The Student Speakers - 2024

Aekari Chien is a sophomore at Folsom High School. She is a competitor in Academic Decathlon, Folsom Teen Library Council member, vice president of STEM Tutoring, and student fellow for Rhizome's Civic Service Fellowship. She wants to raise awareness on the issues she cares about by connecting humanities skills, such as communication and speech writing, with STEM topics, like mental health. She wants teens today to recognize the importance of support systems in fighting mental health.

Corina Limpus is a senior at Folsom High School, a hopeful marine biologist, and currently enjoys competing in Academic Decathlon. She loves crafting things by hand, whether it be crocheted knitwear or aesthetic art pieces. As a co-founder of FHS's Bible study club, she intends to spend her last year sharing encouragement and compassion with her peers. Also as a teenager, she loves all things sci-fi and superheroes, especially what can be learned from their intense and thought provoking narratives. 

Hana Haque is a current sophomore at Folsom High School and future lawyer. She can be found competing for Speech and Debate, Model UN, and Academic Decathlon. As an unrelenting cat-lover and a self-aware book-hoarder, her favorite thing to do to relax is to read and harass her cat. Her weekends are filled with volunteering for the library, cleaning her room, and stressing over math. 

Siddhran Kumar, a sophomore at Folsom High School, is the president and founder of featherLITE, a student-led game studio. He is passionate about technology and how it can enable artists to create awesome things. He is even more passionate about telling awesome stories. You can find more of his work at youtube.com/@wackofeather.