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Teen wins honor by combining her interests in softball, computer science [Portland Press Herald, Maine] Dec. 21—As a softball player, Elena Miller understood the value and purpose of the scorebook to keep track of the many factors that determine individual and team success during a game. But when Miller first tried to “keep the book” herself, “it took quite a bit of time to learn how to do it and I needed a lot of help — and then I was trying to teach teammates and saw how confusing it was.” That’s when Miller’s athletic and academic interests crossed paths, prompting her to c...

Amrit Baveja. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Ronnie Cohen They felt anxious, depressed, lonely and lost in their devices. Amrit Baveja, 17, listened as other high school students talked last spring in a Zoom room about fallout from the pandemic and remote learning. The students seemed so desperate to return to school IRL (in real life) that Amrit trusted they would resist their teenage tendencies and follow social-distancing rules and restrictions if they could just attend in-person classes. Based on that faith, Amrit, a big data and machine learning enthusiast, teamed up with ...

Maine teen wins honor by combining her interests in softball, computer science Yarmouth High student Elena Miller created a computer app that makes it easier to keep score of softball and baseball games. Share Yarmouth High student Elena Miller created a computer app called Scoregenix, which makes the scoring of baseball and softball games easier and more intuitive. She won the 2020 Congressional App Challenge for Maine’s 1st District. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer As a softball player, Elena Miller understood the value and purpose of the scorebook to keep track of the many f...

Marin students' COVID-19 tracing app for school raises flak Ronnie Cohen, The Washington Post Dec. 20, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 2of3Beck Lorsch.Photo for The Washington Post by Ronnie CohenShow MoreShow Less 3of3 They felt anxious, depressed, lonely and lost in their devices. Amrit Baveja, 17, listened as other high school students talked last spring in a Zoom room about fallout from the pandemic and remote learning. The students seemed so desperate to return to school IRL (in real life) that Amrit trusted they would resist their teenage tendencies and follow social-distancing rules and res...

Marin students' COVID-19 tracing app for school raises flak Ronnie Cohen, The Washington Post Dec. 20, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 2of3Beck Lorsch.Photo for The Washington Post by Ronnie CohenShow MoreShow Less 3of3 They felt anxious, depressed, lonely and lost in their devices. Amrit Baveja, 17, listened as other high school students talked last spring in a Zoom room about fallout from the pandemic and remote learning. The students seemed so desperate to return to school IRL (in real life) that Amrit trusted they would resist their teenage tendencies and follow social-distancing rules and res...