3 leadership

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 	\item \textbf{Officer of School Science Fair Club} (10th, 11th Grade): President and Vice President of school's science fair
 	      club, organizing meetings, mentoring new members, and leading outreach events for STEM awareness in local community.
 	      Conducted
-	      weekly lunch meetings to guide students through project ideation, research methods, and presentation skills.
+	      biweekly lunch meetings to guide students through project ideation, research methods, and presentation skills.
 	\item \textbf{Speech and Debate} (9th-11th Grade): National (NSDA) and State quarterfinalist in Impromptu Speaking, and National
 	      octofinalist in Extemporaneous Commentary. Won local and regional tournaments in Duo Acting and Extemporaneous
 	      Speaking. Coded powerful timer utility and congress PO app for team use, with positive testimonials from state and national

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+\begin{enumerate}
+	\item I founded the Cricket Club at my current high school. As a founder, I was responsible for
+	      popularizing the club itself by recruiting members and advertising through Instagram and word-of-mouth. I
+	      organized practice sessions and I had to act as both a player and a coach, teaching new players the rules and
+	      pushing them through the sport's steep learning curve. Each practice itself proved a hurdle, as I had to
+	      find enough people to play at a common place and time, manage equipment, and ensure that everyone was engaged.
+	      Due to the nature of a first year club, I had to help bridge the high delta between experienced and new players,
+	      ensuring that everyone had fun while still being challenged. Then, I had to organize matches with other
+	      local high school teams, which involved coordinating with their club leaders, arranging transportation, and
+	      managing logistics. Through sponsorships from local businesses and colleges (UTD, RICE, DBU), I was able to
+	      fund equipment and provide support for club matches.
+	\item I serve as the Co-Captain and Software Lead for my school's First Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics team.
+	      As the only programmer of our initially rookie team, I was fully writing out every line of code for our robot.
+	      However, funds became a major hurdle, so I also filled in to help secure a \$750 sponsorship from Texas Instruments
+	      through outreach events. As our team grew, I had to take on recruiting of new members, carefully selecting students who
+	      would be a good fit for our programming and engineering needs. Once our team reached 5 programmers, I fully
+	      transformed our repository into a GitHub organization, with multiple repositories
+	      for each team member to experiment with
+	      hands-on. I also had to delegate specific tasks and manage deadlines to ensure that our software development stayed on track.
+	      For the FTC competition, I was also in charge
+	      of documenting our software iterations and innovations, which proved crucial in winning multiple awards
+	      for software design and innovation.
+	\item I am the Vice President (and former underclassmen president) of my school's Science Fair Club.
+	      As an officer, it is my role to fully lead and plan our club's biweekly lunch meetings. This involves brainstorming engaging
+	      activities with other officers, and preparing 35-40 minutes detailed presentations on various aspects of science fair projects.
+	      I have prepared extensive materials on project brainstorming, project methodology, data analysis, and trifold tips to help guide
+	      over 90 active club members. Additionally, I help students one-on-one through email or in-person (after meetings) to share
+	      my experience to help students make the right decisions. Finally, as a student who has been intimidated by
+	      the science fair process, I plan and cater my presentations to help lower the barrier to entry for new students and underclassmen,
+	      recruiting members by making science fair more approachable.
+\end{enumerate}