REP LIEU ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2025 CONGRESSIONAL APP CHALLENGE
LOS ANGELES – On Friday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) hosted his congressional district’s 10th annual Congressional App Challenge reception. Twenty-one students from 13 schools submitted 18 apps for this year’s competition. The winner, Agrima Bhutani, is a senior from El Segundo High School and submitted an app entitled “MemoryLane.” This app is a comprehensive memory care companion designed for elderly individuals living with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. The app addresses three major challenges these patients face: cognitive decline, health management, and safety risks. The judges believed that this app was unique in concept, had a great design, and showed impressive technical skill.
“I am impressed by the talented and creative students who participated in this year’s Congressional App Challenge,” said Congressman Lieu. “STEAM education and innovation are incredibly important, especially in our district, which is home to Silicon Beach, UCLA, Loyola Marymount University, Santa Monica College, and the LA Air Force Base. Thank you to everyone who submitted their amazing app ideas and congratulations to our winners!”
Below are the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge:
1st Place: "MemoryLane", submitted by Agrima Bhutani - El Segundo High School
2nd Place: "Sheet Scan", submitted by Asher Zacepinski - Santa Monica High School
3rd Place: "ClearVoice AI", submitted by Akshobh Karthik - Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Honorable Mention: "reTeach", submitted by Dennis Freyman and Hao Lin - Mira Costa High School
Judges for the 2025 Congressional App Challenge include:
Marc Fischer, CEO of Dogtown Media
Andrew Forney, Associate Professor of Computer Engineering, LMU Seaver College of Science and Engineering
William Goodin, Alumni Advisor to Engineering Student Groups, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
Howard Stahl, Department Chair, Santa Monica College Computer Science Information Systems
The Congressional App Challenge, a competition aimed at encouraging U.S. students to learn how to code by creating their own applications, is open to all middle and high school students who either reside or attend school in California’s 36th Congressional District. The first-place winner’s app is eligible to be featured in the U.S. Capitol Building and on House.gov. Additionally, the winner is invited to the #HouseOfCode DC Reception.
You can watch a recording of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge Reception here.
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