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National Top App Winner
Selected from nearly 400 district winners nationwide, Aaron was named a National Top App winner, announced at #HouseOfCode in Washington, D.C. on April 21, 2026.
Awards & Recognition
Aaron's awards
Aaron Prager was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 17 months old, and built BoostT1D out of that experience. These are the 11 awards he has earned across 7 programs — for BoostT1D, for his competitive programming, for his advocacy, and on the ballroom floor. Pick one on the left, or browse by program below.
Congressional App Challenge
U.S. House of Representatives — Aaron’s run from district to national.3 awards.
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Eastern Region Winner
After winning MA-04, Aaron advanced to the regional round and was named an Eastern Region winner, placing him among the strongest student developers in the country.
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MA-04 District Winner
Rep. Jake Auchincloss named Aaron Prager the MA-04 district winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for BoostT1D, the app he built to simplify diabetes data for people living with Type 1.
MIT Solve
AI for a Better World, presented by Britebound with MIT Solve.
AI for a Better World Grand Prize
Aaron and teammate Maicey won the Grand Prize in AI for a Better World, presented by Britebound in collaboration with MIT Solve, after presenting at the MIT Media Lab during America’s Youth AI Festival.
USACO
USA Computing Olympiad — Aaron’s competitive programming division.
Platinum division
In the third contest of the USACO 2026 season, Aaron scored 950 out of 1000 in the Gold division, earning automatic promotion to Platinum — the top division of the USA Computing Olympiad.
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College Board
National Recognition Program — Aaron’s academic honors.
National Recognition Program
The College Board granted Aaron a School Recognition Award through its National Recognition Program, an academic honor for outstanding academic achievement, awarded on August 19, 2025.
Breakthrough T1D
Aaron’s T1D advocacy — from Youth Advocacy Leader to Capitol Hill.2 awards.
Massachusetts Delegate
Aaron was selected as a Massachusetts Youth Advocate Delegate for the 2025 Breakthrough T1D Children’s Congress, joining around 170 young people with Type 1 diabetes who spent three days advocating on Capitol Hill.
Youth Advocacy Leader
Breakthrough T1D named Aaron a Youth Advocacy Leader after he completed the program’s five advocacy challenges — the credential he held when he was later selected as a Massachusetts delegate to Children’s Congress.
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Ballroom Dance
Competitive International Ballroom — Aaron’s championship finals.2 awards.
USDC Orlando — 3rd Place
Dancing as couple 761 with Anna Zotova, Aaron reached the Youth International Ballroom final at the United States Dance Championships in Orlando and finished 3rd of five finalists across all five dances.
Embassy LA — World Finalist
Dancing as couple 584 with Anna Zotova, Aaron qualified for the final of the World Pro-Am Open Youth International Ballroom Championship at the Embassy Dancesport Championship in Los Angeles.
Open Source
Congressional Certification — Aaron’s code published in the open.
Open Source Certification
Aaron received a Congressional Certification for open source, awarded for creating and publicly releasing an original open-source application and for the standard of code quality and documentation he maintained on GitHub.