ConwayUP wins Rep. French Hill’s 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Arkansas’s Second District.
Rep. French Hill has named Caroline Chrysler of Conway High School as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Arkansas’s Second District. Their app ConwayUP serves as a connection between students and opportunities for full-ride scholarships.
When asked what inspired the creation of ConwayUP, Caroline Chrysler said, “ConwayUP truly began when my friend was referred to The QuestBridge National College Match. The opportunity was too good to be true: full tuition, room, and board at a prestigious school after writing a few competitive essays for QuestBridge’s thorough application process. However, my school—teachers, administrators, and students alike—didn’t know about the opportunity for up to $400,000 in education. Of course, our students weren’t applying for these programs because they didn’t know they existed. The need in my district was knowledge of opportunity, and knowledge of the way to get it. Because of that, ConwayUP is very focused on being informative for our students.”
The 2025 Congressional App Challenge marked another record-setting year for the program. A total of 394 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives hosted App Challenges in their congressional districts, the highest level of participation in the program’s history. More than 13,800 students from across the country participated, submitting over 4,600 original apps focused on real-world challenges ranging from health and accessibility to education, sustainability, and civic engagement.
The Congressional App Challenge is an official initiative of the U.S. House of Representatives that encourages middle school and high school students to learn to code, explore computer science, and build practical technology solutions for their communities. Each participating Member of Congress selects a winning app from their district, and winning teams are invited to showcase their projects to Members of Congress, staff, and industry leaders at the annual #HouseOfCode celebration on Capitol Hill.
The Challenge is proudly bipartisan and reflects a shared commitment to expanding access to STEM education and preparing the next generation of American innovators for the future workforce. The program is a public-private partnership made possible through funding from the Broadcom Foundation, AWS, Infosys Foundation USA, theCoderSchool, Apple, and others.
The 2026 Congressional App Challenge will launch in May, and eligible students can pre-register for the competition now.