I've always loved hiking and the outdoors. The highest mountain I've climbed was Mt. Moosilauke (4,802 ft) last July. Some other notable hikes are little haystack mountain (4,760 ft), Mt. Tom (4,051 ft), Mount Field (4,340 ft), Mount Willey (4,285 ft), and Mount Avalon (3,442 ft). I often hike with my dad and people from a local German club.
At my sending school, Worcester Academy, I was on the school's crew team and competed in races across New England. As a team sport, crew built camaraderie and taught us the importance of both teamwork and personal growth.
During my freshman and sophomore years, I competed in FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge). Our team, 21913, earned second place at the Massachusetts WPI qualifier! I was one of three high schoolers that mentored the team of predominantly middle schoolers. Although we were undefeated coming into the finals, because of alliance advancement rules, we weren't one of the teams selected to move on to the next level of competition.
I’ve been competing in math competitions for a majority of my life. I’ve competed in WoCoMaL since 7th grade, Math Kangaroo since 2nd grade, and I've done a handful of other smaller competitions in my free time.