West Windsor-Plainsboro Star Student Is A true All-Rounder

WEST WINDSOR, NJ — Star Students are found in classrooms, on concert and theater stages and at debate lecterns, and out in the community doing good things to make life better for all of us.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize Star Students, and we’re working to tell the stories of these outstanding kids to their neighbors.

This submission comes from Mangani who nominated Venuthika , grade 8 of West Windsor. Mangani is Venuthika's mom and says the student is a true all-rounder with a natural talent in STEM.

Star local student’s name

Venuthika

Star local student’s home state.

New Jersey

How do you know the star local student?

Daughter

Why do you believe the star local student should be recognized?

Venuthikahas a vast list of accomplishments. Venu is a Girl Scout Cadette who understands the value of taking on and completing a task. She has done everything from winning the Lego League championship to becoming a member of the varsity swim team. Venu is a true all-rounder, with a natural talent for STEM as well as a great interest in music, dance, and art. Working for the community in her spare time is something she has taken to heart from her Girl Scout training.

Venuthika and her squad of five middle school Cadettes won dual crowns in the First Lego League 2022. (both Qualifiers and Regional). She and her team created, built, and programmed a Lego robot capable of completing challenges using renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. They also constructed a small-scale Lego kite turbine using Airborne Wind Energy technology. As the North Jersey Regional Champions for 2023, they have been awarded a Golden ticket to the Lego World Competition, which will be held in Texas in April 2023. As the FLL NJ champion team, she with her team has been invited to attend the 15th Annual Engineers workshop happening in Liberty Science Museum and selected as one of the 10 teams to compete for the NJ FLL innovation award in Feb 2023.

Venu is well-versed in computer programming and can work with Java and Python. Aside from Robotics, she is also assisting in the training of 4th graders for the Junior First Lego League. And also she with her team runs the FLL workshops to teach the community kids with passion. Venu is also a fantastic writer, and her stories have been published in cityKidsworlds magazines. She won second place in scenario writing at the "Future Problem Solving of NJ State Bowl" and was invited to an international competition.

Venuthika is a certified Bharatanatyam dancer (an Indian classical dancer). Some of her artwork can be found at the Plainsboro Recreation Center. Venu is a member of the New Jersey Varsity Swim Team and enjoys softball. The Girl Scouts have honored her with a Bronze award and a Presidential award for volunteering in many local community activities. Venuthika is also engaged in temple volunteering, where she takes care of the temple's gardens and has built a library on the premises during the summer.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the star local student?

Venuthika is a clever, talented, accomplished, and generous eighth-grader who is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology and change the image of what a programmer looks like and does. She is constantly aiming for perfection.

Congratulation on your achievements, and all the best for your future endeavors, Venuthika!

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