Page 4 - 2021 GPS End of the Year Edition

Stepping Up To The Plate

hurchill Couch, junior at Galena Park High School, was
recognized by Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia at a
Crecent virtual Harris County Commissioners Court meeting.

Commissioner Garcia presented a resolution commending
Churchill Couch, who saw a need and stepped up to the plate
to help the Galena Park and Jacinto City communities during the
COVID-19 pandemic. Couch developed ‘The Galena Park and
Jacinto City Help Center’ website to make it easier for community
members to find COVID-19 resources, including mental health
support, social service resources, virtual learning resources, help
hotlines and financial support.

To learn more about the resources available, visit the GPJC Help
Center website: tinyurl.com/gpjchelpcenter.

Thank you, Churchill, for demonstrating that we are all in this
together, being a great example to your peers, and most of all Churchill Couch
for contributing to the community. Galena Park High School

Spreading Awareness

epresentative Sylvia Garcia named Osvaldo Castro and Matthew Stith, North Shore
Senior High School students, as the winners of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge in
Rthe 29 District of Texas (TX-29).
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Castro and Stith created the CovEd-19 app. When asked what inspired the creation of
CovEd-19, the young men said, “We knew we wanted to make an app about a current
problem relevant to society. We came up with the idea of making a Coronavirus game and
thought it would be a great way to spread awareness about the danger of COVID-19 in a
way that would be interesting.”

Over 6,500 students registered for the 2020 Congressional App
Challenge. Students created and submitted
3,088 functioning apps, marking the
end of an extremely successful
Congressional App Challenge
amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over 300 members of Congress
hosted Congressional App
Challenges in their districts across
49 states, Puerto Rico, the Mariana
Islands and Washington, DC.

Matthew Stith
Congratulations, Osvaldo Castro North Shore Senior High School
Osvaldo and Matthew! North Shore Senior High School