Meet your IB Mentors!
2024-2025
Meet your IB Mentors!
2024-2025
Keerthana Balaji
Co-Director
Favorite Subject:
History
IB Tests:
History HL
LA HL
Biology HL
Spanish SL
Math SL
Comp Sci Java SL
Words of Advice:
"Do what you love and everything will be alright :) "
Extracurriculars:
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Speech and Debate- LT
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Mock Trial
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Science National Honors Society- LT
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Sociedad Honoria Hispanica - Member
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National Honors Society- Member
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Swim and Tennis
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EE Topic: Literature / History
To what extent is the government control displayed in George Orwell's novel, 1984, similar to the government control used by Chairman Mao between the years 1966 to 1976?
Email: kbalaji01@bvsd.org
Mateo Beauvineau
Co-Director
Favorite Subject:
Economics
IB Tests:
LA HL
Art HL
Biology HL
Math SL
History SL
Spanish SL
Extracurriculars:
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Fairview Institute - LT
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National Honors Society - Member
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Fishing, Hiking, Skiing, Camping
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Sociedad Honoria Hispanica - Member
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Video Editing
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Visual Art
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NOAA Young Changemaker Fellow '24
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Words of Advice:
"When you look at the dark side, careful you must be. For the dark side looks back."
EE Topic: Economics
To what extent does the use of GDP as the principal economic indicator in the USA affect the human well-being of the public?
Email:
Tyler Gatof
Director of Event and Outreach
Favorite Subject:
History
IB Tests:
History HL
LA HL
French HL
Math SL
Econ SL
Chem SL
Extracurriculars:
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Speech and Debate - member
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NHS - member
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Humane Society- volunteer
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Vet clinic - volunteer
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Chinese Culture Club - member
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Pianist​
Words of Advice:
"Use actual practice tests to study for exams!"
EE Topic: History
To what extent was the corrupt leadership and poor policy of the Kuomintang the primary factor in their defeat in the Chinese Civil War?
Email: tjgatof01@bvsd.org
Angelina Wang
Director of Event and Outreach
Favorite Subject:
Biology
IB Tests:
LA HL
Bio HL
Math HL
Econ SL
Spanish SL
History SL
Extracurriculars:​
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SWENext - LT
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Science National Honor Society - LT
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National Honor Society - LT
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Boulder Community Health - Volunteer
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Community Food Share - Volunteer
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Scientific research
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TikTok influencer
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Recreational pickleball
Words of Advice:
"Shake it off"
EE Topic: Biology
To what extent does temperature affect the binding activity of market insulin compared to single-chain insulin?
Email: aywang01@bvsd.org
Trevianna Barto
Director of Media
Favorite Subject:
Chemistry/History
IB Tests:
LA HL
Bio HL
Math HL
Spanish SL
Chem SL
History SL
Extracurriculars:
Club Soccer
Varsity Soccer
National Honor Society - Member
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Words of Advice:
"Give yourself off periods and actually use them as breaks."
EE Topic: Biology
How does brain age affect anxiety and depression?
Email: tebarto01@bvsd.org
Savannah Hartley
Director of Communications
Favorite Subject:
To be added
IB Tests:
HL
HL
HL
SL
SL
SL
Extracurriculars:
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To be added
Words of Advice:
To be added
EE Topic:
To be added
Email: sbhartley01@bvsd.org
Alice Rowe
Director of
Communications
Favorite Subject:
Biology/Chemistry
IB Tests:
Biology HL
LA HL
Math HL
Spanish SL
History SL
Comp Sci Java SL
Extracurriculars:
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Varsity basketball
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Sociedad Honoria Hispanica - LT
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SWENext - LT
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Science National Honor Society - LT
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Cultivate - Volunteer
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Boulder Public Library - Volunteer
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Competitive speed puzzling
Words of Advice:
To be added
EE Topic: History/Medicine
To what extent was the discovery of penicillin crucial to today's medicine and how has overuse of penicillin contributed to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance?
Email: avrowe01@bvsd.org
Katherine Zheng
Director of Communications
Favorite Subject:
Biology
IB Tests:
LA HL
Biology HL
Business HL
Math HL
History SL
Spanish SL
Extracurriculars:
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Varsity, club, sand, and grass volleyball
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Volleyball instructor
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SWENext - LT
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National Honor Society - Member
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Medical Outreach Club - Member
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Boulder Public Library - Employed
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Science internships and research
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Tutoring
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Recreational tennis
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Piano
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Flower arranging
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TikTok influencer
Words of Advice:
"Have fun with it."
EE Topic: Physics
What is the relationship of the heading error of a magnetometer and the proximity of ambient magnetic fields?
Email: kyzheng01@bvsd.org
