Leadership & Contact

Sponsors

• Mrs. Aubrie Holman
• Mrs. Samantha Hale

Officers

• Jaiden Khemani, Captain
  

  Jaiden has been competing in Science Olympiad for 10 consecutive years. His favorite event is Ping-Pong Parachute, and he enjoys many of the Earth Science and engineering events. Prior to being TJSO Captain, he was the team’s Publicist. He also runs an online business selling custom-produced Lego products. In his free time, he likes to build random contraptions, listen to music, and play soccer.

• Ronit Kapur, Co-Captain
  

  Ronit has been competing in Science Olympiad for 6 years. He loves astronomy (and computer science trials!) and has done an astronomy-related event every year he has competed. Most of his other favorite events fall in the Earth/Space Science category. Heading into the 2023-2024 school year, he is an officer of TJ’s Astronomy Club, Astronomy Team, and Chemistry Team, and in his free time, he loves to play and listen to classical piano. He has a small and fluffy dog named Leo (yes, after the constellation…) who loves meeting new friends and basking in the sun.

• Max Wang, Co-Captain
  

  Max is a senior who has been competing in Science Olympiad for 4 years. He enjoys events such as Codebusters and Fermi Questions, but wishes the events his strengths were suited for were less volatile. Outside of Science Olympiad, Max competes with Math Team and Computer Team, as well as running Otaku/Karaoke Club. He plays modern Tetris and various rhythm games.

• Phoebe Pan, Communications Secretary
  

  Phoebe has been competing in Science Olympiad since 8th grade. She is a bio nerd, and you can always find her reading Campbell or Vanders. Some of her favorite events include Anatomy and Physiology and Experimental Design. Outside of TJSO, she enjoys learning about machine learning, conducting research, and playing volleyball. In her free time, you can find her painting, watching k-dramas, crocheting, or doing anything crafty.

• Adi Desai, Event Director
  

  Adi has been competing in Science Olympiad for 5 years. He has a love/hate relationship with build events and particularly loves (and gets hurt by) Bridge and Flight. Secretly, he thinks that the event Digital Structures is more fun than building anything IRL. He’s the co-founder and an officer of TJ’s Self Driving Cars Club, and is into all things electronics and all things music. He’s got a pair of extremely fluffy and extremely misbehaved poodles despite being fascinated by reptiles and strange insects.

• Alex Do, Event Director
  

  Alex has been competing in Science Olympiad for 7 years and this is his second year being Event Director. He comes from a prestigious line of Science Olympians with 10 years of combined experience from his other siblings. His favorite events include Disease Detectives, Ornithology, and Chiropterology(the one about bats). He’s also involved in TJ Wrestling, Public Forum debate, and Latin Club. Finally, he has an adorable Sheltie named Soybean(yes, after the plant…) who loves expressing her loud voice at every opportunity.

• Lucas Marschoun, Head of IT
  

  Lucas has been competing in Science Olympiad since 5th grade. He mostly does Earth Science Events, with his favorite being Dynamic Planet. He also loves computer science and physics, participating in TJ Physics and Quantum Club. He has also participated in TJ Cross Country, Track, Botball, and Cyberpatriot. As a Scout, he has gone on adventures to Philmont, New Mexico and Northern Tier, in the Minnesota Boundary Waters. In his free time, he likes to go on hikes, listen to music, and play chess. He once had a fish but it died.

• Kavya Kuttuva, Publicist
  

  Kavya has been competing in Science Olympiad for 5 years. Her favorite events include Disease Detectives and Experimental Design, and she has a love-hate relationship with Cell Biology. Other than Science Olympiad, she is an officer for TJ’s Science Journal Club (Teknos), and a policy specialist for TJ’s SGA. Aside from school, she enjoys photography (hence, why she is TJSO’s publicist), sporadically binging k-dramas, and reading.

Contact

You can contact the TJSO Officer Corps at tjhsstscio@gmail.com.

You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Officers’ Mission Statement

The officers’ mission statement is a set of principles that guide operations within the corps as well as how officers interact with each other and the community at large.

• Our ultimate mission is to serve the TJSO team. This goes far beyond individual prestige, and is our way to give back to the team that we love and that trusts us.
• TJSO represents TJHSST as a whole – as the team’s leaders, we display our best selves and inspire our teammates to do the same.
• We respect that our sponsors have the final say in our decisions.
• We are not afraid to ask questions.
• We are all in the process of learning, and questions can only help, not hurt.
• We are not afraid to reflect on our past mistakes and correct them.
• It is natural and okay to make mistakes. What is important is that we are mindful of our fallibility and do our best to right what has been wronged.
• We speak out when something feels wrong.
• When receiving a suggestion, we do not take it personally. Again, everyone makes mistakes – as teammates, we rely on each other to catch oversights.
• Transparency, integrity, and clear communication (both internally, to our team, and to the wider community) is key to all we do.
• We take care of our health (physical, mental, and spiritual) to sustainably serve our team, and support each other in doing so.
• Finally, we always respect each other – as teammates, co-officers, and wonderful fellow human beings.

Past Sponsors and Officer Teams