Anushka Bora: “I was five years old when my parents signed me up for violin lessons. What started as a supplementary extracurricular eventually became a major part of my life and my favorite hobby.  Being...

Aarushi Kodipyaka: “I started my [photography] business in 2020 and it honestly started when I used to go on walks with my family in our neighborhood. I used to take random photos of things in my neighborhood,...

Akash Danda: "Taekwondo is more than just a hobby to me, it helped me grow as a person, develop a more open mindset, and is an outlet for stress. I started taekwondo when I was 8 years old. In the beginning,...

Pranavi Kristipati: "For me, art was always a thing where [I] would doodle on the back of worksheets and papers, and it just became something I really liked. In elementary school, my parents signed me...

Christa Zhou: "I started getting into volleyball when I was younger, ironically through a video game that we had on the PS3. It was sort of like Wii sports but for the PS3 and it had beach volleyball on...

Ashneet Dhami: “Since kindergarten to seventh grade, I knew I would do something in the medical field. [I decided this] without my parents' total influence. And so, I’d watch documentaries, brain games,...

Jesse Li: “I started teaching during COVID. Due to the school shutdowns, I started learning from other high school students by myself, like learning Java on Zoom. I was inspired by them, and the fact...

Somya Rathee, the Senior varsity Men’s Tennis captain, contemplates his growth as a tennis player as his high school journey comes to an end.  Rathee started playing tennis at age 6, following the...

Freshman Shaan Mehta is one of the eight Paladins on Disney’s "The Quest" (debuts May 11, 2022). The original season aired on ABC in 2014 and was a fantasy and reality television show that featured contestants...