Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

George Rivas, left, a Chapparral High School senior, listens to mentor Alberto Alvarado, a software engineer, during a workshop for first annual Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academic Competition, also known as the House App Contest, at Zappos in downtown Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The national contest for high school students, established by members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013, involves developing an app and creating a video demonstration to explain it.

Steve Marcus

George Rivas, left, a Chapparral High School senior, listens to mentor Alberto Alvarado, a software engineer, during a workshop for first annual Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academic Competition, also known as the House App Contest, at Zappos in downtown Las Vegas Monday, March 10, 2014. The national contest for high school students, established by members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013, involves developing an app and creating a video demonstration to explain it.