16-year-old satisfies craving for school lunch menu app

A recent story in The Daily Nonpareil points out Thomas Jefferson High School sophomore Anthony Rea is not your average 16-year-old. While most teens are pushing their parents for a later curfew or asking for a car, Rea was figuring out how to make his school lunch menu and activity announcements more accessible through the…

A recent story in The Daily Nonpareil points out Thomas Jefferson High School sophomore Anthony Rea is not your average 16-year-old. While most teens are pushing their parents for a later curfew or asking for a car, Rea was figuring out how to make his school lunch menu and activity announcements more accessible through the creation of a web app.

The app, TJHS Daily, can be found in the Google Web Store as a free Google Chrome extension. Students, teachers and parents can download the app to stay informed on after-school activities and sports as well as reminders about buying yearbooks and play tickets.

Beyond weekly announcements, the app also includes a rundown of the daily lunch menu, staff listings and daily class schedules. While each of these items were available through the school website before, Rea was tired of the lengthy process and number of links he had to click through to get there.

When asked about the app, Rea is clear that he’s not finished with it. In fact, a scrolling banner atop the daily announcements indicates students will soon be able to search for school library books. Rea’s next big idea is to create an app to help students find colleges in Nebraska and Iowa that fit specified criteria.

“I taught myself over the years,” Rea told the Nonpareil. “I always wanted to take things apart and see how they worked.”

Read the full story on The Daily Nonpareil: “TJHS teen creates simple app to link classmates to announcements, events“.

To see the app in action (below), visit project-laser.com/tjhs/daily.

 

Credits: Screeshot of article from The Daily Nonpareil. Screenshot of app from project-laser.com.

This story is part of the AIM Archive

This story is part of the AIM Institute Archive on Silicon Prairie News. AIM gifted SPN to the Nebraska Journalism Trust in January 2023. Learn more about SPN’s origin »

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