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Congresswoman Scanlon Announces Winner of 2025 Congressional App Challenge

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This press release from Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) was published on 2025-12-31 and titled "Congresswoman Scanlon Announces Winner of 2025 Congressional App Challenge". It focuses on taxes and touches on trade policy.

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Congresswoman Scanlon Announces Winner of 2025 Congressional App Challenge

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today announced the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge. The Congressional App Challenge (CAC) is an opportunity for students in PA-05 to create and submit their original app for a chance to win the Challenge competing against students from all over the country. In order to participate in the competition: Students must be in middle or high school by the time the competition ends and must either live or go to school in the registered district they wish to compete in; and, apps can be coded on any platform, on any language, on any theme. “The annual Congressional App Challenge is a great program that engages our youth in STEM-related fields,” said Rep. Scanlon . “At a time when science and technology fields are rapidly evolving, it’s important that we invest in programs that help our youth develop skills for success in the future. I’m pleased to celebrate all of our participants this year and congratulate this year’s winner.” A team of judges evaluated six submissions using a rubric to rate each of the apps along two general categories — Concept and Technology. This year’s first-place winner is Allison Tan from Lower Merion High School, who came up with OpiWarrior, an iOS app that helps people quickly find nearby pharmacies that stock buprenorphine, a life-saving medication for opioid use disorder. Runner up Christopher Armstrong from Strath Haven High School coded the app Coaster Dreams, a minimalistic, open-ended roller coaster design video game. ###

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Congresswoman Scanlon Announces Winner of 2025 Congressional App Challenge Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today announced the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge. The Congressional App Challenge (CAC) is an opportunity for students in PA-05 to create and submit their original app for a chance to win the Challenge competing against students from all over the country. In order to participate in the competition: Students must be in middle or high school by the time the competition ends and must either live or go to school in the registered district they wish to compete in; and, apps can be coded on any platform, on any language, on any theme. “The annual Congressional App Challenge is a great program that engages our youth in STEM-related fields,” said Rep. Scanlon . “At a time when science and technology fields are rapidly evolving, it’s important that we invest in programs that help our youth develop skills for success in the future. I’m pleased to celebrate all of our participants this year and congratulate this year’s winner.” A team of judges evaluated six submissions using a rubric to rate each of the apps along two general categories — Concept and Technology. This year’s first-place winner is Allison Tan from Lower Merion High School, who came up with OpiWarrior, an iOS app that helps people quickly find nearby pharmacies that stock buprenorphine, a life-saving medication for opioid use disorder. Runner up Christopher Armstrong from Strath Haven High School coded the app Coaster Dreams, a minimalistic, open-ended roller coaster design video game. ###