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38 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 11.17 Anjali Chadha Age 15, 11th grade, Manual High You may see Anjali on the big screen soon — she's being featured in a documentary about science fairs. She has competed in several fairs throughout Kentucky and beyond, including a qualifying entry for the International Science and Engineering Fair. She earned a perfect score on the ACT right after her freshman year of high school. On top of all of this, she started her own nonprofit, Empowered, which teaches minority women to work with technology. How did you accomplish a perfect score on the ACT? "I did study, definitely, but I wouldn't go as far to say I studied a lot. I took the June ACT and I only started studying at the very end of May, right when school was ending, because I had some more time. I took a couple of practice tests at a facility called ERT. The premise is that if you take practice tests there, they can help you with the questions you miss, but I didn't really miss many. It was pretty relaxed because it was the first time I was taking it." Tell us about your science fair projects. "I built an arsenic sensor. It detects arsenic concentrations in drinking water. It's supposed to be a really accessible device. Basically any layperson can use it. And it's made for people in third-world countries to be able to detect how their groundwater sources are being affected by arsenic. With that project, I've had a lot of success. I went to the National Junior Sciences and Humanities Symposium. I got first place there and $10,000. I went to something called ISWEEP, which is an international fair in Houston. I won first there as well. I went to Intel ICEP. That's the biggest international science fair in the world. It's huge. I got fourth place in my category there. I've done a lot with that project, and I'm still working on it for next year and making it better." What did you do at Microso[? "Talked about cyberbullying and how you can prevent it. We met someone from a cyberbullying website who told us about the four things that influence us, which is tech companies, parents, teachers and government. We have to write a lot of manifestos. We have to learn teamwork through activities. Right now we're all linking together to make one manifesto to show what we should and should not do online. The natural leaders are rising up, and I have not had time to rise up, but I am trying." What interests you about technology? "I just want to help others Jazmine Harry Age 13, eighth grade, Christian Academy of Louisville Jazmine Harry was one of 15 teenagers chosen to attend a summer institute with Microsoft called Council for Digital Good to develop social programs on risks and dangers. In addition to helping combat online bullying, Jazmine participates in debate club and marching band and volunteers at her church. learn about it and learn that they're not alone when they get bullied. Although we're all different and have different struggles, we can all unite together to make the world a better place." Do you know what you want to do when you grow up? "I've been researching different careers, like video- game designing. I've also talked to people about being an eye doctor or a veterinarian. I don't know at this point." Do you have a favorite book? "My favorite book at the moment is probably Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. It's about equality for everyone, and I really liked it."