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  • Rijul.

    Sadhya
    Dal Makhani

    This week we will cover another one of GSA’s finest members. Rijul is a rising senior at Oakton High School. In the GSA he is one of my fellow Ag Econ majors and is passionate about economics and biomedical engineering. Rijul is originally from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala in India. He speaks Malayalam, Tamil, and English. Rijul’s favorite food is Sadya, but he also loves dal makhani. Sadya is a platter of Kerala origin and of importance to all Malayalis, consisting of a variety of traditional vegetarian platters usually served on a banana leaf in Kerala as lunch. Sadya means banquet in Malayalam. Rijul’s favorite game is Brawl Stars. Rijul also loves to play basketball and badminton. Maybe one day he will make a career out of it.

    In the future, Rijul wants to work for Supercell, the company that created Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, and Brawl Stars. He loves their games and wants to be a part of making more fun games for people across the world to have fun.

  • Shad.

    In the GSA there is one special man named Shad. With his killer sunglasses (now deceased) and his sleek beard you can never miss him. Fun fact: his mom makes great Shifta. Shad is Iraqi Kurdish and his family is from the city of Slemani. He loves history and learning about religion. When interviewing him he said, “I love water, food, and clothes.” He likes to game, but unfortunately, his gaming setup consists of a trackpad. In our DnD game Shad’s character’s name is Lops Strica. He is an owlfolk and can fly! Together, in our DnD campaign, we explore and battle monsters together. Shad is a phantom rouge and I am a dragonborn sorcerer. We have slain zombies, skeletons, and even a dragon. In the future we look forward to defeating more monsters and I look forward to the random times when Shad randomly comes into our room and surprises us. Even after GSA, I will never forget Shad and his amazing personality.

    Shad’s Song

  • A Small Step Into a Big World

    This is great

  • 2022 FIRST Chesapeake DCMP

    The FIRST Robotics Competition or FRC is the ultimate sport for the mind. Over half a million high school students all around the world participate in the challenge. Under strict rules, limited time and resources, teams of students are challenged to raise funds, design a team “brand,” hone teamwork skills, and build and program industrial-size robots to play a difficult field game against like-minded competitors. It’s as close to real-world engineering as a student can get. Volunteer professional mentors lend their time and talents to guide each team. Each season ends with an exciting FIRST Championship.

    After two years plagued with Covid-19, this year FRC finally had in-person competitions. My team, FRC 422 is one of the oldest teams in FRC, competes in the FIRST Chesapeake District. After a semi-final loss in our first competition and a finals loss in our second competition, we went to the FIRST Cheseapeake DIstrict Championship looking to qualify for Worlds. 60 of the best teams from Virginia, Maryland, and D.C competed in 120 qualifying matches. After the qualifiers, there were the playoffs in which our team was on the fourth seed. Unfortunately, due to connection issues, our team ended up losing the quarterfinals, but it was still a great performance nonetheless.

    Now in the post-season, Team 422 looks to compete in more competitions and continue developing our technical, electrical, and programming skills. With the upcoming 2023 season starting in January, it’s important to learn from our previous season and make sure that we can qualify for Worlds.

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