DKF-8, The Eternal Flames

DKF-8, The Eternal Flames

The Fellowship Program

The Dragon Kim Fellowship Program awards grants of up to $5,000 to project teams who want to change their corner of the world. DKF-8 consists of 131 Dragon Fellows leading 60 projects across California, Nevada, and Arizona that will be addressing the needs of their communities throughout the summer of 2023. We are eager to witness the limitless capabilities of our fellows. Follow along to watch them shoot past the stars this summer.

MEET THE FELLOWS

ArtSphere (AZ)

Fellows: Shriya Tummala, Sager Aulakh

Xavier College Prep, Sandra Day O’Connor High School

Beyond Barriers Atheltics (CA)

Fellows: Klarissa Lopez Guillen, Stephania Salvador, Janet Cabrera

Valley High School

BrandYOU (CA)

Fellows: Aryanna Martinez Ortega, Rayan Rouhizad

Legacy Magnet Acadmeny

CanvasKidz (CA)

Fellows: Elina Shook, Angela Liu

St. Margaret’s Episcopal School

Caring Cubing Community (CA)

Fellows: Chae Geon Lim, Jeremy John

Village Christian School

CodeQuest Kids (CA)

Fellows: Evan Razmjoo, Preston Kousoulas

Corona del Mar High School

Community Canvas (CA)

Fellows: Olivia Yun, Luke Shin

Orange County School of the Arts

Constructive Journalism 101 (CA)

Fellows: Grace Yan

Sage Hill School

Construyendo Sueños (CA)

Fellows: Azucena Cruz, Perla Matias

Orange Glen High School

Cultural Harmonies (CA)

Fellows: Seamus O’Neill, Gabriel Simms

Long Beach Polytechnic High School, Long Beach Woodrow Wilson High School

Debate Discovery Kids (CA)

Fellows: Courtney Tetteh-Martey, Suraj Shah

Sage Hill School, Arnold O. Beckman High School

Equitable Phone Project (CA)

Fellows: Benjamin Koh

El Modena High School

Financial Futures (CA)

Fellows: Luke Meggers, Nick Meggers

St. Margaret’s Episcopal School

Fitness X (CA)

Fellows: Christian Martinez, Deone Timbol

Samueli Academy, Sierra Vista High School

Feast of Flavors (CA)

Fellows: Jasmine Lee, Lara Cinar

Crean Lutheran High School

GalaxSea Explorers (CA)

Fellows: Brandon Chang

West Ranch High School

H.E.L.P. (CA)

Fellows: Lucas Raya, Jackson Thomas, Benjamin Farrelly

McBride High School

Health Edventures (CA)

Fellows: Nicole Empleo, Emily Petrie

Tesoro High School

Heart-to-Art (CA)

Fellows: Ashima Sharma, Vedant Dayal

Orange County School of the Arts

Improv It All! (CA)

Fellows: Aisling de Villa, Annelise McDaniel

Los Angeles County High School for the Arts

Junior Medics (CA)

Fellows: Ava Eimani, Alexis Fazeli

Sage Hill High School, University High School

Lemons to Lemonade (CA)

Fellows: Sophia Donald, Avery Lind

Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Saint Margaret’s Episcopal School

Little Steps (CA)

Fellows: Maiya Leung, Emily Yi, Samantha Bailey

Orange County School of the Arts

Mālama (CA)

Fellows: Ava Villacorta, Sofia Isabella Villacorta, Caitlyn Morales

Fairmont Preparatory Academy, Orange County School of the Arts, Walnut High School

Meal Mentors (CA)

Fellows: Elizabeth Bancroft, Talia Rosenblatt, Stella Mulholland

Orange County School of the Arts

Meals on Wheels (CA)

Fellows: Genevieve Zeches, Mona Moshashaee, Mika Kojima

Saddleback High School

Mindful Futures (CA)

Fellows: Genevieve Zeches, Mika Kojima, Mona Moshashaee

Marin Academy

My Mom’s Wishlist (CA)

Fellows: Abraham Lopez, Lorenzo Ibarra, Gerardo Caravez

Valley High School

MyRiiver (CA)

Fellows: Kevin Yuan, Anna Feng

Woodbridge High School

Numerical Narratives (CA)

Fellows: Alexander Magdaleno, Giovanni Rodriguez, Jesus Ornelas

Godinez Fundamental High School

Pods for Change (CA)

Fellows: Zara Mirza, Carly Bodnick, Ethan Deitcher

The Nueva School

Poetic Hearts (CA)

Fellows: Joyce Kang, Mikaela Hong

La Canada High School

Project Clear Choice (CA)

Fellows: Victoria Chen, Eliya Kim

La Canada High School

Re-Engineers (CA)

Fellows: Jolie Tsai

Culver City High School

RePlay it Forward (CA)

Fellows: Miles Yum, Will Park

Flintridge Preparatory School, La Canada High School

Respira Vida (CA)

Fellows: Leslie Vigil, Jared Quero, Bella Martinez

Saddleback Highschool

Rise to the Sun (CA)

Fellows: Jasmine Navarro, Genesis Cisneros De La Mora

Segerstrom High School

Roots N Shoots (CA)

Fellows: Zhuocheng Shi, Caden Isola

Sage Hill High School, St. Margaret’s Episcopal School

Senior Sync (CA)

Fellows: Rayan Garg, Siddarth Pullela, Arnav Sheth

Legacy Magnet Academy, University High School

Soccer Aid (CA)

Fellows: Adarsh Senthilnathan, Mark Youssef, Donovan Horna

Cerritos High School

StrengthInHer (CA)

Fellows: Madison Huynh, Sydney Huynh

JSerra Catholic High School

Tech InnovateHERS (CA)

Fellows: Aanya Pillai, Isabella Dym

Sage Hill School,University High School

The Flight Learning Lab (CA)

Fellows: Ryan Yahn, Cooper Mayhew

Legacy Magnet Academy

The Joy of Dance (CA)

Fellows: Devin Vo, Aaron Chang

Orange County School of the Arts

The Melody Initiative (CA)

Fellows: Kate Chun, Addison Lee

La Canada High School

There She Goes (CA)

Fellows: Elizabeth Jimenez, Marasofia Flores-Rubio, Alexa Southall

Eastlake High School

United for Migrant Learning (CA)

Fellows: Ivanna Ruiz, Sophia Getman

Olympian High School

Arts Healing Hearts (AZ)

Fellows: Zara Pearce

Desert Mountain High School

Circuit Charm (NV)

Fellows: Samuel Vincour, Dylan Sher, Adam Haq

The Meadows School

Kidpreneurs (NV)

Fellows: Sydni Harris

Centennial High School, California Connections Academy

Let’s Get the Ball Rolling (AZ)

Fellows: Aashni Sahai, Yana Mamtani

Saguaro High School, BASIS Phoenix

Medical ABCs (NV)

Fellows: Ira Sirulnick, Sophia Yang, Zaara Ahmed

The Meadows School

SetforSuccess (NV)

Fellows: Savera Dhaliwal, Sandar Latt

The Meadows School

Smart Supplies (AZ)

Fellows: Catherine George, Mckayla Schmal

Xavier College Preparatory

Spark Speech (AZ)

Fellows: Sasha Anand, Nila Kathiravan

Scottsdale Preparatory and Academy, Desert Mountain High School

Speaking Champions Into Existence (AZ)

Fellows: Soleil Ponce

Sunnyside

Speaking to Fly (AZ)

Fellows: Parisa Choudhury, Maya Ravishankar

Scottsdale Preparatory Academy

Do you have a great out-of-the-box idea?

Want to join our Dragon Family next summer?  We would love to hear about your passions and commitment to helping your community. Fellowship applications will open again November 1st. If you have any questions along the way, we are here for you! Send us a message, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.We would love to hear about your passions and commitment to helping your community.

Are you an administrator or teacher?  We would love to come to your campus and share our program with your students. Our staff and interns will share more about our program and what we’re looking for in our Dragon Fellows. Students will also receive support to help students build their project idea and application. Please contact our Program Director, Amber Serafin, at [email protected] to host one of our Inspiration Sessions.

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