Congressman Hamadeh Announces Winners of the Eighth Congressional District’s 2025 App Challenge

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) is proud to announce the winners of the Eighth Congressional District's 2025 Congressional App Challenge. The winning App, "Chronos," was developed by Vignesh Nagarajan and Raghav Senthil Kumar, both are 12^th grade students at BASIS High School.

A smart scheduler, "Chronos" is an App designed to pull together Google Calendar, Outlook, Apple Calendar, etc., and instantly finds times that work for all meeting invitees, no matter what platform they use or time zone they are operating in. It then books the meeting on all calendars automatically.

"I am so proud of young coders and developers, like Vignesh and Raghav, who are sharing their talents and skills to better people's lives," stated Congressman Hamadeh. "Their willingness to share their creativity and coding skills embody the very spirit of what it means to serve this great nation."

The "Chronos" App will be displayed in the United States Capitol Building and featured on the House of Representatives' website, House.gov. Vignesh and Raghav have also earned an invitation to the #HouseofCode Capitol Hill Reception in Washington, D.C.

The Congressional App Challenge's mission is to inspire, include, and innovate efforts around STEM, coding, and computer science education.

Background:

The Congressional App Challenge is an initiative of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the most prestigious prize in student computer science. Members of Congress can host district-wide contests for students in middle school and high school.

The Challenge accepts computer programs written in any programming language, for any computer-based platform.

Learn more about the competition HERE.