AWARDS

Selected with the Kalena / Cyrion Labs team as a Founding AI Participant in the IOAI AI Models Track. I worked on model training and recovering failed training runs. The track challenged AI systems to write, run, and submit machine-learning solutions autonomously across six tasks in two six-hour sessions.

Reached Platinum, the highest of USACO’s four divisions, in February 2026. Solve advanced algorithmic problems under time pressure, including dynamic programming, graph algorithms, and data structures.

Qualified for USAPhO through the F=ma exam, which had 6,682 scored entries and a cutoff of 16. AAPT’s final list names 441 qualifiers. Earned Distinction for Commendable Performance, with recognition on the 2026 Honors and Distinction List of 317 students.

Associated with Homestead High School. Ranked 1st among competitors at the 2026 FBLA California State Leadership Conference in the Computer Problem Solving event, an objective test on operating systems, networking, hardware, and security. Qualified to represent California at the FBLA National Leadership Conference.

Associated with Homestead High School. Ranked 1st among competitors at the 2026 FBLA Bay Section Leadership Conference in the Computer Problem Solving event, an objective test on operating systems, networking, hardware, and security.

Awarded the Silver Key in the 2026 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for my poem The Ghost In The Gallery. Recognized for originality, technical skill, and personal voice in creative writing.

Received an Honorable Mention for How to Live Inside a Wire in the senior division of the 2025 NFSPS Manningham Poetry Contest, along with a cash award and selection for the NFSPS Student Prize Winners book.

Awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2026 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for my essay "The Year Everyone Else Moved On". Recognized for originality, technical skill, and personal voice in creative writing.

Scored 1000/1000 on my first attempt in the Silver division, earning promotion to Gold.

Awarded a Silver Key in the 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for my poem The Geography of Us.

Advanced from Bronze to Silver through timed algorithmic problem solving, including complete search, simulation, and sorting.

Recognized as a Topical Winner for my poem, which was published in the American High School Poets - Holiday Special 2024 anthology. This printed collection features selected works from high school poets across the nation.

Recognized for 100+ hours of community service.