Anindya Adhikary (24’) – 1st Place in Emotional Well Being

What event did you compete in?

We competed in an event called emotional wellbeing and we went to different middle schools in our school district and gave them a presentation on the importance of the body positivity movement and beauty standards in our society. We took a survey of how much they knew about this movement before and after the presentation and completed a research document which analyzed how much it impacted them.

Did you expect to win?

I was not expecting the win. It was surprising because I felt like we made a couple mistakes so we would get points off but I was really happy we got first place. I didn’t believe it for a second.

How did you prepare for the competition?

It was hard getting different middle schools to agree to us going there and presenting and we actually had to try elementary schools too but we eventually found some classes that would let us present.

What are your future goals?

We want to go to ILC, which is an international competition. It’s in Dallas this year and I really hope we get top three there.