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STATE DIRECTORS

  • New York Director

  • Queens high school for the Sciences at York College

       Jamaica, NY​

  • Oregon  Director

  • Westview high school

         Portland, OR​

  • New York Director

  • Stuyvesant High School

        New York, NY​

  • Virginia Director

  • ST. Albans School

       Washington, DC

  •  California Co-Director

  • Rancho Bernardo High School, Diego, CA​

  •  California Co-Director

  • Troy High School, Fullerton, CA​

  • Maryland Director

  • Saint James School,

       Hagerstown, MD​

  • Indiana Director

  • Center Grove High School

       Greenwood, IN​

  • Nevada Director

  • Siera Vista High School

       Las Vegas, NV​

  • Philadelphia Co-Director

  • Downingtown STEM Academy

       Downingtown, PA​

  • Philadelphia Co-Director

  • Upper Dublin High School

       Ambler, PA​

  • Alabama Director

  • Auburn High School

       Auburn, AL​

  • Arizona Director

  • Mountain Ridge High School

       Glendale, AZ

  • New Jersey Co-Director

  • Northern High School

       Allendale, NJ​

  • Michigan Director

  • Michigan State University​, East Lansing, MI

  • Illinois Director

Glenbrook South High School,

Glenview, IL​

  • Washington DC Director

BASIS Independent McLean,

McLean, VA​

  • New Jersey Co-Director

Ethical Culture Fieldston School,

Edgewater, NJ​

  • Tennessee Director

  • Fred J. Page High School 

       Franklin, TN​

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  • Georgia Co-Director

  • Walton High School

         Marietta, GA

  • Georgia Co-Director

  • The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology.

       Lawrenceville, GA​

  • Philadelphia Co-Director

  • Downingtown STEM Academy

       Downingtown, PA​

  • Oregon  Director

  • Westview high school

         Portland, OR​

My name is Garvit Jaroli. I am currently in Portland, Oregon in The United States and a junior at Westview high school. I am a Motivated and Detail-Oriented high school student with strong work ethic and creativity. Some of my academic achievements include: 1. 2nd Place in National Science Olympiad in Experimental Design 2. President of Python Club 3. Co-President of Business and Finance Club 4. Vice President of Global Youth Mission 5. Consistent Volunteer at the Oregon Food Bank, NSFpdx (website developer and tutor) 6. Board member of Science Ambassadors (tutoring) 7. Western Aerospace Alumni 8. QxQ Quantum Alumni and much more..... Some advanced courses I have taken include, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Stats, AP Biology, AP Physics 1, AP Physics C, AP US History, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Language, AP Literature, AP Psychology, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Government. I can teach Scratch, Intro to Python, Advanced Python, Algebra 1, Algebra 2,

  • New York Director

  • Stuyvesant High School

        New York, NY​

Hi, my name is Matthew Huang and I am currently a senior at Stuyvesant High school in New York City. I have been tutoring at the American Assimilation Helpline! (AAH!) since 2020.  It has been such a rewarding experience tutoring and mentoring students of diverse backgrounds domestically and internationally and fulfilling their educational needs.  I have also been proud to positively impact my local community by organizing various outreach events including an environmental conservation park clean up effort, environmental sustainability and food scarcity urban farm event, social justice fundraiser benefiting the refugees of Myanmar, health awareness for local immigrants.

At Stuyvesant, I am the AAH! Stuy Chapter President, Arista member, staff news writer at Spectator, and compete on the robotics team.  Advanced classes that I have taken include AP Calculus BC, AP Literature, AP Macroeconomics, AP Comparative Government (intended), AP US History, AP Government, AP English, AP Chemistry,  AP European History, AP Biology & a host of other honor courses.

Combining my interest in the digital humanities and history, I interned at the New York Historical Society as a Student Historian Teen Leader researching, storyboarding, and scripting to create podcasts, digital games, videos, and tours of the museum. I have also worked online for SchoolHouse.World as an SAT tutor. Since then I have become the co-lead for the Blog team, a part of the Onboarding team and Coaching team. In these roles, I direct tutors and peer reviewers on effective teaching and work to drive tutor quality initiatives.

In addition, I have a strong interest in historical research-writing, political science, and law. I have been a research assistant to a college professor analyzing historical databases. My interest in the marginalization of voting rights for minority communities and prison reform also led me to co-found a journal dedicated to these issues. In regard to law, I have become interested in studying corporate, labor, and constitutional law. Pursuing these interests, I interned at QLW Law Firm and participated in the National Labor Relations Board Student Ambassador Program. Going into my senior year, I am excited to participate in the NYU High School Law Institute Program. During my free time, I enjoy playing basketball, kayaking and swimming, and mountain biking.  

I know the value of having someone guide and support you through their experience, expertise, and advice.  So I truly want to pay the positive experience forward.  I appreciate AAH! as a tremendous platform and the role I have undertaken to spread this worthy cause.

  • New York Director

  • Queens high school for the Sciences at York College

       Jamaica, NY​

Hi, my name is Brandon Cho and I go to Queens High School of Sciences at York College in New York. I was an AAH formal student from 2017 to 2020, and I am so excited to be part of the AAH team as a tutor to give back to our community. Currently, I am teaching English to Korean students and it has been great to watch them improve with time. Sometimes, students can find it difficult to learn in school and that some other methods of education are better for them. I am currently in ninth grade and have been a good student throughout middle school. I am also very interested in art, as I have enjoyed art ever since I was young. I also enjoy analyzing movies and stories to find problems and what they did well and see if I could write stories myself. I hope to help spread AAH even more and find bigger international success.

 

Achievements:

  • Key Club editor for high school. (2021 - )

  • Middle school Student Cabinet class representative (a group of students who meet to share their opinions on the school) (2018 - 2020)

  • Middle school spelling bee class representative (2018) and elementary school runner- up(2016)

Hobbies:

  • I have played piano for around 10 years ( 2010 - )

  • I have played Basketball for around 7  years (2014 - )

  • Learned Mixed Martial Arts for around 7 years (2013 - 2020)

  • I have played tennis for around 5 years (2017 - )

  • Learned skateboarding since 7th grade (2019 - )

  • I have recently started to enjoy soccer as well (2020)

  • Virginia Director

  • ST. Albans School

       Washington, DC

Hello, my name is Sarang Arun, and I am currently a Senior at St.Albans school in Washington DC. I'm very excited to tutor at the American-Assimilation Helpline to help bridge disparities in accessing education. At school, I am currently the president of our Speech & Debate Team and the Cathedral branch of Lifting Lives, a service organization aimed at closing the divide in accessing educational materials in DC. I also serve as the director of social media and marketing for various student-led organizations, have conducted and shared extensive research on social justice issues, and write both expository and creative essays in my free time. I'm most strong in classes surrounding the natural sciences (AP Biology and Anatomy & Physiology), the social sciences (Social Psychology & Introductory Sociology), and the humanities (English courses of all levels, writing seminars, and reading comprehension).

  •  California Co-Director

  • Rancho Bernardo High School

       San Diego, CA​

Hello, my name is Dawn Jang. I am a junior at Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, CA. I have taken up to Algebra II in Math, Human Geography and Ancient World History in Social Studies, Biology and Chemistry in Science, and completing my second year of high school English. I am currently taking my 7th year of Mandarin and am fluent in coversational Korean. I am eligible for honor roll and am taking all honor or high honor courses. I have interests in the arts, particularly theatre and digital fine arts, and have been playing piano for over 5 years. I can teach elementary and middle school English, English, Science, Social Studies, Music, elementary and meddle school math, pre-algebra, algebra 1, geometry

  • Georgia Director

  • Walton High School

         Marietta, GA

I am a freshman at Walton high school and one of the members of AAH! from September 2, 2018. I will try to my best to help the kids develop their skills at learning and making their future bright. I know I will have a great time teaching kids and helping them understand basic concepts of their class subjects.

Here are some of my accomplishments:KUMON math and reading program for accomplishing above grade level courses.I got student of the month and fourth and fifth grade at the MCAA school.I got the best scores in 2016 and 2017 piano competitions and am practicing for my third best score.I received five trophies in my dance program in the last 5 years.I am a straight-A grade student so far and am currently in advanced math and science classes.I participated in 2017 Science Olympiad and got selected for the state competition.I also participated in Odyssey of the Mind in 2017. I am one of the members of AAH! from September 2, 2018. I will try to my best to help the kids develop their skills at learning and making their future bright. I know I will have a great time teaching kids and helping them understand basic concepts of their class subjects.Here are some of my accomplishments:KUMON math and reading program for accomplishing above grade level courses.I got student of the month and fourth and fifth grade at the MCAA school.I got the best scores in 2016 and 2017 piano competitions and am practicing for my third best score.I received five trophies in my dance program in the last 5 years.I am a straight-A grade student so far and am currently in advanced math and science classes.I participated in 2017 Science Olympiad and got selected for the state competition.I also participated in Odyssey of the Mind in 2017. I can teach Elementary Math, Pre-algebra, Algebra 1

  • Maryland Director

  • Saint James School,

       Hagerstown, MD​

My name is Yushan Li, but you can call me Iris. I am from China, but currently I am a sophomore at Saint James School in Hagerstown, Maryland. I participated in the WISTEM (Women in STEM) club in my school. I also studied html and css by myself. Now I am able to create my personal website. Since Chinese is my mother langanguage and I studied in the US, I am able to teach HTML/CSS, intro to Python, Chinese, English, elementary & middle school math, Pre-algebra, algebra 1&2.  

  • Massachusetts Director

  • Arlington High School

       Arlington, MA​

I'm Amanda! I am a junior at Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana. I've always loved school and am especially passionate about science! Here are the classes I have taken recently in my high school career. Math: H. Algebra 1, H. Algebra 2, H Geometry, and am currently in H Trigomentry/H PreCalc and AP Statistics Science: H Chemistry, H Physics, H Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Organic Chemistry and am currently in AP Chemistry English: H English 9, H English 10, currently in AP Lang and Composition, Student Publications Social Studies: AP World History and currently in AP US History Languages: Chinese 1,2,3 In my spare time, I like to work out, spemd time with loved ones, read, write, shop, cook, go on runs and walks, and listen to music!

  • Philadelphia Director

  • Downingtown STEM Academy

       Downingtown, PA​

My name is Vikram Davey. I live in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, and I go to Downingtown STEM Academy. I am currently a freshman doing pre diploma and non-pre diploma courses at my school. I am a part of many different competitive clubs, including the buisness club DECA, the medical club HOSA, and the programming club that is called STEM Hacks. Regarding my academics in school, I am a straight A student at a high school that I had to apply to get into; it is ranked #2 in Pennsylvania. I am a distinguished honor roll student and advanced in all of the courses/subjects that I take. I can teach Elementary Math, Middle School Math, Pre-Algebra, and Elementary English.

  • New Jersey Director

  • Northern High School

       Allendale, NJ​

Hello, my name is Jacob Lee. I am a freshman at Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, NJ. I am currently taking Honors Geometry and Honors Physics. I am also a competitive foil fencer high on the national rankings. Here are my most notable achievements: 1. 2021 October National Fencing Championship - Y14 Men's Foil 1st place
2. 2022 Junior Olympic Championship - Junior Team Men's Foil 3rd place

  • Alabama Director

  • Auburn High School

       Auburn, AL​

My name is Tei Kim. I am a Junior at Auburn High School, located in Auburn, Alabama. I can speak English and Korean fluently but speak a moderate amount of Spanish. I have been tutoring my own colleagues and little kids. My goal is to help provide free education for students who are willing to learn or need help on subjects. I am proficient in elementary math, middle school math, Geometry, Algebra 1 and 2, Pre-algebra, chemistry, and basic English.

Achievements

Music:

- Second Chair Baritone Saxophone – Alabama District Honor Band

- First Chair Alto Saxophone – Auburn University Summer Symphonic Band Camp

- Third Chair Alto Saxophone - Troy Honor Band

Classes Taken/Taking

- AP Computer Science Principles

- AP Statistics

- AP US History

- AP English, Language and Composition

- AP Psychology

- AP European History

Activities

- A member of the Environmental Action Committee(2021-present)

- A member of the Auburn Sigma Lambda Chi, National Honor Society (2022-present)

- A member of the Game Design Club (2021-present)

- Auburn High School Marching Band (2018-2020)

- Altar server at St. Michaels Catholic Church (2016-present)

  • Nevada Director

  • Siera Vista High School

       Las Vegas, NV​

I'm currently a sophomore at Sierra Vista highschool in Las Vegas, NV. When I lived in NYC, I got into Brooklyn Technical High School, being one of the best ranked highschools in the country. English, elementary math, middle school math, pre-algebra. I can teach Elementary Math, Middle School Math, Pre-algebra, English

  • Michigan Director

Michigan state university

East Lansing, MI​

Hello, my name is Saisandesh Ballem, but everyone calls me Sai. I am a pre-med biology student at Michigan State University. I have been a member of AAH! since November of 2020. I love to help kids succeed in their education and see them thrive successfully in the future. Practice is key.
Music:
- Played the viola for 7 years
Spanish:
- I have been learning Spanish for the past 11 years
Sports:
- I played baseball for 5 years
- 1st place seasonal championship for Soccer (2012)
Extra:
- I write articles for the community/neighborhood magazines and newspapers every month
- I am the Chief Aerodynamic Engineer for the Okemos Solar Racing Team, and our SolarCar won 2nd place in the 2019 National Solar Car Challenge

  • Arizona Director

  • Mountain Ridge High School

       Glendale, AZ

Attended public school from pre-k to 11th grade ( entering 12th grade). Teaching Korean and guitar.

  •  Georgia Director

  • the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Lawrenceville, GA​

Hello! My name is Joshua Jeon, I am in 11th grade at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology. I have taken math courses up to Calculus II and always love helping out people with any questions they might have. I’ve also done CyberCrime Dual Enrollment and have taken science courses up to AP Physics: Mechanics. I love playing basketball, playing the viola, and reading about current events. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have!

I am Sreenesh Allu, a sophomore at Fred j Page High School in Franklin TN. My interests are in Math, Tennis and Computing Science. I participated in Math Olympiad, played in varsity tennis program and participating in Computing Science Olympaid.

  •  California Director

  • Troy High School, Fullerton, CA​

Hello! My name is Arjun Patankar, and I am a 10th grader at the Downingtown STEM Academy in PA. Some of my hobbies include playing tennis, volleyball, traveling, and playing the drums. I am interested in studying business, and have placed 2nd at DECA States twice and competed twice at the international level for DECA. I can teach basic English, elementary math, middle school math, and pre algebra. I'm happy to answer any questions you might have!

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