Study Oasis wins Rep. Bill Huizenga’s 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Michigan’s Fourth District
Rep. Bill Huizenga has named John Bolden of Comstock STEM Academy as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Michigan’s Fourth District. Their app Study Oasis helps students and users study, create to-do lists, and also get answers to urgent questions with the help of an AI Tutor chatbot.
When asked what inspired the creation of Study Oasis, John Bolden said, “This is my first time ever learning about and signing up for the Congressional App Challenge. I decided to create this app for kids because the challenge is all about kids, creativity, technology, and coding. I wanted to make an app that could be used by kids. This app allows me to participate by making an app for kids, and it could also inspire someone my age to become interested in technology and this challenge.”
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.