FULLERTON,CA - Troy High School junior Shivana Anand at 16, is no stranger to achievement. She recently scored a perfect 1600 SAT score on her first try. She has won awards at many coding competitions, such as Troy High’s annual Wittry Competition and Cal Poly Pomona’s High School Programming Competition, where she was the only female competitor to place in the top 10, winning 4th place overall. She is also team captain of her team for her school’s nationally acclaimed Cyber Defense program.
However, her most notable accomplishment isn’t an award at all; it’s an organization. After witnessing her classmates struggle in AP Computer Science Principles, a required class for Troy’s magnet program, she realized that many of her peers were confused after seeing the concepts of coding for the first time. To combat this issue in the next generation, Anand and her sister founded Techtacular, a completely volunteer-led organization that teaches free and hands-on workshops, events, and classes to make technology accessible to kids of all backgrounds through free classes and events.
Since its inception a few months ago in June, Techtacular has taught 10 classes and reached over 80 elementary school students. Participants in Techtacular’s events have learned a variety of technology concepts such as app development, scratch programming, and networking and how the Internet works. To further expand this organization by encouraging other high schoolers to get involved and volunteer, Anand brought it to her school and started the Troy High Techtacular chapter in September of this year. To date, she has encouraged more than 20 high school students from multiple schools to make a difference in their communities by volunteering at Techtacular’s numerous events throughout Orange County.
Since its inception a few months ago in June, Techtacular has taught 10 classes and reached over 80 elementary school students. Participants in Techtacular’s events have learned a variety of technology concepts such as app development, scratch programming, and networking and how the Internet works. To further expand this organization by encouraging other high schoolers to get involved and volunteer, Anand brought it to her school and started the Troy High Techtacular chapter in September of this year. To date, she has encouraged more than 20 high school students from multiple schools to make a difference in their communities by volunteering at Techtacular’s numerous events throughout Orange County.
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