offi ce is now accepting applications for the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for Massachusetts’ 5th Congressional District. The Congressional App Challenge asks students across the country to create and submit an original app. It encourages hands-on coding experience to inspire the next generation of STEM and computer science leaders. “I’m so excited for this year’s Congressional App Challenge. Regardless of experience level or background, this is an opportunity for students to unlock the world of STEM,” said Assistant Speaker Clark. “Our partnership with the Internet Education Foundation allows students to show off their skills and explore coding, and I look forward to seeing all the innovative submissions from the students of MA-5!” The Congressional App Challenge is hosted yearly by AssisRevereTV Spotlight T he International Sand Sculpting Festival is back at Revere Beach this weekend! RevereTV always provides extensive coverage of the event. Check out RTV’s YouTube for daily footage of the competition from the offi cial sand drop to the fi nished products. Next week, you’ll be able to watch a fuller video package of this year’s whole competition. Keep an eye on the RTV Instagram page for more accessible daily updates. To celebrate the Sand Sculpting Festival coming back this year, the RevereTV Community Channel will include video coverage of festivals from past years over the next week. It is fun to look back on the diff erent themes, sculptures and winners. There are many returning competitors this year, so you can see how their work has evolved. The RevereTV Community Channel is channel 8 and 1072 on Comcast, and 3 and 614 on RCN. It is tradition every year for the tant Speaker Clark’s Office in partnership with the Internet Education Foundation and is open to all middle school and high school students in Massachusetts’ 5th Congressional District. The winning app is displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building and featured on the House of Representatives’ website. Winning students will be recognized at the “House of Code” spring reception to demonstrate their app to Members of Congress and staff . Last year’s winner in MA-5 was Theodore Luu, a junior at Weston High School. Luu’s app, called “Level Up,” is an online platform that connects high schoolers with organizations to provide free, online tutoring in STEM to underserved, underrepresented students in grades 1 through 8. Students can register, submit entries, and find a complete set of rules at CongressionalAppChallenge.us. The competition deadline is November 1st, 2022. mayor to record an episode of “Conversations with the Mayor” on Revere Beach during the week of the Sand Sculpting Festival. Mayor Brian Arrigo was at the beach with the RTV crew on Tuesday to talk about a few timely topics and, of course, one of the biggest public events for Revere. You can watch this episode on YouTube and RTV GOV this week. RTV GOV is channel 9 on Comcast, and 13 and 613 on RCN. In case you missed it, check out the latest episode of “Cooking Made Simple” with Chef Kelly Armetta. Follow along as Chef Kelly leads you through making two unique dishes using a piece of fresh caught striped bass. Learn how to dress up vegetables like corn, green beans or caulifl ower and create a tasty jicama salad. You can watch all of this happen on “Cooking Made Simple” on RevereTV’s YouTube page at any time or playing on the Community Channel over the next few weeks. 2.55 CD The kind of rate increase you like to see. The kind of rate increase you li en a 3egion nto one of our branches to open Open a 3- egions highest rates. Stop into one of our branches to open an account. Member FDIC | Member DIF
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