Extracurriculars
- Special Olympics Volunteer (including Track and Field, Golf, and Cross-Country), Spring 2025 - Present (https://somdhc.org/)
- ENGin Tutor (teaching English virtually to a peer in Ukraine), Summer 2025 (https://www.enginprogram.org/)
- HopeWorks Youth Leadership Project, 2025-2026 school year cohort (https://hopeworksofhc.org/youth-leadership-project/)
- Jiu Jitsu, yellow belt, 2024 - Present (https://risingtidemartialarts.us/)
- Camp Counselor for Howard Co. Robinson Nature Center Camp, July 2025, (https://www.howardcountymd.gov/recreation-parks/junior-counselor)
- Tennis, 2022-2025 (https://columbiaassociation.org/sports-recreation/tennis/indoor-clubs/)
- Memory Book Club Member, Elkridge Landing Middle School, 2025 - Present (https://elms.hcpss.org/news/2025/2025-02/elms-24-25-memory-books-sale)
Music Experience and Achievements
- Cello, including school orchestra and weekly private lessons with Dr. Maxim Kozlov, 2021 - Present (https://www.instagram.com/cellopedia/?hl=en)
- Electric bass guitar, including joining a local student band and weekly private lessons with Tito Pediford, Spring 2025 - Present (https://www.mikesmusicmd.com/bass-guitar.htm)
- University of Maryland Terrapin Music Camp, First Chair, Summers beginning in 2023 - Present (https://music.umd.edu/community-engagement/summer-programs/terrapin-music-camp)
- Selected for Howard County Middle School Gifted and Talented Sinfonia, 2025 (https://www.hcpss.org/academics/fine-arts/music/gt/)
- First Chair, Elkridge Landing Middle School Orchestra, 2023 - Present
- HCPSS Solo and Ensemble Festival, Superior (highest) rating, 2023 - 2025
- Participant in the Maryland Music Educators Association's (MMEA) Young Composers Project, digital audio category, 2024 - 2025 (https://www.mdmea.org/young-composers-project)
- Self-Learning Electric Guitar and Drums, Summer 2025 - Present
Other Achievements and Awards
- Earned an 'A' in Exploring Computer Science, a HCPSS High School class, 2024-2025
- Gold Honor Roll, 7 out of 9 quarters of middle school
Other Hobbies
- Visual Art, including sketching and painting
- Videography, including stop-motion and skits
- Coding, including extracurricular classes in Python Levels 1 and 2
- Music Composition