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Tutor Profiles

Tanvi Kapse- 10th Grade
Specialties: Grades K-6, ELA, Math
Credentials: Current Marketing/Project Management Intern for a software company, Girl Scout, top-ranked varsity tennis player as a freshman, Speech/Debate participant
- She has been a Girl Scout for 7 years. She learned important lessons on leadership and giving tothe community
- She is in the Interact Club (working with others on international service projects) and the TUPE club (Tobacco Use and Prevention Education) at Foothill High School.
- In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, playing tennis, playing table tennis, playing the piano, and going on jogs

Tanvi, Foothill High School

Shreya Pandey-10th Grade
Specialties: Grades K-8, Engineering, Math, Science, Art
Credentials: Science Olympiad & French Honor Society Member
Languages: English (fluent), Hindi (fluent), French
- She loves playing tennis, badminton, ice skating, swimming, and biking.
- Shreya loves to help people and share my passion of math, science, art, and engineering!
- Shreya is fluent in Hindi and loves learning new languages, such as French, which she has been studying since 7th grade.
- Shreya has been an honor roll student throughout all of her years in school

Shreya, Foothill High School

Urja Vaidya - 10th Grade
Specialties: Grades K-8, ELA, Science, Math History
Credentials: Placewinner at numerous math competitions (MOEMS, MathLeague, AMC, MathCounts), Spelling Bee Regional participant
Languages: English (fluent), Marathi (fluent), Spanish
- She was the school Spelling Bee champion throughout her middle school years and has also represented her school in the Regional Finals.
- She loves programming - she can code in Python and won the Computer department award in 8th grade.
- Her interests include reading, playing the piano, and taekwondo.
- She is bilingual in English and Marathi and currently is learning Spanish

Urja, Foothill High School

Ryan Arakal, American High School
Specialties: Grades K-8, STEM
Credentials: President’s Award for Educational Excellence, high scorer on AMC math tests
Languages: English (fluent), Hindi (fluent), French
- He aspires to pursue a career related to science (most likely chemistry)
- In his free time, he likes to learn more about quantum mechanics, organic chemistry, and astrology
- When he is presented with a problem, he won’t give up until it is solved

Ryan Arakal, American High School

Ryan Wu - 10th Grade
Specialties: Grades K-5, Science, Math
Credentials: MATC CM Level 10 Piano with Honors, Honor roll student with AP/Honors courses
Languages: English (fluent), Mandarin Chinese (fluent), Spanish
- Ryan Wu is a rising sophomore at Foothill High School
- He enjoys playing soccer (10 years), piano (10 years), violin (6 years), and basic model building.
- Honor Roll student, primarily takes Honors and AP classes (took Honors Geometry, Honors Freshman English, Honors Algebra II, and Honors Global Studies as of freshman year)
- Ryan plays for Foothill's JV soccer team
- MTAC CM Level 10 for piano with honors, regularly plays at the MTAC State Conventions

Ryan Wu, Foothill High School

Pranav Nethi - 12th Grade
Specialties: K-8, STEM (Math,Science)
Credentials: Has completed math up to AP Calculus and has taken every Science course at Foothill besides AP Physics
- Pranav can teach at Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun Afternoon, and Tues/Thurs/Fri Evening

Pranav, Foothill High School

Michelle Chen - UC Berkeley
Specialties: Grades K-8, Math, Ela, Business, Psychology
Credentials: UC-Berkeley college students, studied music for 14 years
- Michelle is a rising second-year at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Since her hometown is in New York, she is much more acquainted with East Coast culture and is still learning and exploring more about different uses of language and lifestyle in varying parts ofthe country.
- Michelle has been passionate about studying music as both an academic subject and a favorite pastime for nearly 14 years, but recently she set aside more time for her pursuit in economics, business, and statistics at her university.
- After finishing up her college applications, Michelle wanted to pick up a volunteering service and spend her spare time outside of her classes tutoring children who find themselves in difficult positions with remote learning

Michelle, UC Berkeley

Maanya Raghuram -10th Grade
Specialties: Grades K-6, ELA
Credentials:2 Best Tester awards, 3rd-degree black belt, competed in MMA for over a decade, Statewide Piano award
Languages: English (fluent), Spanish
- Maanya plays the piano, clarinet, and won a state award for piano last year.
- She plays water polo for Foothill High School and is a youth ambassador for the African LibraryProject.
- She is part of TUPE (tobacco use prevention education at school) and is planning to do DECAsophomore year.
- She is bilingual and currently learning Spanish

Maanya, Foothill High School

Katherine Ye - 10th Grade
Specialties: Grades K-7, English, Math, Science
Credentials: Trained tutor
Languages: English (fluent), Chinese (fluent)
- She is a rising Sophomore at Foothill High School.
- She has worked with kindergarten and first grade kids at many summer camps.
- She was trained on how to teach kids 2nd-7th grade through a program that teaches English to indigenous kids in Taiwan.
- At school she takes honors English classes, is one year ahead in math, and has gotten As in her core courses.
- She will teach kids in a clear, organized, patient, and fun way.
- She has studied Chinese for 10 years and also speaks it at home, so she is fluent in the language.
- She is part of TUPE (tobacco use prevention education at school) and is planning to do DECA sophomore year.
- She is bilingual and currently learning Spanish

Katherine, Foothill High School

Ashwin Prakash - 10th Grade
Specialties: Grades 3-8, Science, Math, History
Credentials: Vex Robotics team secretary, outstanding Model UN & Debate competitor
- Ashwin is involved in both school and his extracurricular activities.
- Above all, Ashwin would love to share his passion for learning with others. He would love to work with others during these difficult times

Ashwin, Foothill High School

Karen Wan - 10th Grade
Specialties: Grades 4-8, Engineering, Math, Science, Art
Credentials: Currently teaching middle school reading/writing course, Varsity cross-country runner, 5-year flute player.
- She is passionate about running and has been doing cross country four years.
- She was in the varsity team during her freshman year of high school.
- She enjoys reading and writing and loves talking to people about books and giving them feedback about their writing.
- She teaches a reading and writing class for incoming middle schoolers and likes spending time teaching kids.
- Her favorite subjects are English, history, and science, and she takes honors/advanced classes.
- She is excited to assist students and will make sure that they understand anything they are confused about.

Karen, Foothill High School

Arul Dhar - 10th Grade
Specialties: Spanish, Math, Science
Credentials: Science Olympiad champion,
- He participated in multiple Science Olympiads, twice getting 1st place
- In 8th grade, his team got first place in Regionals & 3rd place in States.
- He learned the RobotC language in his computer science class this year.
- He plays soccer competitively and is on the American High School soccer team.

Arul, American High School

Jessup Byun - 10th Grade
Specialties: Grades 6-8, Science, Math, ELA, History, Spanish
Credentials: Rubik’s Cube whiz, Founder/President of FHS Chess Club
- He is currently a freshman at Foothill High School
- Some of his passions include Rubik's Cubes, Tennis, Gaming, and Chess.
- Next year, he is planning on taking Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Sophomore English, Spanish lll,AP Computer Science, AP World History, and AP Biology
- Jessup has a flexible schedule and would be a great tutor due to his ability to explain information in a clear and understandable way.

Jessup, Foothill High School

Aarnav Reddy - 10th Grade
Specialties: Grades 3-7, Science, History
Credentials: AP Biology & History top scorer
- Aarnav is proactive in his academics and also does Speech and Debate.
- He would like to tutor anybody that needs help during these difficult time

Aarnav, Foothill High School

HariniArumugam Gandhimathi - 10th Grade
Specialties: Grades K-8, Math
Credentials: Advanced math classes, 4-year violinist
- She is very passionate about math and this is where her strengths lie.
- She is qualified to teach these subjects because sheisgoing to 9th grade next year and isgoing to take Algebra 2 as her math class in school.
- She is an incoming Freshman at North Creek High School which is located inWashington.
- Some of her qualities include being open-minded, hardworking and a kind person.
- She loves kids and is excited to work with them.
- Plans to pursue a major in medicine

Harini, North Creek High School

Ally Chiang - 10th Grade
Specialties: Grades K-5, Math, Chinese, Keyboard/Piano
Credentials: Level 9 MATC Piano CM, Chinese Culture Summer Camp TA, Chinese Idiom Competition champion
Languages: English (fluent), Chinese (fluent), Spanish
- Ally is in her sophomore year at Foothill High School
- She is passionate about digital art, playing piano, and playing the cello.
- She has been learning piano for 7 years
- She has also been consistently selected to perform at annual MTAC State Convention Recitals.
- She has won 3rd and 1st place for the nationals Chinese Idiom Competition (hosted by the National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools).
- Ally wants to help students effectively learn as well as enjoy the learning process!

Ally, Foothill High School

Akshat Ubale - 10th Grade
Specialties: Grades K-8, Math, Science
Credentials: Advanced Math courses, Math tutoring experience, 4-year Alto Saxophone player
- He is ahead in math by 2 years and science by 1 year so he is experienced at those subjects.
- He has been playing the alto saxophone for 4 years.
- He is hardworking, determined, thoughtful, and friendly.
- "When I learned difficult concepts in math or science I would refer to tutoring, so I know that there are people out there like me who need tutoring at one point or the other."

Akshat, 10th grade

Akarsh Sharma - 10th Grad
Specialties: Grades K-8, Math Coding (Python, HTML, Swift)
Credentials: Experienced Programming & Math tutor
- Ahead by 2 years in Math and 1 year in science
- He has been playing the drums for 2 year now and the guitar for 3 years
- He has a lot of grit and is very determined, friendly, and responsible
- He has been coding for more than 3 years now and knows Python, HTML, and Swift
- He wants to become a tutor to help people because he knows how difficult things can be at times

Akarsh, 10th grade

Adway Sane - 10th Grade
Specialties: STEM, Computer Science, Chess
Credentials: 2nd place in National Chess Tournament, 20x Varsity Chess Tournament champion, participated in over 80 Chess Tournaments
- Currently Taking World History Honors, Precalc Honors, English Honors, Spanish 3, AP Computer Science Principles, Theatre Art, Chemistry Honors
- Participating in Speech and Debate Club, Computer Science Club, Chess Club, and FRC

Adway, Quarry Lane High School

Abhimanyu Warrier -11th Grade
Specialties: K-8, STEM (Math, Science) Programming (Java), Debate
Credentials: Current math tutor at local learning center, exceptional debate speaker
- He is comfortable with grades K-8.
- Abhimanyu is passionate in debate and has exceptional speaking ability along with teaching elimination multiple times.
- He is very advanced in mathematics and science and is in the science team.
- He is a proficient engineer and know how to Code in java.
- He tutors Math at learning center and has a lot of experience working with children and teaching them new skills. - He is currently in AP World History and AP Bio and is very proficient in both subjects
