Current Instructors:

Madhu Karamsetty

Miss Karamsetty is a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST). She loves working with kids, and previously assisted in teaching a Summer Writing Workshop. On the weekends, she teaches chess to young kids at a local Chinese School. In 2009, Miss Karamsetty was placed 1st in the state at the Virginia Grade Level State Chess Championships, and her current USCF rating is 1650. She competes with the TJ LD Debate Team on the JV level. As part of the TJ Keyettes and the leading committee member for TJ WILD (Woman In Leadership), she plans to conduct charity events especially for young woman. In 2007, Miss Karamsetty received the Certificate of Excellence and Achievement in English from Rachel Carson Middle School. She hopes to help make a difference in your kid's writing skills!

Katherine Wang

Miss Wang is a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST). She is the current Co-President of ThinK. Her other leadership experiences include being the Publicist of TJ Lincoln-Douglas Debate and an officer of the Women in Leadership and Daring club at TJ to empower, train, and help women to develop leadership skills. Miss Wang enjoys creative problem solving, and her Odyssey of the Mind team won third place at the Odyssey of the Mind 2008 World Finals for the “Tee Structure” problem. She also enjoys studying language. She studies Chinese, is a member of the French Honor Society, and was a National Laureate for the National French Exam. Miss Wang has previously been involved in a Creative Writing Workshop and loves to teach and work with kids.

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Former Instructors:

Ellen Huang

Miss Huang is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), and will attend Duke University this fall. She is the co-founder of TJ Teens-Helping-Kids Club, and was the Vice President of TJ Future Problem Solving Club. Her Future Problem Solving team won the 2009 championship in the senior division of Virginia State Bowl. In the 2008 PTA Reflections Program, Miss Huang won an Outstanding Interpretation Award in Photography and an Award of Excellence in Literature at TJHSST. Besides Creative Writing Workshops, she has conducted Prublic Speaking Workshops for middle school students. She enjoys sharing her writing techniques and personal stories with children.

Lily Hsiang

Miss Hsiang is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), and will attend Harvard University this fall. She was the President of TJ Future Problem Solving Club and the Captain of TJ Debate Team (Lincoln-Douglas). Miss Hsiang was a semi-finalist at USA Biology Olympiad and received the 2008 RSI Scholarship for summer research at MIT. In 2009, she was selected as a Presidential Scholar by the U.S. Department of Education. Her 2007 Reflections piece "Home, Sweet Home" won an Outstanding Interpretation Award at TJHSST, and an Excellent Interpretation Award at the Fairfax County PTA Council level. Miss Hsiang enjoys writing stories and loves teaching kids.

Ryan Xiao

Mr. Xiao is a senior at the University of Virginia. He is a graduate of William Fremd High School, an Illinois Blue Ribbon School of Excellence recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. While in high school, he was captain of the chess team for two years, winning a conference title and achieving a player rating of 1261 in the Illinois Mid-Suburban League. He scored a perfect 800 on the SAT verbal test, received the Illinois State Scholar Award in 2007 for outstanding academic achievement, and was a member of the National Honor Society. Mr. Xiao is well versed in literature. He loves writing poems and enjoys working with kids.

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