Rep. Mike Levin Announces 2025 Congressional App Challenge Winner
The Icon for Heart Angel, the Winner of Rep. Levin’s Congressional App Challenge
Oceanside, CA— Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) announced Catherine Wang as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for California’s 49th Congressional District. The local high school student created Heart Angel, an innovative CPR training and emergency response app designed to guide users through performing life-saving techniques. Catherine was inspired to create this app by her deeply personal recognition of the impact that proper CPR timing and technique have on saving lives.
“I was blown away by all the App Challenge submissions we received. Our district is home to so many bright and talented students creating the apps of the future,” said Rep. Levin. “Congratulations to Catherine on winning this year’s challenge. Her app goes beyond a traditional CPR learning tool by identifying the nearest AED and alerting first responders and nearby CPR-certified volunteers, helping ensure the public is better prepared to respond during an emergency.”
The second-place winner is Breez, an app created by Advaith Akella, Kiran Musson, and Revanth Akella. Breez allows users to report beach trash in three simple steps.
The third-place winner is an app created by Arya Balenga and Tyler Kim called Save & Serve. Save & Serve helps limit food waste by providing users with recipes that utilize their soon-to-expire ingredients.
The Congressional App Challenge was launched in 2015 as an effort to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education, and to encourage students to learn coding and computer science skills. Students in participating congressional districts compete against their peers by creating original software applications. Winning apps are featured on the U.S. House of Representatives’ website, the Congressional App Challenge’s website, and are also displayed in an exhibit in the U.S. Capitol Building.
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