Tyler
Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) announced today that four tech-savvy
high school students from across Maine were recently selected as winners
of the 2018 Tyler
Technologies Maine App Challenge, a contest that encourages students
to develop a mobile application and create a video to showcase their app.
The winners received scholarships totaling $10,000, which were presented
at an awards ceremony held at Tyler's Yarmouth, Maine, office on June 3,
2018.
This year's winners are:
- First place: Michael Guertler of Yarmouth High School created
an app, "Crank Meter," that measures the speed of a lacrosse shot. The
app calculates how quickly the shot will get to the goalie while also
saving data on the user's fastest shot.
- Second place: Tyler Hansen of South Portland High School
developed "Stem Girlz," a platform game that highlights famous women
in STEM. The game was created to help promote the representation of
women in STEM fields.
- Third place: Nathan Kiesman and Noble Mushtak from Marshwood
High School created "Class Act." This app provides three tools to aid
today's high school student: Snow Day Alarm, Math Tips, and
Extracurricular Forum. Snow Day Alarm will monitor school
cancellations and turn off an alarm if school is canceled; Math Tips
aids with math problems; and Extracurricular Forum is a bulletin board
organizer that lists available after school activities. Nathan and
Noble were named winners of last year's Maine App Challenge, as well.
"We are proud to recognize the involvement our winners had this year and
appreciate those teachers who instill excitement and passion for
technology every day through their work," said Chris Hepburn, president
of Tyler's ERP & Schools Division. "The Maine App Challenge continues to
encourage today's high school students and introduce them to a future in
technology. We are proud to support the winners' future education
through scholarships."
This year, Tyler also awarded $500 checks to the two schools with the
most submissions. This year's winners are the Maine Central Institute
and Biddeford Regional Center of Technology.
The Maine App Challenge was developed in partnership with Educate
Maine's Project>Login to encourage the next generation of professionals
to pursue future careers in STEM-related disciplines. These four
students successfully designed, developed, and presented functional
mobile applications, and were rewarded with college scholarships
totaling $10,000 in 529 college savings plans.
For more information about the Maine App Challenge, please contact MACT@tylertech.com
About Tyler Technologies, Inc.
Tyler Technologies (NYSE: TYL) is a leading provider of end-to-end
information management solutions and services for local governments.
Tyler partners with clients to empower the public sector - cities,
counties, schools and other government entities - to become more
efficient, more accessible and more responsive to the needs of their
constituents. Tyler's client base includes more than 15,000 local
government offices in all 50 states, Canada, the Caribbean, Australia,
and other international locations. In 2017, Forbes ranked Tyler on its
"Most Innovative Growth Companies" list, and Fortune included Tyler on
its "100 Fastest-Growing Companies" list. More information about Tyler
Technologies, headquartered in Plano, Texas, can be found at www.tylertech.com.
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