Riva Jain

Rising junior with laboratory and professional experience. Demonstrated expertise in collaboration and execution of complex scientific protocols under pressure. Actively pursuing mentorship for independent research projects.

• Awarded AP Scholar with Distinction
• Won $1000 dollars for school STEM department as National Science Bowl top 8 team
• Received a silver medal on the British Biology Olympiad testing in the top 10% of test takers
• Won second place for newspaper story from the Indiana Women’s Press Club
• Received 2 gold medals on National Spanish Exam for testing above 95th percentile in both level 3 and level 4 exams
• Received 1 silver medal on National Spanish Exam for testing above 88th percentile in level 2 exam
• Won 1st place at CHS tennis invitational playing 1 singles on the freshman team

Science bowl (co-president)Co-president and member of prestigious CHS Science Bowl Team

• Won Indiana regional competition and progressed to national competition sponsored by the US Department of Energy.
• Achieved a top 8 placement at the National Science Bowl competition in Washington D.C.
• Organized one week long summer camp in 2025 for 50 middle school students interested in STEM. Taught biology, ran practice drills, as well as handled media outreach and communications

Bio Club (officer)

• Teach biology and assist students with various lab activities
• Handled communications and coordinating club activities

High School Newspaper: Hilite

(Feature editor)

• Held the positions of reporter, beats editor, and feature editor
• Created written and graphic content for various sections
• Managed reporters, photographers, and graphic designers as beats and feature editor.

Quizbowl

• Member of CHS quizbowl team, and won various competitions in 2023-2024 school year
• Volunteered as a moderator for competitions hosted by CHS.

Volunteer organization focused on building bridges between bilingual youth and Latinx communities in central indiana (Puentes)

• Served as president (2025-2026) and committee chair (2024-2025)
• Organized immigrant advocacy event alongside partnerships from St. Paul’s episcopal church and La Plaza (a nonprofit organization)
• Fundraised through the Pulsera Project; donated funds to artisan communities in Central and South America
• Organized and volunteered at St. Vincent de Paul’s food bank in central Indianapolis.
• Manage volunteers, activities, and communications for Puentes

Pickleball Club (officer)

• Manage funds collected from fundraisers at various CHS events
• Organized pickleball tournaments

Tennis Team

• Played 1 singles on freshman team (2024-2025)
• Played 1 doubles on Junior Varsity team (2025-2026)

Journalism honor society: Quill and Scroll

• Active contributor and review writer