Sara Pedapati

Awards & Honors

Academic Decathlon

As the Co-Founder, Co-President, and Team Captain of Emerald Academic Decathlon, I lead my team to 4 golds, 3 silvers, and 4 bronzes at Bay Area Regionals (2026)

National U.S. History Bee

Qualified to the National U.S. History Bee, in Washington D.C., in both 2025 and 2026.

Debate

As a Varsity Public Forum and Junior Varsity Policy Debater, I thoroughly researched and debated policy-specific tournaments. I qualified to quarterfinals in a national-level junior varsity policy debate tournament. (2024-2026)

History Olympiad

As the Competition Captain and Secretary of Emerald History Olympiad, I spearheaded the National History Day Division and was responble for managing weekly member updates and curriculum coordination. (2025-2026)

Emerald Summit

Co-Designed and Co-Led the CivicVerse track of the Emerald Summit ’26 with 200+ overall participants in coordination with the Emerald Academic Foundation 501(c)(3) nonprofit as a Student Ambassador (2026)

Mayor of Dublin Campagin Volunteer

As a Campaign and Event Volunteer for Sherry Hu, Mayor of Dublin, I conducted personal voter engagement and door-to-door canvassing. During her term, I spearheaded events to raise awareness of community needs such as small business funding. (2024-2026)

National Spanish Exam

Awarded Silver for placing in the top 12% of all test takers for the National Spanish Exam Level 2 (2025)