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Robbinsville sophomore codes his way COMMUNITYN to success EDiTeD By BiLL SANserViNO
Aarav Khatri is having quite a sophomore year. Between his app, Symptofy, being selected by Rep. Andy Kim for a Congressional App Challenge Award, the 16-yearold is the latest local “National Cyber Scholar” named by the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation. Khatri recently is attended #HouseofCode, a two-day event
at Capitol Hill where the winners of the Congressional App Challenge showcased their technology to members of Congress. Symptofy was featured at the U.S. Capitol, as the Robbinsville teen mingled with tech industry leaders and fellow coders from around the country. The Congressional App Challenge was founded in 2015 as a bipartisan initiative by the Congressional Internet Caucus.
The contest inspires and recognizes U.S. students, while also transforming how Congress views computer science, coding and STEM. #House of Code is considered the “new national science fair.” “In six short years, we have inspired thousands of students nationwide to learn to code,” says the Congressional App Challenge website (congressionalappchallenge.us). See KHATRI, Page 15
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Pickleball complex coming to former soccer academy site COMMUNI EDiTeD By BiLL SANserViNO
Ravens softball picther Katie Ziliani poses for a quick photo befotre a recent start. For more on Ziliani and the team, see page 18.
The Robbinsville Pickle House—the largest pickleball facility in the Northeast—is set to break ground in town this spring. The location is at the Robbinsville Fieldhouse — the former home of the Bob Smith Soccer Academy, which left the facility effective March 31. In a letter to customers, the academy said that its programs and staff will be relocating to a new location that is yet to be determined.
“The maintenance required to continue our soccer programs safely at the Robbinsville Fieldhouse, unfortunately, will not be completed at this time therefore causing our move,” stated the letter as the reason for leaving. The Pickle House “is set to revolutionize the pickleball scene in New Jersey beginning this fall with over 20 stateof-the-art courts, making it the largest pickleball facility in the Northeast,” said a township news release. It “promises an unparalleled experience for play-
ers and spectators alike. The indoor arena will offer a worldrenowned venue equipped with cutting-edge amenities.” Key features of the Pickle House include: A 60,000 square-foot facility with over 20 indoor commercial pickleball courts designed for optimal game play through a collaboration with USA Pickleball; An in-house restaurant and bar cafe; State-of-the-art lighting for optimal gameplay; and See PICKLEBALL, Page 4
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