Cinco Ranch High School senior Suhhyun Kim earned third place in this year’s Congressional App Challenge (CAC) for Texas’ 22nd congressional district, for her app A+tendance, the district announced in a January 17 press release.

The app is a comprehensive, automated attendance tracking tool that allows schools to track member attendance and manage participation. The innovative app was inspired by Suhhyun’s time as secretary of her school’s FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) chapter, where she was responsible for tracking attendance for over 300 members at various meetings and events.

Though still undecided on where she’ll attend college, Kim plans to study coding and sees great potential in the app.

“It’s something that I’ll have to work on, but I feel like it’s something that I can actually develop more, especially in college,” she said. “I don’t know if clubs work the same way in college, but a lot of clubs need an attendance tracking app.” To view a YouTube video of Kim explaining how her app works, go to youtube.com/watch?v=8omdQEhNGQA.

The 22nd Congressional district is led by Representative Troy E. Nehls.

Launched in 2014 by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Internet Education Foundation, the CAC promotes participation in computer science and coding among high school students. Each representative sponsors a challenge for their local district, and winners are invited to attend the annual House of Code event to demonstrate their app and network with students and lawmakers. Visit the Congressional App Challenge website at congressionalappchallenge.us to learn more.