Period 

Name 

Topic 

1 

Ash Chen 

The Butterfly Effect 

1 

Jonas Jin 

Freedom v. Loyalty 

1 

Joicelin Truong 

Speedrunning Life 

2 

Zairik Aejaz 

Craving Love 

2 

Alissa Tai 

High Expectations 

2 

Charlene Wong 

The Science of Music & the Mind 

3 

Elaine Gao 

Sweat the Stress Away 

3 

Kaitlyn Shuffer 

What Drives Success? 

3 

Luna Hu 

The Harms of Saying I’m Fine 

4 

Arvind Anwar 

How to Stop Surviving & How to Start Living 

4 

Teresa Zhao 

How Social Media Contorts Our Beauty Standards 

4 

Rhymari Williamson 

Messy Promises 

5 

Shriya Chandrashekar 

Avoiding the Fall into Psychological Burnout 

5 

Rashad Williamson

Grief at 14; Growth at 18 

5 

Russell Kuo 

The Power Behind Invisible Practice 

6 

Siyao Wang 

What Does it Mean to Feel Enough? 

6 

Sofia Mitocariu 

Why Art Might Be the Healthiest Thing You’ll Ever Do 

6 

Mary Li 

Are You Breathing?