Led the school Science Olympiad team as Vice President and later Co-President (grades 9-12), competing in regional events and helping organize the team
Ran varsity cross country (grades 9-12) and served on the leadership council before becoming team captain senior year, coordinating with athletes, coaches, and the booster club on recruitment, summer practices, and team events
Served in student government (grades 11-12), starting as building cabinet representative meeting monthly with administrators and the principal on school policy, then elected co-president senior year
Taught weekly Python programming classes at a local Chinese school as a paid instructor; designed the full course curriculum from scratch over junior summer and worked alongside parents and teaching assistants to support students
Advocated for gun violence prevention with March for Our Lives (grades 10-12), meeting with legislators at the New York State Capitol to push for prevention legislation alongside fellow activists
Led the school photography club as president for nearly all four years (grades 9-12), running a space for creative photography outside the regular class schedule
Played cello throughout high school across the chamber strings ensemble, the Tri-M Music Honor Society (music-related volunteering), and a self-led quintet that performed at events throughout the school year
Served as secretary of the school Model UN club (grades 9-11)
Competed in indoor track (grades 9-10) and outdoor track (grades 9-12), serving as outdoor track captain, and volunteered at a youth track camp over the summer
Selected for Proctors/theREP's Next Act Young Playwrights contest (summer after sophomore year), a Capital Region playwriting program where winning writers work with producers, actors, and backstage crew to stage their plays