March 23, 2023

Garden Grove students created a study aid app — and they’ll present it to Congress next month

The app was inspired by their own peers, the students said, who struggled with focus while studying

The MnewNote app is not publicly available yet. Chau said they will consider publishing it in the future.

But it did recently win the 2022 Congressional App Challenge in Rep. Lou Correa’s 46th district. Chau said the win was a shock and unexpected; Vu and Nguyen said they are “ecstatic.”

“We are really excited to show some of the features we have on our app, to hopefully inspire Congress to invest more in these kinds of competitions to motivate students to pursue computer science,” Vu said. “It’s a very exciting opportunity for us.”

The three students are in an AP computer science principles class, offered for the first time at Garden Grove High. To develop the app, the students had to learn to code and create graphics. And they also learned how to work together.

“They each embody the next generation of STEM leadership — and I’m so proud of each of them. There is no limit to what they will accomplish,” Correa, D-Anaheim, said.


By:  YUSRA FARZAN
Source: The Orange County Register