A north school has been shortlisted for the second year running for the final of a national student competition to create a computer app.
A team from Wick High School, Caithness, was yesterday announced as a finalist in the national Apps for Good Awards, which will be held on June 23 in London.
The competition celebrates the next generation of problem solvers and digital creators, who have created an app that tackles an everyday problem or issue.
This year 18 finalists have been selected from more than 210 schools.
The Wick High app, called Chore Attack, shortlisted in the Productivity category, is designed to promote doing chores around the family home.
The finalists will pitch their apps in front of a panel of expert judges including industry leaders and high profile figures, such as digital entrepreneur Baroness Martha Lane Fox, Tech City CEO Gerard Grech and TV presenter Davina McCall.
The winning school in each category will spend six months having their app professionally produced in association with major sponsors and app development companies, before being launched to the public in January 2015.
Wick student Caitlyn Taylor said: “The Apps for Good course has provided a fantastic chance for us to really get stuck into computing in a way that is engaging, relevant to our personal interests and effective at developing key skills for the 21st century. It’s a huge honour to be recognised as a finalist by the Apps for Good team. We’ve got everything crossed for the final.”
Teacher Chris Aitken said: “We are absolutely delighted to be going to the finals for a second year running. Apps for Good enables us to bring a creative learning programme to our school that unlocks the confidence and talents of our students.”