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Meet the Team

Discovery Circle was created so that high school volunteers can share their skills with younger students to help them find their own passions. Our coaches (and former coaches) are in the top 10% of their classes, honor graduates, and attending the nation's top universities.

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Aanya Shah

Discovery Circle Lead 

Public Speaking Coach

Rising Sophomore at Northview High School; Super Honor Roll student; Arete Award for excellence in character; Class of 2026 Student Leadership Johns Creek; Northview Vibha Chapter Co-President, Member of Vibha Youth Atlanta Chapter; Northview Beta Secretary; Northview Student Ambassador; 6+ years of Public Speaking and Debate experience

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Sunwoo Jung

Algebra 2 Coach

Rising sophomore at Innovation Academy, received high A's in all math courses including Geometry, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and AP Precalculus. MS Mathcounts 3 years, Science Olympiad 5 years.

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Aryan Batchu

Math (Grades 6-8) Coach

Rising Sophomore, AMC 8 award Recipient, Super Honor Roll Student, Beta Con 3rd Place in Math 9th Grade (2023), Math Counts School Top 10 (2021), Student Ambassador, National Society of High School Scholars Member

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Rudhra Kapildev

ELA and Science Coach

Rising Junior, Honors for both subjects, Had all straight A’s up till now in those classes, Tutored in Math and ELA; Just finished AP Biology, algebra 2, and 10th grade literature.

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Aarushi Dhawan 

Biology and Intro to Healthcare Coach

Rising Sophmore at Innovation Academy; Super Honor Roll Student; HOSA CERT Skills Captain for IA’s HOSA Chapter; Doing the Grady TELP Internship; A’s in AP Biology, AP Precalculus, AP US Government and Politics; Whisper Club President and Founder; Women in Medicine Co-Founder; Doctors Without Borders Member; IA Student Leader; Class of 2026 Student Leadership Johns Creek

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Alya Akhtar

Biology Coach

I am a second year Georgia Tech student majoring in Neuroscience. I have scored a 4 on the AP Biology exam, took Introduction to Biology and Organismal Biology and received an A in both classes, and placed 3rd in fossils for Science Olympiad.

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Aanya Rampuria

Spanish Coach

Rising Freshman at Innovation Academy, High A's in Spanish for both years taken, Received an 'Excellent,' in Linguapalooza (for Spanish), and Received Gold (98th Percentile) in the National Spanish Exam (NSE). Student Council Representative (2022-2023, 2023-2024), DECA Regionals - 2nd Place for Theme Speech (2023-2024). 

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Arshia Rampuria

Spanish Coach

High A Achieving Student in High School Spanish, Middle School State TSA Finalist, Middle School STN Nationals 5th and 1st Place

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Future Coach

Future Coach

TBD

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Future Coach

Future Coach

TBD

Past Coaches

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Aesha Shah

Founder

Public Speaking, Coding (Python)

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Shreen Shavkani

Management Lead

Public Speaking, Marketing

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Rishi Subramanian 

Public Speaking, Chemistry

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Nina Thakur

Public Forum Debate, Visual Arts

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Ashika Srivastava

Policy Debate

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Anshika Nichani

Public Speaking, Chemistry

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