How did you first get into speed skating, and what drew you to the sport? I first got into speed skating when I was 4 years old, as my best friend’s dad is our speed skating coach and my friend and...

What kind of event did you organize for The Longest Day, and how did you come up with the idea? We hosted fundraisers that included vehicle detailing, community restaurant nights and a variety of events...

What is the event? The event is a 5K run or walk to help support NAMI, which is the National Alliance for Mental Illness. By doing this, I want to help support people, teens, and kids.  When &...

Junior Anya Stephenson What is Patchwork Promise and why did you start it? Patchwork Promise is a school project that we started because of the IB diploma. We have a program called CAS, which...

Junior Derek Yang What motivated you to create your SAT practice algorithm? The original idea was somewhat based off when we were trying to practice (for the SAT). On Bluebook you have to go through...

  Akshaya Lingala What is the Innovate WithIN competition?  It’s basically a pitch competition where round one is uploading a video and they (the judges) look at that video, and depending...

What is the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition? It's a competition that is hosted by the Wharton School of Business for high schoolers. They get into teams of four through seven to craft...

What is the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens program and scholarship contest? The DAR was founded after the Sons of the American Revolution, but kind of on the same principles....

What is the Love for Our Elders Club and how did it get started?  The Love for Elders Club (LFOE) is actually a local branch of the larger international organization (which is) called Love for Our...

What are you competing for? I’m Miss Carmel Teen USA and I’m competing for Miss Indiana Teen USA, and it’s through the Miss USA organization. I’ll be competing in April, and you have to have...

How did you get interested in playing music? I was four years old in the back of my dad's truck and the song “Pink Houses” came on the radio. I'm not really sure what it was. I decided I wanted...

What do you do for your photography business? I started my photography business a year ago, and this year my niches are mainly senior photos. I’ve done a couple photoshoots or grad photos, I’ve...