New Students 2023!!

One of their most prized possessions is a few collection coins their dad gave them.

Justin (JW) Aguirre

(JW uh - G EE - r ee)

Rah Rah Royal Flush: dEOL Me In (group 11)

This New Student’s favorite movie is Spider Man: No Way Home.

David Almanzan

(Day-vid Al-maun-san)

Stags Against Humanity (group 13)

This New Student wants to have dinner with the Lorax.

Jordan Altman

MonopEOLy: Pay $6310 at Main Street (group 4)

This New Student is not a fan of rock or heavy metal.

Elmer Amenyitor

(El-ma)

Drah Rah Four (group 2)

This New Student once had a seagull steal their donut from their hands before they could take a bite.

Niharikha (Niha) Appavoo

(Nee-ha)

sEOLitaire: klondMike (group 7)

This New Student has wrestled with goats before.

Tesfa Assefa

(Te-sfa)

sEOLitaire: klondMike (group 7)

This New Student’s favorite meal is their mom’s caprese panini.

Jackson Ballard

(Jack-son Ballard (like Mallard))

RAHRAHReverse: REOL It Back (group 3)

This New Student has been scuba diving before.

Emma Berdou

Doe Fish (group 12)

Ask this New Student for a haircut; they’ve cut their friend’s hair before.

Xinying Bi

(Sin-sin Bee)

The dEOLer Always wins (group 9)

This New Student won a gingerbread house contest in elementary school.

Matthew Bischoff

(math · yoo)

Five Card Stag (group 10)

This New Student enjoys going to K-Pop concerts.

Ashley Boscco

(ash-lee)

RAHRAHReverse: REOL It Back (group 3)

This New Student is planning to major in Tuba Performance.

Alexander (Alex) Brown

(Alex)

Dungeons and Stagons (group 8)

This New Student loves Sunday morning pancakes with peanut butter, blueberries, and bananas.

Hailey (Bela) Chandler

Texas HEOLd Em: PokeRRFace (group 1)

This New Student is big on the arts: dance, violin, and singing.

Sadhana Chari

(Saa-duh-nah Chaa-ree)

Rah Rah Royal Flush: dEOL Me In (group 11)

This New Student likes any type of music from rap to country.

Triet Chau

(treet (similar to “treat” but not entirely))

Rah Rah Royal Flush: dEOL Me In (group 11)

This New Student might bring an electronic pot with them.

Min Choi

Five Card Stag (group 10)

This New Student wishes their bird could communicate with them in English so they could hear the bird’s view of the world.

Nikita (Niki) Chowdree

(Nih-kee)

Dungeons and Stagons (group 8)

This New Student was entered in an adult chess tournament at 12 years old.

Julian Daniels

(Jew-Lee-Ann)

sEOLitaire: klondMike (group 7)

This New Student’s favorite movie is The Proposal because it’s so funny and heartwarming.

Hiya Dattani

(Hee-ya)

MonopEOLy: Pay $6310 at Main Street (group 4)

“My obsession with wings is immeasurable.”

Melanie De La Garza

(Mel-uh-nee)

RAHRAHReverse: REOL It Back (group 3)

This New Student participated in a donut-eating competition at their boarding school dorm spirit night and had to be given the Heimlich maneuver.

Sofia Del Francia

(sōˈfēə)

MonopEOLy: Pay $6310 at Main Street (group 4)

This New Student once had to model as a butterfly cocoon.

Chloe Diehl

(Clo-EE DEEL)

Dungeons and Stagons (group 8)

This New Student’s favorite memory is digging tunnels in the snow and building forts.

Samuel (Sam) Dilger

(Sam)

Dungeons and Stagons (group 8)

This New Student’s favorite food is mac and cheese. “Cheese & pasta are two heavenly ingredients. Combined, it's pure bliss.”

Devika Dua

(They-vee-kuh)

sEOLitaire: klondMike (group 7)

“I've 'found out' that I'm colorblind multiple times - I rarely have issues with colors in real life, but consistently fall short of normal on the colorblindness tests”

Casey Fan

(Kay-see)

Stagglers of Catan (group 6)

This New Student has climbed the fence to a tennis court before.

Ethan (Eitan) Feldman

(AY Tahn)

Dungeons and Stagons (group 8)

This New Student is on the Rice Baseball team and their favorite baseball player is Trevor Bauer.

Roberto (Robert) Fernandez

The dEOLer Always wins (group 9)

This New Student wants to use natural resources to create sustainable and responsible architecture.

Alba Galarza

(aal · buh)

Five Card Stag (group 10)

This New Student has done all different kinds of dance since they were 3.

Carina Galutia

(kuh-ree-nuh guh-loo-shuh)

Texas HEOLd Em: PokeRRFace (group 1)

This New Student loves potatoes: specifically hash browns, mashed potatoes, and french fries.

Eneye Gbedee

(uh-knee-yuh)

Uno, Toast, Tres (group5)

This New Student was in a philanthropy club called Stillwater Make a Change and helped raise $133,000 for a local healthcare clinic.

Bess Glenn

Rah Rah Royal Flush: dEOL Me In (group 11)

This New Student’s cat once got stuck in their Christmas tree.

Olivia Gonzales

Stagglers of Catan (group 6)

One of this New Student’s prized possessions is a fossilized wooly mammoth molar.

Samuel (Sam) Griffin

sEOLitaire: klondMike (group 7)

This New Student’s favorite book is the Count of Monte Cristo.

John (Jack) Henry

Doe Fish (group 12)

This New Student will be part of Lovett!

Jad Hijazi

Stagglers of Catan (group 6)

This New Student wants to play club soccer and/or frisbee in college.

Thomas Hong

(Tah-mis Hong)

Uno, Toast, Tres (group5)

This New Student would love to work at Disney someday and their favorite movie is a tie between Hercules (Disney version), Princess and the Frog, Tangled, The Muppet Movie, and Wreck it Ralph.

Robert (Bruce) Hurley

(Brew-ce)

Texas HEOLd Em: PokeRRFace (group 1)

This New Student can often be found with their sketchbook and they enjoy painting as well.

Bryan Ibarra

(ˈbraɪən ɪˈbɑrə)

Texas HEOLd Em: PokeRRFace (group 1)

This New Student was in acapella in high school and managed the arts online blog.

Navyaa Jain

(Nuh-vyuh Jayn)

Texas HEOLd Em: PokeRRFace (group 1)

This New Student started an organization called Stories Behind the Scrubs (“website and podcast that interviews medical professionals and offers personal guidance to those navigating their medical ambitions”).

Emlyn Joniec

(EHM-lihn)

Stagglers of Catan (group 6)

This New Student’s favorite food is anything with cheese but the rest of their family can’t eat dairy.

Ava Keck

(Ay-vuh)

Stagglers of Catan (group 6)

This New Student brought 2 cups of coffee to their figure skating coaches during an early morning practice but slipped on the ice and spilled the coffee and then someone else skated over the cup and the power went out (that part is not connected but made it worse).

Alhena Kerawala

(uh lay na)

The dEOLer Always wins (group 9)

This New Student fosters cats and has a stuffed cat named Mittens.

Seokhyun (Alex) Kim

(suck-hyun, but please use Alex)

MonopEOLy: Pay $6310 at Main Street (group 4)

This New Student wants to be a high school social studies teacher.

Emily Klaczek

(clay-zach)

Five Card Stag (group 10)

This New Student “can make some gnarly brownies and soufflés.”

Jackie Ku

MonopEOLy: Pay $6310 at Main Street (group 4)

This New Student started their own social service initiative to help underprivileged women gain access to government welfare and benefits programs.

Avani Lankapalli

(ah-va-ni)

Stagglers of Catan (group 6)

This New Student loves country music so the Houston rodeo is one of their favorite events of the year.

Naylie Leal

(N-eye-lee)

The dEOLer Always wins (group 9)

This New Student’s favorite meal is Jamaican curry goat with rice and peas.

Alexis Leyow

(Uh-Lek-Sis Lee-Yow)

Doe Fish (group 12)

This New Student has run several half-marathons.

Chengxi (Andy) Li

Stagglers of Catan (group 6)

This New Student is a nationally ranked fencing athlete.

Nick Lin

Doe Fish (group 12)

Aw this New Student volunteers at their local animal shelter. And they want to have dinner with their brother, sister, and mother. Cute.

Jaemason Long

The dEOLer Always wins (group 9)

“I've had friends tell me that my music sounds like ‘riding a dolphin while high through the 4th dimension.’"

Brandon Lozano

(Bran-din)

Five Card Stag (group 10)

This New Student participated in a game of assassins and getting their “legendarily difficult to get” target involved a car chase, several 5 am wakeup calls to stake out his house, following him to a Latin convention wearing an enormous orange raincoat as a disguise, and a quarter mile chase on foot. They are now best friends.

Thomas Lushington

(\[TOM\]\[UHS\] \[LUSH\]\[ING\]\[TUHN\])

Drah Rah Four (group 2)

This New Student is a nationally ranked race car driver (F4).

Lucas (Luke) Mann

Stags Against Humanity (group 13)

Their favorite meal is miso soup. They eat it everyday, sometimes 3 times.

Kairi Mano

Dungeons and Stagons (group 8)

"I would have three of my childhood teachers over for dinner to update them on my life and thank them for everything they did for me."

Ava McCormick

(ay-vah muh-core-mik)

sEOLitaire: klondMike (group 7)

Their idol is United Airlines’ head of route planning (Patrick Quayle).

Jai (JV) Mehta

(Jay-Vee Meh-ta)

Drah Rah Four (group 2)

This New Student’s favorite food is tacos because they are so flavorful and never get boring.

Suzette Mejia

(Soo-ze-tt)

Texas HEOLd Em: PokeRRFace (group 1)

At the admissions info session, this New Student’s dad wanted to ask about the BS/MD program but instead raised his hand and said “so about your BDSM program...”

Naisha Mekala

(nigh - shuh)

RAHRAHReverse: REOL It Back (group 3)

This New Student wants to have dinner with John Wick because he’s John Wick.

Aaron Mohabbat

\[AIR\] + \[UHN\]

Stags Against Humanity (group 13)

This New Student’s favorite movie is Bohemian Rhapsody.

Candela Montes Mendivil

(Kandela)

Stags Against Humanity (group 13)

This New Student plays baseball.

Tobias Motley

Rah Rah Royal Flush: dEOL Me In (group 11)

This New Student made a fort using the boxes of toilet paper at Walmart. \*\*The fort was made in the Walmart, not at home.

Arman Najari

Uno, Toast, Tres (group5)

This New Student has a cat pirate flag which they sewed themself and are planning to hang in their dorm room.

Kaylee (Kaz) Nam

(Like cat but with a z at the end)

Uno, Toast, Tres (group5)

The movie Cars sparked this New Student’s fascination with real cars and Formula 1 racing.

Jay Natarajan

Stags Against Humanity (group 13)

This New Student wants to have dinner with Dumbledore.

Nikita Nautiyal

(Ni-kee-thuh)

Drah Rah Four (group 2)

This New Student won the National Football Foundation scholar athlete of the year award.

Luke Needham

MonopEOLy: Pay $6310 at Main Street (group 4)

This New Student is studying music composition and plays piano.

Ravi Nguyen

(Ruh-vee)

Doe Fish (group 12)

This New Student’s music taste include video game soundtracks and orchestral suites from films.

Noah Oh

(noh-uh)

Texas HEOLd Em: PokeRRFace (group 1)

This New Student’s favorite movie is the Maze Runner Trilogy.

Moyinoluwa (Moyin) Orimoloye

(/mojin/)

Five Card Stag (group 10)

This New Student plays the piano.

Mackenzie Peugh

Rah Rah Royal Flush: dEOL Me In (group 11)

This New Student was on two competitive dance teams in high school and knows jazz, contemporary, lyrical, pom, pointe, and tap.

Atsuko Price

(A-tzoo-koh (A in apple))

Drah Rah Four (group 2)

This New Student plays the saxophone, guitar, keyboard, and ukulele.

Cassandra (Cassie) Pringle

(Kas-ee)

Uno, Toast, Tres (group5)

This New Student got pushed into the deep end of a pool as a prank but didn’t know how to swim.

Zahin Rahman

(Zah-HEEN)

The dEOLer Always wins (group 9)

This New Student has had every role in theater: tech crew, prop master, voice acting, live sound effects, and improv comedy.

Charlotte Raymond

(Shar-lit Ray-mund)

Stags Against Humanity (group 13)

This New Student met Obama at a Chicago Bulls game.

Calen Redic

(Kay-Len Red-ick)

Uno, Toast, Tres (group5)

This New Student has a food instagram. They love to cook and research recipes and cool places to eat, and are passionate about trying new cuisines.

Naomi Saenger

(Nay-oh-me Sae-n-ger)

Rah Rah Royal Flush: dEOL Me In (group 11)

This New Student played the clarinet for 8 years and was drum major in high school so they want to join the MOB.

Divya Saikumar

(Dih-vyuh Sigh-koo-mahr)

Stagglers of Catan (group 6)

This New Student watches Love Actually every Christmas.

Franchesca Sentmanat

(Fran- Ché-Sk-A Sent-Mah- nat)

Stags Against Humanity (group 13)

Ask this New Student for drink recs: they worked at Starbucks and became the go-to person to train new hires.

Langning (Samuel) Sha

RAHRAHReverse: REOL It Back (group 3)

This New Student tore their ACL on the dance floor.

Krish Shah

RAHRAHReverse: REOL It Back (group 3)

This New Student loves going to bookstore “because it's the perfect balance of doing something casual and relaxed and getting out of the house and exploring new areas of my town.”

Blaire Sheftel

Drah Rah Four (group 2)

This New Student’s favorite food is their mother’s friend shrimp that has baguette bread for the bread crumbs.

Seunggyu (Sean) Shin

("Seung-gyu ""Shawn"" Shin”)

Drah Rah Four (group 2)

This New Student is from California.

Kory Sila

RAHRAHReverse: REOL It Back (group 3)

This New Student is passionate about sustainability and the environment, and their favorite book is Braiding Sweetgrass.

Gabriella (Gabby) Srinivasan

MonopEOLy: Pay $6310 at Main Street (group 4)

This New Student fell down the stairs at graduation after receiving their diploma.

Sophia Sultan

Texas HEOLd Em: PokeRRFace (group 1)

One of their most prized possessions is a piggy cushion and they might be bringing it to Rice.

Danning (Ellen) Sun

(\[EL\] + \[UHN\])

RAHRAHReverse: REOL It Back (group 3)

This New Student inherited a typewriter from their grandma.

Vince Thiemicke

(ˈvɪnts)

Rah Rah Royal Flush: dEOL Me In (group 11)

This New Student has a scar on their forehead from slipping on a banana and hitting their head on a doorknob.

Aaliyah (Lili) Tran

(Lee-Lee)

Dungeons and Stagons (group 8)

This New Student loves deep fried bananas with honey drizzled on top.

Nayounghee Tuetkin

(Nae - yung - gee)

sEOLitaire: klondMike (group 7)

This New Student went to the state championship for football in 2020.

Patrick Valent

(Patrick Valent)

Five Card Stag (group 10)

This New Student has a tennis ball signed by Taylor Fritz.

Aiden Vierra

Drah Rah Four (group 2)

This New Student’s favorite movie is Memento because it’s action-filled and confusing.

Samuel (Sam) Volokh

The dEOLer Always wins (group 9)

This New Student’s favorite movie is Avengers: Endgame.

Siddarth (Sid) Vuskamalla

(Sid)

Doe Fish (group 12)

This New Student dressed up as Pitbull twice and performed in a lip-sync battle to raise money for a philanthropy event.

Dylan Wall

(Dill-EN)

Uno, Toast, Tres (group5)

This New Student wants to have 3 AI chatbots over for dinner because the youtube videos of chatbots talking alternates between arguing and having an existential crisis.

Vincent Wang

(VIN-cent)

Dungeons and Stagons (group 8)

This New Student’s favorite movie is Lord of the Rings.

Tianyao (Charlotte) Wei

(/ˈʃɑːrlət/)

Doe Fish (group 12)

This New Student has a 3D printer and solders together little electronic projects.

Calvin Wong

(Cal-vin Wahng)

Stags Against Humanity (group 13)

Don’t have time to wait around for OIT? Call this New Student because they spend their spare time assembling computers

Hengyi Xu

Uno, Toast, Tres (group5)

This New Student wants to invite Remy from Ratatouille to dinner to help out with the cooking.

Riya Yarlagadda

(Ree-Yah)

MonopEOLy: Pay $6310 at Main Street (group 4)