ABOUT US
Our name comes from the ancient Greek tradition of a lighted torch being passed from one runner to the next. Since then, passing the torch has become a symbolism of relinquishing knowledge and skill from an expert to another. Pass the Torch aims to utilize the academic and extracurricular talents of high school and college students to shape the next generation of artists, scholars, and leaders. Even though Pass the Torch was founded and is based in New York City, its influence and programs reach throughout multiple states.
MEET THE TEAM
TAE KYU LEE
Founder and President
Tae Kyu's desire to help fight educational inequality led to the creation of Pass the Torch.
RAISSA FERNANDES
Operations Director
Raissa's role, both as the Operations Director and a tutor, is crucial to the success of Pass the Torch.
CALIFORNIA
Meet our volunteer tutors from CA.
EVELYN ZHONG
Temple City High School
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AKUL GOEL
La Cañada High School
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ALEXANDRA PHAN
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Willow Glen High School
TAMMY NEWMAN
Leland High School
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ATHENA ZAPANTIS
Northgate High School
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ASHLEY GONZALEZ-GILES
Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High School
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PAMELA XIANG
Mercy High School Burlingame
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ASHLEY ALAS
Gahr High School
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ANNALIS MOLINA-ACED
Alameda High School
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JENNIFER HUANG
Northgate High School
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TATIANA AVDIENKO
Northgate High School
CONNECTICUT
Meet our volunteer tutors from CT.
CLAIRE CHEN
Glastonbury High School
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TIA GUAY
Southington High School
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Meet our tutors from Washington, D.C.
JIAJIA FU
Whittle School & Studios
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FLORIDA
Meet our volunteer tutors from FL.
HELEN ZHENG
Gulf Breeze High School
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GEORGIA
Meet our volunteer tutors from GA.
SAKSHI GANDIKOTA
Alliance Academy for Innovation
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ILLINOIS
Meet our volunteer tutors from IL.
HANNAH KLEIN
Trinity High School
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MARYLAND
Meet our volunteer tutors from MD.
EILEEN VEGA
Johns Hopkins University
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NEW JERSEY
Meet our volunteer tutors from NJ.
ALEXANDRA VOLKOVA
Bergen County Academies
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MYRA SINGH
Horace Mann High School
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PRISHA THOGULUVA
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School
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CINDY PYO
Tenafly High School
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RAQUEL DIAZ
Bergen Technical School- Teterboro
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GRIFFIN COOPER
Dwight-Englewood School
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VANESSA VAN DUNK
Morris County School of Technology
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AJAY DONTHULA
Bordentown Regional High School
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ANGELA HAN
Ridgefield Memorial Highschool
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RAJVIR SOLANKY
Dwight-Englewood School
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ISABEL MARTINEZ
Ridgefield Park Jr. Sr. High School
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SADÉ JOSEPH
Hasbrouck Heights High School
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BRANDON PAE
Horace Mann High School
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WESLEY ZHUANG
Dwight-Englewood School
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MADI LEES
Northern Highlands Regional High School
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ANASTASIA KIM
Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest
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AINSLEY MA
Dwight-Englewood School
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PRANAV APPALANENI
Dwight-Englewood School
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DIANNE PARK
Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan
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ARNAV PATWARDHAN
Tenafly High School
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ALLY ABRAMSON
Dwight-Englewood School
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JAI KHOSLA
Northern Highlands Regional High School
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ELENE BURDIASHVILI
Fort Lee High School
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MINGI TRAN
Leonia High School
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NEHA ANVAR
Northern Highlands Regional High School
JESSICA BRENNER
Emerson Junior Senior High School
OLIVIA ASTERIS
Dwight-Englewood School
RICHARD HUANG
Fort Lee High School
SARAH RAMPERSAUD
Lodi High School
KEVIN SWEENY
Bergen Catholic High School
NEW MEXICO
Meet our volunteer tutors from NM.
NICK D’SOUZA
United World College USA
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NEW YORK
Meet our volunteer tutors from NY.
MAYA BARR
The Hewitt School
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TRISTAN GE
Hunter College High School
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JOANNA JAMES
Shaker High School
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SUNSHINE QUIÑONES
Horace Mann High School
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AJ WALKER
Horace Mann High School
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LINA LIN
Manhattan Hunter Science High School
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JULIETTE SHANG
Horace Mann High School
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ERIN YE
Huntington High School
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DARSON CHEN
Horace Mann High School
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ASHLEY CASTILLERO
Manhattan Hunter Science High School
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ALANNAH MCEVOY-BENSITI
Dwight-Englewood School
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SIMON KALISH
SAR High School
NORTH CAROLINA
Meet our volunteer tutors from NC.
KAYLA LIANG
Raleigh Charter High School
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OHIO
Meet our volunteer tutors from OH.
EMMA MACADAM
Madison High School
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GRACE HERBST
Madison High School
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PENNSYLVANIA
Meet our volunteer tutors from PA.
ARSHIA SINGH
Downingtown STEM Academy
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NIKITHA KANUMURU
Downingtown STEM Academy
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TEXAS
Meet our volunteer tutors from TX.
MOMOREOLUWA DEL-DAVIDSON
Ridge Point High School
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WASHINGTON
Meet our volunteer tutors from WA.
KIM NGUYEN
Cleveland STEM High School
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ABHI GORIPARTHY
Eastlake High School
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