Seniors Nicole Rappaprt, Abby Studen, Becky Oswalt, and Tatevik Markayan traveled to the White House Dec. 17 to participate in a “codeathon” sponsored by the White House Council on Women and Girls.

The “codeathon” paired more than thirty girls from Metropolitan area middle and high schools with professional developers and challenged them to generate an app that encourages girls to become political leaders.

The event featured experts who spoke about the challenges female leaders contend with when running for public office.

The Equal Futures Partnership, initiated by United States President Barack Obama in 2011, created the app challenge. At least a dozen countries also plan to participate in this task.

The group of four focused on creating an app that would connect girls to female role models.

Rappaport, who aspires to one day run for political office, enjoyed the event.

“It was inspiring hearing from White House staffers and other professionals who are so passionate about making changes to help girls participate [in politics],” Rappaport said in a press release.