On Monday, 12/8/25, Congressman John H. Rutherford, presented an award to PVHS Student, Nicolas Vazquez, for winning the Florida District 5 Congressional App Challenge (CAC).
The Congressional App Challenge invites middle and high school students to create and submit apps, with specific rules regarding eligibility, submission, and judging criteria. The first year of the challenge was 2016. Every year since, Congress has challenged students in their districts to create and submit an original app for a chance to win the Congressional App Challenge (CAC). Each challenge is district specific. Students are publicly recognized, and each winning app may be put on display in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year.
Nick is a student in the Academy of Information Technology at Ponte Vedra High School. He is pictured with Congressman Rutherford, his academy teacher, Michael Costello, and his parents, Osvaldo & Analia Vazquez.
Congratulations Nicolas!