Sign Kick wins Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Georgia’s 14th District
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has named Chaeeun Lim and Chaebeom Lim of Darlington School as the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Georgia’s 14th District. Their app Sign Kick was developed with the goal of breaking down language barriers and connecting both deaf and hearing individuals through a shared love of soccer.
When asked what inspired the creation of Sign Kick, the students said, “This app was inspired by one of my closest friends. We had played soccer together in our neighborhood since childhood, but after the COVID-19 pandemic, he lost his hearing due to complications. Even though we continued playing, it felt as if we were in two different worlds on the same field. Simple words like “pass” or “shoot” could no longer reach him.
“One day, I watched a Paralympic soccer match for visually impaired players. They played using a ball that made sound, allowing them to rely on hearing to continue the game. In that moment, I realized that the true meaning of sports is not winning or losing—it is connection and inclusion. No one should be excluded; everyone deserves the chance to play together.
“With that belief, I decided to create Sign Kick, a soccer sign language learning app that breaks down barriers between players who can hear and those who cannot, enabling them to communicate and play together. Through this app, users can learn soccer-related sign language (ASL) in both English and Spanish, helping to expand accessibility and inclusion across communities.”
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.