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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 is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that 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.

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MEET THE TEAM

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TAE KYU LEE

Founder and President

Tae Kyu's desire to help fight educational inequality led to the creation of Pass the Torch.

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RAISSA FERNANDES

Operations Director

Raissa's role, both as the Operations Director and a tutor, is crucial to the success of Pass the Torch.

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We believe that diversity of thought and life experience are important in a student's education. One of the defining characteristics of Pass the Torch is our global team of volunteers that come from different geographical areas and backgrounds. We are proud to have over 300 volunteers across 22 U.S states/territories, 14 countries, and 5 continents. Meet some of them below!

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ARIZONA

Meet our volunteers from AZ.

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ALEX ZEGA

Catalina Foothills High School

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CALIFORNIA

Meet our volunteer tutors from CA.

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EVELYN ZHONG

Temple City High School

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AKUL GOEL

La Cañada High School

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ALEXANDRA PHAN

Willow Glen High School

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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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KEIRA PERALTA

Northgate 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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ETHAN KHUU

Northgate 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

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JEFFREY IP

City College of San Francisco

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SREYASH DAS SARMA

Saratoga High School

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ROHAN SEN

Northgate High School

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ARTYOM LYSSENKO

Northgate High School

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CONNECTICUT

Meet our volunteer tutors from CT.

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CLAIRE CHEN

Glastonbury High School

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TIA GUAY

Southington High School

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ALAAP SIKRI

Fusion Academy (Fairfield Campus)

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Meet our tutors from Washington, D.C.

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JIAJIA FU

Whittle School & Studios

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FLORIDA

Meet our volunteer tutors from FL.

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HELEN ZHENG

Gulf Breeze High School

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RAIYAN RIZVI

Cypress Creek High School

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GEORGIA

Meet our volunteer tutors from GA.

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SAKSHI GANDIKOTA

Alliance Academy for Innovation

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ILLINOIS

Meet our volunteer tutors from IL.

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HANNAH KLEIN

Trinity High School

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MAINE

Meet our volunteer tutors from ME.

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HANNAH HWANG

Falmouth High School

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MARYLAND

Meet our volunteer tutors from MD.

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EILEEN VEGA

Johns Hopkins University

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MASSACHUSETTS

Meet our volunteers from MA.

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SOUBHIK RAKSHIT

University of Massachusetts Amherst

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MICHIGAN

Meet our volunteers from MI.

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CORTLYN WEINBAUM

Western Michigan University

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NEW JERSEY

Meet our volunteer tutors from NJ.

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SETON HALL UNIVERSITY

In partnership with Seton Hall University's Center for Community Research & Engagement, we welcome over 30 SHU students as our volunteers.

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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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RAMATOU NJOYA

Dwight Englewood 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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WESLEY ZHUANG

Dwight-Englewood School

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MADI LEES

Northern Highlands Regional High School

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ANGIE CHOE

Fort Lee 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

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JESSICA BRENNER

Emerson Junior Senior High School

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OLIVIA ASTERIS

Dwight-Englewood School

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RICHARD HUANG

Fort Lee High School

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SARAH RAMPERSAUD

Lodi High School

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KEVIN SWEENY

Bergen Catholic High School

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LOUISA MCDERMOTT

Dwight-Englewood School

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JOSHUA RYU

Leonia High School

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KAITLYN PARK

Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

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ALYSSA WEN

Fort Lee High School

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ADAM LEVIN

Dwight-Englewood School

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DANIELLE HAN

Northern Valley Regional High school at Old Tappan

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ELI AROUGHETI

Dwight Englewood School

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NORHAN MADIAN

Morris County Vocational Technology School

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MAYA UMYLNY

Fort Lee High School

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SOFIA JATSKEVICH

Dwight-Englewood School

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DAVIDE ORLOV

Dwight-Englewood School

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NEW MEXICO

Meet our volunteer tutors from NM.

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NICK D’SOUZA

United World College USA

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NEW YORK

Meet our volunteer tutors from NY.

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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

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ANTOINETTE MARIE TORRES

Bard High School Early College Queens

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KAREMA SALEM

Coney Island Prep High School

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OLIVIA FANG

Townsend Harris High School

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AJAY SINGH

SUNY Empire State College

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ASHLEY WEI

Great Neck South High School

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MALLORY MACDONALD

Townsend Harris High School

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CHRIS GAO

New York University (NYU)

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KIERA LIN

Basis Independent Brooklyn

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NORTH CAROLINA

Meet our volunteer tutors from NC.

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KAYLA LIANG

Raleigh Charter High School

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OHIO

Meet our volunteer tutors from OH.

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EMMA MACADAM

Madison High School

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GRACE HERBST

Madison High School

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AIDAN COX

Athens High School

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PENNSYLVANIA

Meet our volunteer tutors from PA.

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LAURA HAMILTON

University of Pennsylvania

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ANHELINA VOLCHOK

Drexel University

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ARSHIA SINGH

Downingtown STEM Academy

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NIKITHA KANUMURU

Downingtown STEM Academy

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NANDITA REDDY

Downingtown STEM Academy

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TENNESSEE

Meet our volunteers from TN.

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OLIVIA HELTON

Rockvale High School

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CHRISTIANA ODURO

Meharry Medical College

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TEXAS

Meet our volunteer tutors from TX.

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MOMOREOLUWA DEL-DAVIDSON

Ridge Point High School

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SWEDHA PENTAM

University of Texas at Dallas

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VIRGINIA

Meet our volunteers from VA.

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ANEESHA KONINTY

Rock Ridge High School

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WASHINGTON

Meet our volunteer tutors from WA.

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KIM NGUYEN

Cleveland STEM High School

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ABHI GORIPARTHY

Eastlake High School

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U.S. TERRITORIES

Meet our volunteers from the U.S. Territories.

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ANGELA CHEN | AMERICAN SAMOA

Pacific Horizons School

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INTERNATIONAL

Meet our volunteers from outside the U.S.

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SIYA MEHTA | MUMBAI, INDIA

SVKM J.V. Parekh International School

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SHAHZOD KAKHKHOROV | UZBEKISTAN

Specialized School No.91 

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WILLIAM PESSA | DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

Ardhi University

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JOSHUA GUICO | VILSECK, GERMANY

Vilseck High School

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MARIANA PAWLOWSKI | RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)

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MAGGIE HU | ONTARIO, CANADA

Westlane Secondary School

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GABRIELLA KAPFUNDE | HARARE, ZIMBABWE

University of Zimbabwe

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MAKSAT MYRADOW | DASHOGUZ, TURKMENISTAN

School #10, Dashoguz

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AZIZUL HAKIM | DHAKA, BANGLADESH

Notre Dame College

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AAYUSH PANDEY | SINGAPORE

Tanglin Trust School

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DO-EUN KIM | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

Kyunggi Girls' High School

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HEDLEY LAWRENCE-APFELBAUM | BARCELONA, SPAIN

Oak House School

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MAHAK KUMAWAT | PUNE, INDIA

City International School

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JOAN TANG | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

University College London

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SAHER M. | ASHGABAT, TURKMENISTAN

Turkmen State University

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HUSNIYYA AZADOVA | TORONTO, CANADA

Gibraltar Leadership Academy

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ANNA GUAN | TORONTO, CANADA

McMaster University

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JOLILNKA CHIEN | BURNABY, CANADA

The University of British Columbia

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SHAHZAD REJEPOV | DASHOGUZ, TURKMENISTAN

Specialized School for Learning Foreign Languages #24

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AYLAR GAYYPOVA | DASHOGUZ, TURKMENISTAN

Dashoguz City School #10 Specialized in Foreign Languages

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ABIGAIL THOMAS | ONTARIO, CANADA

Chinguacousy Secondary School

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AYLAR NURAKOVA | DASHOGUZ, TURKMENISTAN

Specialized Secondary School N-21 of Physics and Mathematics

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