TEDxChallengeEarlyCollegeHighSchool

Speakers

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• Aashi Shah

  Aashi is a senior at Challenge Early College High School and will be attending the University of Houston in the Fall. Aashi looks at the balance between artistic skill and business acumen.

• Adriana Castro

  Adriana is a senior at Challenge Early College High School and will be attending the University of Houston in the Fall. Adriana discovered how a culture from the other side of the world could significantly impact a person's appreciation for their native culture.

• Anna Vite

  Anna is a senior at Challenge Early College High School in Houston, TX. She is planning to attend Texas State University in the Fall and her work focused on understanding the affliction of Social Anxiety Disorder from both a scientific point of view as well as her personal experience with it.

• Brooke Schapiro

  Brooke is a senior at Challenge Early College High School and will be attending the University of Houston in the Fall. Brooke studied the issue of gluten intolerance since, in different but equally detrimental ways it directly affects all members of her immediate family, her included.

• Christopher Benitez

  Christopher is a senior at Challenge Early College High School and will be attending the University of Houston in the Fall. Christopher wanted to know if at age 18 whether or not "play" could still be a part of his life - he found his answer.

• Cindy Zelaya

  Cindy is a senior at Challenge Early College High School and will be attending the University of Houston in the Fall. Cindy's research intended to discover whether learning to care about children outside of her family would have an impact on how she shows love to those within her family.

• Daniela Olvera

  Daniela is a senior at Challenge Early College High School and will be attending the University of Texas - San Antonio in the Fall. Daniela examines how the art of craftsmanship through analysis of her mother's daily routine symbolically shows the design her mother followed with raising her.

• Douglas Bednorz

  Douglas is a senior at Challenge Early College High School and will be attending Texas Tech University in the Fall. Douglas looked at the world of illegal game downloads through the lens of his shifting perspective about whether or not it was "wrong" all while knowing it was illegal.

• Erika Hernando

  Erika is a senior at Challenge Early College High School and will be attending the University of Texas - Dallas in the Fall. Erika's work focused on understanding the impact that a single voice can have to counteract human trafficking in the Houston area - even if that voice is of a high school senior.

• Gabriella Wannall

  Gabriella is a senior at Challenge Early College High School and will be attending the University of Texas - Permian Basin in the Fall. Gabriella discovered how unexpected learning can turn into a life-long passion.

• Sandra Torres

  Sandra is a senior at Challenge Early College High School and will be attending Bryn Mawr College in the Fall. Sandra examined fashion sense for women in previous generations to answer whether or not a modern teenager can find her style preferences in the clothing of generations before her own time.

• Shaylah Cooper

  Shaylah is a senior at Challenge Early College High School and will be attending Howard University in the Fall. Shaylah sought to find what role graffiti art can play as a cultural and societal norm.

• Sheida Carugati

  Sheida is a senior at Challenge Early College High School and will be attending the University of Houston in the Fall. Sheida's journey of self discovery led her from preparing herself mentally for Alzheimer's Disease to understanding how she processes tragedy.

• Victoria Gonzalez

  Victoria is a senior at Challenge Early College High School and will be attending St. Mary's University in the Fall. Victoria looks at possible motives beyond laziness for procrastination in high school students.

• Zoe Ortiz

  Zoe is a senior at Challenge Early College High School and will be attending Harvard University in the Fall. Zoe, through practice and explanation - shows the power of spoken word poetry in finding one's voice.