Meet the Team!

The dedicated students who make this possible.

Officers

Ruth Lu - President

Ruth has competed in SciOly since middle school and can't wait for her sixth year. SciO is her favorite extracurricular because it gives her the oppurtunity to meet lots of cool people and win awards ;P She also likes to make and browse memes, code, birdwatch, and paint. Her favorite government spy drone bird is the harpy eagle. She hopes the team will do even better next year!

Favorite SciOly Event(s): Sounds of Music & Ornithology

Rhea Shah - Vice President

This will be Rhea's 8th year competing in Science Olympiad. She is also co-founder of Students for Students, a tutoring and coding teaching service for elementary and middle school students. Outside of SciOly, Rhea also dances, reads, is a DECA NorCal finalist, and hates hugs from her secretary. :) Rather than a glass empty vs. full philsophy, Rhea has a "the point is it's refillable" mindset. She is extremely excited about the upcoming 2020-21 season (top 3 at states woo!!)

Favorite SciOly Event(s): WIDI & Codebusters

Abinayaa Murugupandiyan - Secretary

Abinayaa is excited to be participating in Science Olympiad ever since elementary school, and she loves competing with the team because she is given an opportunity to study a wide variety of sciences. Besides Science Olympiad, Abinayaa volunteers with her school’s Musical Therapy Club as well as at a hospital. In her free time, she reads, listens to music, and gives lots of hugs. Abinayaa has high hopes for this year’s SciOly season!

Favorite SciOly Event(s): Designer Genes & Sounds of Music

Garima Upadhyay - Treasurer
Garima Upadhyay

As a part of Science Olympiad for the 4th year, Garima hopes the 2020-21 season be better than the last. :)) Outside of SciOly, she spends an excessive amount of time reading or coding and hopes the pandemic ends so she can interact with other fellow humans again. She is excited for another year of pestering Ruth with all of her questions and getting top 3 in states. :D

Favorite SciOly Event(s): Disease Detectives & Water Quality

Chakshan Kothakota - Publicist
Chakshan Kothakota - to be added

To be added!

Nandana Venkitesh - Preparation Coordinator

Nandana will be competing in Science Olympiad for her fifth season this year, and she is extremely grateful for all of the amazing people and fields of science it has introduced her to. Outside of Science Olympiad, Nandana likes to play the piano, read, and practice driving (gotta get that license!). She is ready for the season to begin, and hopes this will be American's best year yet!

Favorite SciOly Event(s): Fossils, Ornithology

Team Rosters

About Our Teams

All students attending American High School are welcome to try out for our teams at the beginning of the year. Each year, we choose 15 people for each team. Our tryout process entails trying out for specific events covering all the theory subjects, as well as builds that individuals are interested in. Once teams are selected, each student competes in 3-4 events along with a partner or trio. AHS regularly attends the Golden Gate Invitational, Bay Area Regional Science Olympiad, and Northern California States competitions.

Team Photo

Blue Team

  • Aaron Li
  • Abinayaa Murugupandiyan
  • Adrish Kar
  • Anshul Garde
  • Brian Fu
  • Chakshan Kothakota
  • Garima Upadhyay
  • Jonathan Tam
  • Nandana Venkitesh
  • Ojasw Upadhyay
  • Rhea Shah
  • Riya Gantla
  • Ruth Lu
  • Saarth Gaonkar
  • Vedant Hariharan

Red Team

  • Aditya Mittal
  • Advay Chatterji
  • Aishwarya Manga
  • Brandon Liu
  • Daniel Wang
  • David Zhu
  • Deepti Kumaran
  • Jenny Wang
  • Manas Korimilli
  • Maxine Wu
  • Oscar Surendranath
  • Rishathvik Ramoshan
  • Sharvesh Vishal Kasiviswanathan
  • Siddharth Bhangui
  • Sonali Bhattacharjee