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We are proud of our students' many accomplishments, and make sure to celebrate them at Ardent Academy. Visit this page often for updates regarding the work of our outstanding students. |
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Congratulations Ardent 2022 AMC 8 Winners |
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Honor Roll of Distinction: Top 1% Nationally |
Honor Roll Certificate: Top 5% Nationally | Certificate of Achievement: Grade 6 and below scored over 15 |
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Alexander H
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Abigail K |
Anthony T
Derek L
Ella W
Ethan L
Ethan M
Hangsong Z
Jayden K
Jeremy L
Jiabao W
Mayukh P
Rohan R
Stephanie Y
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Ardent 2022 Broadcom MASTERS Qualifiers |
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Ardent 2022 OCSEF Winners |
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Junior Division (Grades 6-8) |
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Amber L: Reducing Reactive Oxygen Species Through Nanotechnology
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Adela S: The Effect of Neem Oil and Eucalyptus Oil on Plant Growth
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Audrey and Marissa H: Analyzing Asian Hate Through Social Media Data
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Mari I: Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease Using Electroencephalography and Machine Learning
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Braden Y: What Combination of Video Characteristics Will Maximize Viewership?
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Ming Q: Modeling the Action Potentials of Heart Cells with Brugada Syndrome
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Gene Y: “Zing” Through Zinc: Zinc supplements augment growth in Brassica oleracea
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Samantha L: Protection and Prevention: How UVR Affects Yeast Colony Growth
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Jacob C: Frequency Dependent Sound Absorption
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Sophia D: Musical Computers: A Study to Build on Music Recognition Software
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Kayla R: The True Color of Caffeine: The Effect of Caffeine on Cognitive Interference
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Lakshmi C: Honey Encryption: A Nightmare for Cyber Criminals
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Luke S: Specialized Training on Arm Stress and Pitching Performance
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Mahima W: Cavities, Here I Come! The Antibacterial Activity of the extract from Plectranthus amboinicus (Indian Borage) vs from Azadirachta indica (Neem) on the dental caries causing bacteria Streptococcus mutans
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Mark M: Monitoring Health of Elderly Using Machine Learning Anomaly Detection
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Nikita K: Can Microsatellite Distribution Be Used to Classify Beta-Coronaviruses?
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Rhea S: Silent But Deadly: SmartM Detector to Reduce Food Waste
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Sailee C: How Much Plastic Are You Drinking? Detecting Microplastics in Drinking Water
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Zoe T: Using Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate the Identification of Novel Treatment Targets for SARS-CoV-2
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Congratulations Ardent 2022 AIME Qualifiers |
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| Angela C Yufei C Joshua C Brian D Sophia D Yuanyuan D Benjamin F Victoria F Ziyan (Timi) F Andrew G Benlin G Brandon G Katelyn G Shrey G Vivian G Audrey H Calvin H Daichi H Kevin H Marissa H Hannah J John I Michael J Brian K David K Joelle K Justin K Om K |
Rahul K |
Joshua S
Sohun S Surya S Minh T
Sabrina T
Arin V
Alex W
Jay W
Junyi W
Kai W
Yihan W
Anna X
Brandon Y
Ethan Y
Jonathan Y
Minerva Y
Yuchan Y
Adriana Z
Aidan Z
Alen Z
Eric Z
Kairui (Kerry) Z
Liran Z
Marvin Z
Oliver Z
Tony Z
Yilan Z
Zhe Z
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2021 Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS |
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Clara C, Grade: 8th
Orange County School of the Arts
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Phoebe M, Grade: 7th |
Cloris S, Grade: 8th |
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Alexandra I, Grade: 6th |
Hailey V, Grade: 8th |
Zoe W, Grade: 7th |
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Congratulations to Clara, Phoebe, Cloris, Hailey and Zoe for placing Top 300 in the 2021 Broadcom MASTERS, a national STEM competition for middle schoolers. Broadcom MASTERS is the nation's premier STEM competition for middle students. All finalists will receive $125 prize and will compete for over $100,000 in awards and prizes in the final virtual round in September 14, 2021. We wish them luck in the finals! If you would like to become one of the winners, apply to Ardent's Fall Research Program starting September 12. Our Fall Research Program prepares students a project with award-winning potential. Students will receive all the training and tools they need to develop ambitious projects! We invite all motivated students in grades 6-9 to apply.
Program Highlights - Research methodology training - Research mentorship - One presentation coaching session before the science fair - One poster day presentation practice before the science fair Key Dates - Admission Decisions: Rolling - Training Classes: Sundays, September 12-November 14, 5:15-7:15 PM - Mentorship: Continues Until February 2022 |
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Congratulations, 2021 AMC 10/12 Top Scorers! |
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Benjamin F
AMC 10
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Andrew K. G
AMC 12 |
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2021 AIME Qualifiers
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Certificate of Achievement Recipients |
Certificate of Distinction Recipients |
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| Jason A Neel B Jessie C Joshua C Henry D Benjamin F Ziyan (Timi) F Katelyn G Andrew K. G Shrey G Daichi H Kevin B. H Kevin H Michael J Yibin J Rahul K Aditya K Eric C. L Eric K. L Jason L Victor L Yi-Ning J. L Jack W. L Emily L Matthew L |
Jerry L Ryan O Nathan O Karina W. P Ming J. Q James S Brian S David S Surya S Justin T Sabrina T Minh H. T Kai W Austin W William C. W Yihan W Julianne W Yuchan Y Ethan P. Y Charles Y Yilan Z Oliver Z Aidan Z. Z Beyonce Z Langdan Z |
Jason C
Kenneth C
Henry D
Aaron K. F
Katelyn G
Richard G
Shrey G
Audrey H
Marissa H
Michael J
Eric K. L
Kevin L
Michael L
Victor L
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Jack W. L Emily L Lawrence B. L Ryan O Nathan O Ian S Jaden T Minh H. T Yuyu W Kai W Julianne W Melody Y Aidan Z. Z |
Neel B Arvin D Benjamin F Ziyan (Timi) F Katelyn G Andrew K. G Shrey G Kevin B. H Eric C. L Eric K. L Victor L Emily L |
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Karina W. P James S Surya S Justin T Ming J. Q Yuchan Y Charles Y William C. W Yihan W Yilan Z Oliver Z |
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Congrats Early MIT Acceptances! 🎓
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Congratulations to Cynthia and David for their early acceptances to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Class of 2025! Both Ardent College Counseling students, Cynthia and David are among the top scholars of an unprecedented year. We are incredibly proud of their hard work and excited to see what they will accomplish in their futures.
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Congratulations, 2020 AMC 8 Top Scorers! |
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Honor Roll of Distinction: Scored in the top 1% Nationally
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Honor Roll Certificate: Scored in the top 5% Nationally
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Certificate of Achievement: Students in grade 6 and below who scored over a 15 on the AMC 8
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Marissa Huang
Aidan Z. Zhang
Michael Jian
Handersen Lee
Katelyn Gan
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Emily Liu
Jiaming Zhang
Harry Su
Keenan S. Park
Jennie Qi
Zion P. Qu
Mark Menaker
Liran Zhu
Ashvik Nacham
Lawrence B. Liu
Ziming Tang
Aditya R. Peddi
Cindy Wang
Matthew Chang
Samuel M. Choi
Andrew Fu
Lilian Gan
Audrey Huang
Zicheng Lin
Ryan Mohler
Suhrith Muvvala
Andrew Rusli
Chloe Urianton
Melissa Yu
Zhe Zheng
Sophia T. Zhou
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Michael Jian
Jennie Qi
Zion P. Qu
Liran Zhu
Ashvik Nacham
Ziming Tang
Yash S. Awate
Riley Bredall
Yoonwoo Cho
Jinrui Jack Fang
Avery Hexun
Terry Huang
Ella Lee
Jeremy Lee
Brooke Li
Derek Lu
Ryan Lu
Junwoo Park
Angela H. Wang
Bowen Wu
Qiwen Wu
Hanshi Yang
Jerry Yang
Melissa Yu
Edward Zhang
Elena Zhang
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Julian C. Stanley Study of Exceptional Talent (SET) Qualifier
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Benjamin S., 7th Grade |
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Congratulations to Benjamin S., 7th grader from Tarbut V'Torah Community Day School, for his score of 760 on the Math section of SAT. Based on his near perfect score on the real SAT, he will be inducted into the Julian C. Stanley Study of Exceptional Talent (SET) at Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented Youth (CTY). Students qualify by scoring 700 or more on the Math or Evidence-Based Reading and Writing SAT before age 13 (or 10 points for each additional month of age).
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2020 Top 30 Broadcom MASTERS
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Ryan H, 7th Grade
Pegasus School, Huntington Beach, CA
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| Congratulations to Ryan for placing Top 30 in the 2020 Broadcom MASTERS, a national STEM competition for middle schoolers. All finalists receive a $500 cash award and will compete for over $100,000 in prizes in the final, virtual round in October 2020. We wish him luck in the finals!
Check out Ryan's feature in the LA Times!
Ryan previously attended Ardent Summer Research and you can read more about his project, A Machine Learning Driven IOT Sensor Network for Early Detection and Growth Prediction of Wildfires/COVID-19, by clicking here. |
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2020 Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship Scholars
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Katelyn G, 8th Grade
Jeffrey Trail MS, Irvine, CA
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Matthew C, 8th Grade
South Lake MS, Irvine, CA
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Congratulations to Katelyn and Matthew, 2020 Caroline D. Bradley (CDB) Scholarship Award Winners! Both Ardent College Counseling students, Katelyn and Matthew were among the nationally chosen CDB Scholars after a yearlong application process. As recipients of this award, Katelyn and Mathew each will receive a full four-year, merit-based high school scholarship that covers high school tuition, room and board, and all personal expenses, a value totaling over $250,000 per recipient. We are incredibly proud of the hard work they've exhibited so far and excited to see what they will accomplish in their futures.
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2020 Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS
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Katherine H, 9th Grade
Woodbridge High School, Irvine, CA
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Congratulations to Katherine for her recognition as one of the Top 300 competitors in the 2020 Broadcom MASTERS, a national STEM competition for middle schoolers. This honor places her among a select group chosen from 3,476 entrants throughout the United States. Congratulations again to Katherine for her well-earned distinction!
Katherine attended Ardent Summer Research and submitted her project titled: Application of Object Detection and Ultrasound in a Navigator Prototype for the Visually Impaired.
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2019 Caroline D. Bradley Scholar
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Sophia C, 9th Grade
Sage Hill School, Newport Coast, CA
In past years, Ardent Counseling has guided students into successfully winning CDB Scholarships, including 2019 CDB Scholar Sophia C. Sophia was an 8th grade Ardent Counseling student at the time she received the honor. Ardent College Counseling is grateful to have been a part of her journey. We look forward to guiding more students towards achieving their goals!
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Sabreen, 10th Grade
1st Place, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing
2020 OC Science & Engineering Virtual Fair
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Haaris, 7th Grade
1st Place, Microbiology and Cell Biology
2020 OC Science & Engineering Virtual Fair
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Anshul, Portola High School
Special Award, American Inst. of Aero/Astro
2020 OC Science & Engineering Virtual Fair
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Aryush, 6th Grade
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Ryan, 7th Grade
2nd Place, Electricity & Electronics
Office of Naval Research Special Award
2020 OC Science & Engineering Virtual Fair
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Katherine, 9th Grade
Honorable Mention, Electricity & Electronics
Broadcom MASTERS Qualifier
2020 OC Science & Engineering Virtual Fair
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Nithin, 10th Grade
1st Place, Electricity and Electronics
2020 OC Science & Engineering Virtual Fair
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Taeho, 7th Grade
Honorable Mention, Energy Conversion
2020 OC Science & Engineering Virtual Fair
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Christine, 7th Grade
2nd Place, Microbiology and Cell Biology
Broadcom MASTERS Qualifier
2020 OC Science & Engineering Virtual Fair
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Ellee, 10th Grade
2020 Dragon Kim Fellowship
"Conquering Akrasia"
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Raghav, 8th Grade
1st Place, Biological Product Science
2020 OC Science & Engineering Virtual Fair
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Dylan, 9th Grade
1st Place, Math & Software
2020 OC Science & Engineering Virtual Fair
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Congratulations OC Math Circle, 2nd Place at Berkeley Math Tournament! |
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Congratulations to OCMC's A Team, for their stellar performance on the 2020 Berkeley Math Tournament (BMT). They earned 2nd overall out of more than 250 teams at the BMT this year. In addition, they earned 3rd place in the power round and 7th in the team round.
We'd like to recognize the following students for their individual achievements: Andrew Gu (1st place Discrete), Benjamin Fan, (2nd place Algebra), and Won Jang (3rd place Algebra).
These students scored in the Top 20% of various categories:
Andrew Gu, Andy Zhu, Arvin Ding, Benjamin Fan, Benjamin Liu, Neel Basu, Sushanth Sathish Kumar, Won Jang, Andrei Mandelshtam, Benlin Gan, Eric Lee, Ming Qi, Sophia Chen, Surya Subbarao.
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