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To stay on top of our many projects, join our Facebook, Wechat, and Whatsapp groups at www.goaudacity.com/contact
To support our charity donation project, send your contribution to admin@funyouth.us via Zelle
( Additional information such as employee donation match at https://funyouth.us/donate )
Tri City Library Music Hardware Donation
JLHS Audacity Music / Academy Club, in collaboration with the Eternity Band / ColorVision Student Art, announces the completion of our first fundraising goal of the Audacity Music Foundation project were competed, donating 3 music hardware packages for the library music programs of Fremont / Newark / Newark libraries. We want to thank all our volunteers and donors for your generosity and support to our concert, street mural and tutoring volunteer activities. Our donation items, which provides material support to the music programs of these 3 libraries ( Package A/B/C), include:
--- Roland electric piano & stand
--- 3x 800W rechargeable speaker pair
--- 3x Multi track bluetooth audio mixer
--- 3x Wireless microphone system
--- 3x Connecting Cables
--- 3x Gear Bag
--- 3 sets fo music stands / microphone stands
Free Tutoring For
JLHS AP Biology / H Physiology Classes
JLHS senior Aaron Qiu will tutor current AP biology / Honors Physiology classes of JLHS during the absence of the teacher.
This offer is endorsed by JLHS science department and students in these classes should have already received relevant information from the school.
Tutoring are offered in person or online
-- In Person at Kennedy Youth Center
Thursdays 4:00-5:30 PM
-- Online at Audacity Academy, online tutoring center of JLHS Audacity Academy Club
Sundays 7:00 - 8:00 PM ( PST )
Sign Up for Audacity Workshop Weekly Session F at www.goaudacity.com/ faq
Contact Information Email: admin@goaudacity.com
Piano:Ready?Go! (PRG2023)
Last summer Audacity Academy in collaboration with AC Library offered an online beginner piano tutoring program called Piano:Ready?Go! (PRG2022), which covered beginner piano technique and pieces, as well as beginning music theory / history / appreciation. The program successfully inspired about a dozen kids to embark on the journey of formal piano learning. Several of them have been active participants of our year-round Library Music Hour community concerts. This summer, we are bringing back this awesome program (PRS2023) with some upgrades. There will still be 5 consecutive Tuesday Zoom sessions between 5:30-6:30 starting on July 11. On Aug 12, an IN PERSON graduation recital will be held at Fremont Main Library, as a part of Fremont Library Music Hour that day. We are looking for high student volunteers to tutor very young beginner pianists. Volunteers need to be in 9th grade or higher by the school year 2023-2024, with 3 years of consecutive formal piano learning experience. — Each one hour Zoom session will earn two volunteer hours, includes preparation time. — In each session one tutor can volunteer to present the materials of the day with provided slides, and earns 1 extra volunteer hour. ( 3 hours in total for that session ) — Volunteer tutors can choose whether or not to attend our person recital, which also comes with 2 volunteer hours — Volunteer hours can be approved by Fremont Main Library or FUN Youth, a 501c3 nonprofit and PVSA certification organization www.funyouth.us If you are interested, please fill this form, which requires a 2-4 minutes audition recording of your self-introduction and repertoire to demonstrate reasonable maturity and skills. We look forward to having you on our team! Contact Information Email: admin@goaudacity.com
Audacity Music Foundation
In collaboration with JLHS Audacity Music Club, the Eternity Band and FUN Youth, a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit, we are starting our charity project Audacity Music Foundation.
This project support Tri City (Fremont / Union City / Newark ) -- Public school music education
-- Community music education
-- Music events for underprivileged groups
Please support us by donating to admin@funyouth.us via Zelle referencing "AMF"
Support Art @ NHUSD
Piano: Ready? Go！
Today we successfully wrapped up our six week Piano Ready Go ! free beginner piano program. 9 students joined our recital and were able to play enjoyable melodies taught in our program. One student was even talented enough to teach himself to play melodies he heard. We thank all teachers and volunteer instructors for your efforts and support. Together we achieved a lot more than we expected.
今天我们与县图书馆合办的 Piano Ready Go ! 6周免费钢琴教学项目胜利落幕，9名从零开始的学生参加了我们演奏会，都通顺地弹出了教纲规定乐曲，甚至有孩子凭天赋弹出了听音自学的乐曲！这个结果大大超出了我的预期，谢谢老师和义工教员的努力和支持，我们一起播下了一大批音乐的种子，功德无量！
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AC Library and the Audacity Academy Club @ James Logan High School will be offering a free beginner piano program called “Piano: Ready? Go!” to CHILDREN AGE 5 OR UP this summer. This program teaches piano mechanical principles, music theory basics, entry-level melodies, and introduces students to various styles of piano music. The finale will be a demonstration of the student achievements, and the lucky performers will receive a prize from the Library. If you are interested in starting piano, please sign up using the link above on AC Library website.
PS. We ara still recruiting volunteer piano tutors, not just for this program, but also for future piano programs offered through the library. If you have at least 3 years of experience in playing the plano and want to volunteer, contact us through social media or email admin@goaudacity.com
今年夏天 AC Library 和 James Logan 高中俱乐部 Audacity Academy Club 共同为 5 岁以上儿童开设零基础免费钢琴入门课程 ”Piano: Ready? Go! ”。 这个课程将涵盖钢琴机械原理，音乐理论基础，入门级演奏，以及钢琴音乐流派的介绍。结业将包括优秀学员演奏，其中最佳学员将有机会获得图书馆提供的奖品。位置有限，如想参加，立刻去以上图书馆网站链接登记吧！
同时，我们还在继续为这个活动以及后续的其他图书馆钢琴活动征召义工钢琴教员。假如你有三年以上钢琴练习经验并愿意加入，欢迎通过社交媒体与我们联络，或电邮 admin@goaudacity.com
Audacity Workshop Summer 2022
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Audacity Academy Club’s annual flagship program, Audacity Workshop Summer 2022 (AWS2022), is now open for student recruitment! Between 7-8PM PST from June 13 to Aug. 5, 2022. 20+ honor students from 9 bay area high schools will come together as volunteer instructors to tutor.20 subjects, including:
— All math subjects from Algebra I to AP Calculus AB
— Biology / Physics / Chemistry in high school AND AP level
— US & World History
— Literature G7 G8 G9
— Other AP Courses such as AP Computer Science Principle and AP Chinese
Highlights of AWS2022 program:
— Since 2020, Audacity Academy programs has always been FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
— As in prior years, AWS2022 offers integrated 7th / 8th / 9th grade preview (each in 4 main subjects)
— 8 new subjects including World History, Pre Calc and 6 AP subjects
— 2 native speakers will be heading our AP Chinese Language; Culture curriculum in a new conversation intensive format
— AWS2022 will be a part of our fundraiser “Support Art @ NHUSD”, which aims to provide classroom supplies to art teachers for the next school year. If you want to support our cause, you can donate to admin@goaudacity.com via Paypal / Zelle / Venmo, referencing “Art2022”. If you are a NHUSD art teacher and you haven’t yet sent us your supplies list, please email the address above from your NHUSD email account.
So whether you join alone or bring along your friends / study groups, do catch up, get ahead, and excel this summer with Audacity Academy!
Winters 4 Charity Education Seminars
AAC Announcement 221014
Today Audacity Academy / Eternity Band delivered 522 pairs of underwear to Union City Family Center, Viola Blythe Community Center and City of Fremont Human Services. This completes our Winter 4 Charity 2022 homelessness campaign which aims to donate 350 scarves ( 380 delivered ), 250 Shirts (264 delivered ) and 500 pairs of underwear ( 522 delivered), and 1000 pairs of socks ( 1196 delivered ), We want to thank all participating students, parents, donors, and nonprofits for your support to this project.
We also want to give our deepest respect to Newark Mayor Alan Nagy, who volunteers at Viola Blythe Community Center for 50+ years. We know this because he was in the Viola Blythe warehouse every time we delivered our donation items and we didn’t recognize him until today. He sets such a great example for our young volunteers!
今天Audacity Academy / Eternity Band 捐赠了 522条内裤给 Union City Family Center, Viola Blythe Community Center 以及 Fremont Human Services。至此我们超额完成了我们 2022 系列无家可归慈善活动的所有预定目标 350 条手工围巾（实际捐赠380条），250件T恤（实际捐赠264条），500条内裤（实际捐赠522条）1000双袜子（实际捐赠1196双）。感谢所有参与并支持本项目的学生，家长，捐助者和非营利组织 ！
我们同时向 Newark 市长 Al Nagy 表示深切敬意，因为我们每次去 Viola Blythe Community Center 他都在那里默默工作，直到今天我们才刚刚认出他来，一问他已经在那里做义工50多年。这位市长为我们的学生义工们做出了最好的榜样。
The Audacity Academy is looking forward to wrap up our Winters 4 Charity charity projects. We organized following 9 education webinars so our audience can help us to reach our donation goal.
This winter our team already donated 375 scarves, 1200 pairs of socks, and 500 underwear to homeless services in Union City, Fremont, Newark and Milpitas. Our final goal for this winter is 250 shirts. Please support our cause and donate any amount by Paypal / Zelle to admin@goaudacity.com ( referencing “your email address” so we can send you class information ). All donations with DONOR INITIALS will be published on this google sheet for donors to verify. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P2wq4t5ewhUn6M6EY-B9hNrpazkFd3xRxRVLd3B2IhE/edit?usp=sharing
Thank you volunteers for providing awesome classes and thank you students for your donation！
Webinar Information in Google Sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FGXz4m8CVD4icB4rlWLb0WPUAkUBhpKXCg2BRaVICss/edit?usp=sharing
Today we successfully wrapped up our Winters 4 Charity serial webinars. We are now really close to our winter fundraising goal. We thank our volunteers, including our members Aaron. Madison. Nivi, and Samskrith, as well as our partners Ms. Amy from Challenger, Ms. Du from James Logan, Vinson from UC Berkeley, Kevin and Daniel from JLHS and Team Turbo V8 #14259 for providing 9 wonderful webinars. Thank you all donors for your support！
#1/2 Pre K / Kindergarten Graduation Assessment by Ms Amy, Challenger School
Webinar 1 For those graduating Pre K this school year, find out what needs to be done during the summer for a smooth transition to kindergarten at Challenger next school year.
9AM-10AM PST, Saturday, Mar. 19, 2022
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85772600844?pwd=cE9Yc1FSYUtxWUxuMk5VVUQ0SjhIdz09
Meeting ID: 857 7260 0844 Passcode: 931731
Webinar 2: For those graduating kindergarten this school year, find out what needs to be done during the summer for a smooth transition to 1st grade at Challenger next school year.
11AM-12PM PST, Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83769658445?pwd=UWs5QlpTY0xPbVlmT0NDcHJCZGswZz09
Meeting ID: 837 6965 8445 Passcode: 790954
Webinar #3 FIRST Robotics Competition Overview by Robotics Competition Team Turbo V8 #14259
Summary of this year’s FTC game strategies and how to get involved with robotics
4:30-5:30PM PST, Saturday, Mar. 19, 2022
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83092544315?pwd=YjBZbURVcmRhUHFqNkoxdlNsSWtDZz09
Meeting ID: 830 9254 4315 Passcode: 400134
Webinar #4 FIRST Robotics Competition Overview by Robotics Competition Team Turbo V8 #14259
Summary of this year’s FTC game strategies and how to get involved with robotics
10:00-11:00PM PST, Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83092544315?pwd=YjBZbURVcmRhUHFqNkoxdlNsSWtDZz09
Meeting ID: 830 9254 4315 Passcode: 400134
Webinar #5 Introduction to Arduino by Samskrith Raghav, Audacity Academy
Did you know you could make a traffic light and a toy piano using the same basic parts? Meet Arduino, a simple microcontroller which you can program to do anything you want; from keyboards to video game controllers, the possibilities are endless with Arduino. Learn the basics of LED’s, switches, resistors, circuit design, motor control, and power rationing in this virtual session.
6:00-7.00 PM PST, Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81892475139?pwd=ZWJUVVdaVXBSL2ZQNXFyM0Y2YkVCdz09
Meeting ID: 818 9247 5139 Passcode: 058091
#6 AP SAT ACT Preparation & Tips by Friends of Audacity Academy
Questions about AP / SAT /. ACT preparation answered by high school seniors / juniors
7PM-8PM, PST Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81892475139?pwd=ZWJUVVdaVXBSL2ZQNXFyM0Y2YkVCdz09
Meeting ID: 818 9247 5139 Passcode: 058091
#7/8 High School Advanced Writing by Nivashini Nattudurai, Audacity Academy
Advanced types of writing, such as argumentative and analysis essays, used in AP English courses and SAT tests
2PM-3PM PST, Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8624217037?pwd=THlNa1ZkVEx3M1ViTW5HejVGYUl5dz09
Meeting ID: 862 421 7037 Passcode AWC@2021!
#9 AP / Honors Chinese @ JLHS by Sarah Du, James Logan High School
General information about Chinese programs including Honors and AP Chinese and Chinese Club activities at James Logan High School
2PM-3PM PST, Sunday, Mar. 20, 2022
Please support our charitable cause and donate any amount by Paypal / Zelle to admin@goaudacity.com
Shirts 4 Charity
TIf you like to support our cause, please donate any amount via paypal and zelle to admin@goaudacity.com reference Shirts 4 Charity. All donations are logged on this sheet for donors to verify.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_xDueWbD1XPcl-tCVtkm6lMD0d7MkqS2MP8lgq4STmo/edit?usp=sharing
Undies 4 Charity
To participate in our charitable project, please join one of our groups
To raise funds for our Undies 4 Charity project, the Audacity Academy is offering free volunteer online classes throughout December. You will find class links on this Google Sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z0jOpdR4JEij9_o7mp861zU8R-_Cm2xFxvzlqZ_59YQ/edit?usp=sharing
If you like to support our cause, please donate any amount via paypal and zelle to admin@goaudacity.com . All donations are logged on this sheet for donors to verify. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_xDueWbD1XPcl-tCVtkm6lMD0d7MkqS2MP8lgq4STmo/edit?usp=sharing
We are also looking for high school clubs to offer free online classes on Dec.11/12 and Dec. 18/19. If you are interested in joining efforts, please email admin@goaudacity.com.
In October, our Scarves 4 Charity project donated 375 handmade scarves to East Bay homeless services. In November we are wrapping up our Socks 4 Charity project, which will donate 1200 pairs of socks in about 1 weeks’ time. In December we are going down our bucket list and starting our Undies 4 Charity project that aims to donate 500 underwear to East Bay homeless services. We plan to raise funds through another charity concert by the Eternity Band, and a series of volunteer classes offered in three weekends in December (Dec.4/5 Dec.11/12 Dec. 18/19). Please support us! Details of these projects at www.goaudacity.com/projects.
我们的慈善项目详见 www.goaudacity.com/projects.
为了向无家可归者捐赠爱心短裤，我们12月每个周末提供义务网络讲座，链接见表格
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z0jOpdR4JEij9_o7mp861zU8R-_Cm2xFxvzlqZ_59YQ/edit?usp=sharing
假如你愿意支持我们的慈善项目，请通过 Paypal 或 Zelle 捐献任意金额至 admin@goaudacity.com
同时我们寻找其他高中俱乐部在 12月11/12日 与12月18/19日提供义务讲座，帮助我们筹款。如你有兴趣合作，请电邮 admin@goaudacity.com.
10月我们的“爱心围巾”项目捐赠了 375 条手工围巾给东湾无家可归服务机构。11月我们刚刚完成了 “爱心袜子“项目筹款，将在一周内捐赠 1200 双袜子。12月我们继续我们的慈善购物清单，发动”爱心短裤“项目，目标捐赠500条内裤给东湾各无家可归服务机构，计划通过一场慈善音乐会以及由同学们提供的免费网课来筹款，请支持我们！
Join us in our upcoming Lunar New Year / Lantern Festival events. Click on posters to see details.
Join us in our 2 upcoming charity concerts on Dec. 18 at LTN Family Association and Dec. 21 at Union City Senior Center. Help us to reach Undie 4 Charity project fundraising goal.
"Undies 4 Charity" Fundraiser Classes
The Audacity Academy & LTN Family Association are raising funds to buy 500 underwear to be donated to East Bay homeless services. 5 of our volunteers are offering 5 different courses each week, catering to various interests for children and adults alike. Please support our cause and donate any amount by Paypal / Zelle to admin@goaudacity.com ( referencing “your email address” so we can send you class information ). All donations with DONOR INITIALS will be published on this google sheet for donors to verify. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P2wq4t5ewhUn6M6EY-B9hNrpazkFd3xRxRVLd3B2IhE/edit?usp=sharing
Thank you volunteers for providing awesome classes and thank you students for your donation！
#1 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Learn to start business and take it to the next level, taught by Saanchi Kapoor of Venture Up business club
Class A Saturday, Dec. 4 3:30 – 4:30 PM PST
Class B Sunday. Dec. 5 3:30 – 4:30 PM PST ( Identical To Class A)
#2 Learn to draw cartoon characters
Taught by award winning Caroline Liu. Check out her work at https://art4best.wixsite.com/website. Caroline is a enthusiastic supporter of Audacity Academy and sold many of her paintings to support our last project Socks 4 Charity.
Class A Saturday, Dec. 4 6:00-7:00 PM PST
#3 Gourmet Food with Emily Gan
During our Nov. 30 Socks 4 Charity Music Festival, Emily Gan’s Rice Balls and Pig In A Blanket were undoubtedly the best selling items. Now she is going to teach everyone to make them.
Class A Saturday, Dec. 4 1:00-2:00 PM PST
Class B Sunday. Dec. 5 11:00AM -12:00 PM PST
#4 Ace Math Olympiad with Sreenidhi Maddineedi
Math Olympiad problems can be tricky, especially learning how to think outside the box to solve them quickly. In this course, you will learn how to solve cryptarithms, logical thinking problems, cycling numbers, motion problems, organizing data, working backward, and so much more. As it is designed for both Division E and M, anyone is welcome to join! Taken from real Math Olympiad tests, these problems and lessons will challenge students to think uniquely
Class A Saturday, Dec. 4 11:00 AM-12:00 PM PST
Class B Sunday. Dec. 5 10:00-11:00 AM PST ( Identical To Class A)
#5 Science Fun
Anoushka from JLHS Stembudz Club will teach physics / chemistry through fun live experiments.
Class B Sunday. Dec. 5 12:00-1:30 PM PST
Socks 4 Charity
This project raised $1100.27 and reached its fundraising goal. 1200 socks are on order and will be delivered in about 1 week.
Our Socks 4 Charity was successfully concluded earlier today. With $1100.27 donations received in the last 3 weeks from Audacity Academy Online Classes and Socks 4 Charity Music Festival by Eternity Band ( www.eternityband.org ) / Balance Band, we purchased 1200 pairs of socks and delivered them to homeless services in Union City, Fremont, Newark and Milpitas. We thank all volunteers, musicians, and organizers for your support and contributions in this project! Our next project Undies 4 Charity is already under way and we hope to raise funds for 500 underwear for donation by January of 2022. Please continue to support us! See details above !
All donations towards Socks 4 Charity are logged on this sheet for donors to verify
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1o1GONGe9RzYPB62YpLTuhWnIGDafE-wu3RnWGXi7V_o/edit?usp=sharingAll donations are
This project is a continuation of our Scarves for Charity project. During distribution of our scarves with homeless services, we were requested to provide socks, underwear and t shirts. So we decided to start with socks and plan to raise $1200 to purchase 1200 pairs of socks for donation to Easy Bay homeless services. Our fundraiser will be done by 2 different approaches:
— Socks 4 Charity Music Festival with Charity Sale of donation item on Nov. 28, 2021 ( Details will be updated on this page later and posted in the groups listed above )
— A series of Volunteer Classes on Dec. 4/5, 2021 ( Details will be updated on this page later and posted in the groups listed above )
You can support this project by
— Purchase tickets to Socks 4 Charity Music Festival (Pay What You Like)
— Donate items or purchase donated items
— Teach or purchase our volunteer classes (Pay What You Like)
Socks 4 Charity Music Festival
When: 12:45-4:30PM, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021
Where: 35479 Dumbarton Court, Newark, CA ( Backdoor Packing Lot)
Who:
12:45 Eternity Band 2.3 Concert ( www.eternityband.org / www.youtube.com/c/eternityband )
2:00 Balance Band Concert
2:30 Eternity Band 2.2 Concert ( www.eternityband.org / www.youtube.com/c/eternityband )
3:30 Eternity Band 2.1 Concert ( www.eternityband.org / www.youtube.com/c/eternityband )
4:00 Open Mic
Fill form and bring confirmation email to the venue https://forms.gle/s1obz7EQCXw5qsNU7
Price: Pay What You Want
Payment Method: Paypal / Zelle to admin@goaudacity.com
* Whoever donates over $20 will have free access to all our volunteer classes on Dec. 4/5 as well. Class information will be sent to your email address.
Socks 4 Charity Donation Item Charity Sale
When: 12:45-4:30PM, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021 ( Delivery / Pick up) List item before Nov. 26 and purchase item before Nov.27
Where: 35479 Dumbarton Court, Newark, CA ( Backdoor Packing Lot)
To list item for sale, fill Donation Item form https://forms.gle/ThCtt7M3seFN2uPN8
To purchase donated items or check status of items on sale
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11tCNaVb5juiueJt48Hax4PQAPMsfSX2746a2uX1W1xM/edit?usp=sharing
Unless specified otherwise, donors understand they need to bring the donated items to our Socks 4 Charity Music Festival venue and hand it over to Socks 4 Charity representatives once we confirm payment is received from buyer. Please bookmark this page and make sure “payment confirmed” is marked before delivering the item to our venue.
Buyers understands that all items listed are donated and agree to donate any payments towards the Socks 4 Charity project. Buyers understand they need to come to our our Socks 4 Charity Music Festival venue and receive the donated item from Socks 4 Charity representatives
All payments are to be sent by paypal or zelle to admin@goaudacity.com before Nov. 27, with instructions on item numbers of the purchase items and buyer’s contact information, verifiable during pick up. Please bring that email to the Socks 4 Charity Music Festival and we will verify receipt of your donations.
Payment Method: Paypal / Zelle to admin@goaudacity.com
* Whoever donates over $20 will have free access to all our volunteer classes on Dec. 4/5 as well. Class information will be sent to your email address.
Socks 4 Charity Volunteer Classes
Volunteer instructor recruitment underway. If you want to become our volunteer instructors, please email admin@goaudacity.com
All classes will take place on Dec.4 / Dec. 5, 2021. Class schedule and other details will be published right here in 1 week. Format will be similar to our Scarves for Charity fundraiser classes below.
Payment Method: Paypal / Zelle to admin@goaudacity.com ( Pay what you like )
Include email address to receive class information / one payment gives access to all classes
Welcome To James Logan High School
Scarves for Charity with Anisha
To participate in making scarves, please join at least one of our groups
Scarves Making Instructions Video
A few notes on making personalized messages
-- Personal messages should be hand written on thick pieces of paper or greeting cards
-- Messages should be positive but brief
-- Please sign your initial and age at the end
Pandemic and rising housing costs are filling homeless shelters with people. It would be nice if someone can provide beanies and scarves to help them through winters.
This is a project by Audacity Academy and LTN Family Association, led by Audacity Academy member Anisha Pallikonda. Participants will raise funds by teaching volunteer classes to buy materials and then make scarves to be donated to homeless shelters.
This is a year round project. At least 400 scarves are needed each year. Finished scarves are delivered to homeless shelters between November – March.
You can support this project by
— Join our groups and provide suggestions
— Commit to make scarves ( We suggest only residents of Fremont / Newark / Union City residents join physical scarves making due to logistics challenges. )
— Donate towards material purchases
Update： Our first phase of the project will deliver 400+ scarves to homeless shelter by November 2021. Once first phase is completed, we will start a new phase. Please stay tuned !
Project Time Line ( First Phase / Winter 2021 )
Sept. 11-12. 2021 Fundraiser
Sept. 13-19, 2021 Purchase Materials / Form Volunteer Group
Sept. 20, 2021 Start making scarves
Oct. 30, 2021 Delivery of 1st batch of scarves
There is no age limit for participants. Each participants receives 2 hours for every 6 scarves they make.
Our fundraiser on Sept. 11/12, 2021 successfully collected $371.22 donations towards our Scarves for Charity project. This amount will be used to purchase our first batch of materials. This is a year round project so we will continue to welcome donations via Paypal to admin@goaudacity.com, REFERENCING “Scarves.” Any donations received after Sept. 12, 2021 will be used to purchase subsequent batches of materials. Donors can track your donations and material purchases at
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P2wq4t5ewhUn6M6EY-B9hNrpazkFd3xRxRVLd3B2IhE/edit?usp=sharing
Materials — To be provided by Audacity Academy through fundraiser and distributed by LTN Family Association
Instructions — An instruction video will be provided by the project leader Anisha Pallikonda
Communication — Through Google Chat / Hangouts and Wechat group.
Fundraiser for "Scarves for Charity"
The Audacity Academy & LTN Family Association are raising funds to buy materials needed to make hundreds of handmade scarves. the scarves are to be donated to bay area homeless shelters before winter arrives. (See details about the “Scarves for Charity” project below.) 5 of our volunteers are offering 5 different courses catering to various interests for children and adults alike. Each course is 1.5 hours long and requires a $7 donation. ( Some are identical and some are not.) Please support our cause to help the helpless !
Please send donation by Paypal to admin@goaudacity.com ( referencing “Scarves” ). All donations with DONOR INITIALS will be published on this google sheet for donors to verify. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P2wq4t5ewhUn6M6EY-B9hNrpazkFd3xRxRVLd3B2IhE/edit?usp=sharing
Thank you volunteers for providing awesome classes and thank you students for your donation！
#1 Introduction to Chess with Anisha Pallikonda
Learning chess helps improve logical and critical thinking. In this class, you will learn the basics of chess which includes piece movement, opening plays, and game strategies.
Class A Saturday, Sept. 11 1:00PM – 2:30PM PST
Class B Sunday. Sept. 12 10AM-11:30PM PST ( Identical To Class A)
#2 Advanced Writing with Nivashini Dattudurai
Welcome to Advanced Writing! Students who have already learned the basics of writing, analysis, and reading comprehension will be introduced to more advanced types of writing that will aid them in completing AP English courses, writing and passage-analysis portions in the SAT test, and more with more efficiency and accuracy. Class instructor Nivashini Nattudurai will build students’ foundations of different academic papers such as argumentative and analysis essays that they will likely encounter as they progress with their studies. Hope to see you all in the class!
Class A Saturday, Sept. 11 1:00PM – 2:30PM PST
Class B Sunday. Sept. 12 10AM-11:30PM PST ( Identical to Class A)
#3 Jump Start Robotics with Turbo V8 #14259
Curious about robotics? Wondering how to start a robotics team? Join the web classes presented by the award-winning team TurbΩ V8. In these classes, we will share:
An introduction to FIRST Tech Challenge Program
Video on the robot’s design process using CAD
A robot demonstration by our hardware team
Basics of programming through scratch by our software team
Class A Saturday, Sept. 11 1:00PM – 2:30PM PST
Class B Sunday. Sept. 12 10AM-11:30PM PST ( Identical to Class A)
#4 Ace Math Olympiad with Sreenidhi Maddineedi
Math Olympiad problems can be tricky, especially learning how to think outside the box to solve them quickly. In this course, you will learn how to solve cryptarithms, logical thinking problems, cycling numbers, motion problems, organizing data, working backward, and so much more. As it is designed for both Division E and M, anyone is welcome to join! Taken from real Math Olympiad tests, these problems and lessons will challenge students to think uniquely
Class A Saturday, Sept. 11 1:00PM – 2:30PM PST ( Division E ）
Class B Sunday. Sept. 12 10AM-11:30PM PST ( Division M)
#5 Video Production with Andrew Yuen
Are you interested in making videos that really make impressions? Do you want to learn how to make B-Roll? Well look no further, because I can teach you how! You will learn the basics of “B-Roll” and by the end, be able to make your own!
Andrew Yuen is an aspiring filmmaker from Fremont, California. He is the co-founder of Filmmakers For Foundations, Inc., a California-incorporated nonprofit organization focused on providing videography services to fellow nonprofit organizations. He is also the co-president at his high school’s film club, as well as a videographer for his class’s council and his school’s ASB. Andrew has won a number of awards for his short films including the 2020 Reflections Award from the Peralta District (Alameda County) PTSA, as well as the 2021 WaterClips Videography Excellence Award from the Alameda County Water District. His films have been shown in numerous film festivals, and his videography works are showcased in his Instagram and YouTube channel “Andrew CP” (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeb2JKHP4EJhTx_3LTRXZuw).
Class A Saturday, Sept. 11 7:00PM – 8:30PM PST
Class B Sunday. Sept. 12 7?00PM – 8:30PM PST ( Identical to Class A )
The above fundraiser on Sept. 11/12, 2021 successfully collected $371.22 donations towards our Scarves for Charity project. This amount will be used to purchase our first batch of materials. This is a year round project so we will continue to welcome donations via Paypal to admin@goaudacity.com, REFERENCING “Scarves.” Any donations received after Sept. 12, 2021 will be used to purchase subsequent batches of materials.
Audacity Workshop Weekly
By demand, Computer Science is coming to the Audacity Workshop Weekly (AWW) starting Sept. 12 ! Unlike our other sessions, which are Q&A based, our CS session will be a year long systematic CS course with curriculum.
Sept. – Dec. ,2021 Computer Programming Core Concepts
Dec.- Feb., 2021 Object-Oriented Programming
Feb.- May, 2021 Data Structures and Algorithms
Students who want to take this course need to read the instructions on the CS tab of AWW Organization Sheet and finish the IDE setup before classes begin.
Our AWW program provides free academic help to middle – high school students, covering math, sciences, history, ELA and now CS. Throughout the school year our students can receive assistance through our online Q&A mechanism, and our weekly live classes on all Sundays. ( Except for breaks and national holidays.)
Sign up at www.goaudacity.com/faq !
Speech & Debate with Sanah Suri
Improve your speech and debate skill through this 2 session / 5 hours course
9:00am-11:30am, August 21/28 ( Saturdays )
These 2 classes are identical. Applicants will join one of the classes.
The class will be an overview of the basics of speech and debate. We will discuss the different events of speech and debate, how it works, and techniques people use in their performances. This class will set people up for going into this activity and prepare them for general argumentative interactions.
Age Limit: 9+
Instructor Information: Sanah Suri
Sanah is a sophomore at James Logan High School. She has been learning speech and debate for four years and is very passionate about social justice. She participates in Policy debate, Dramatic Interpretation and DUO Interpretation. Sanah has won several tournaments in these three events through the NSDA. She loves to mentor kids and has had experience doing so.
Sign Up Form: https://forms.gle/sfWM8H6gNnCi6kTu7
Art with Anoushka
Improve your art skill through this 4 session art technique course
10AM-12PM, August 21/22 and August 28/29 ( Saturdays / Sundays )
The class will be an overview of the basics of using color in paintings, or art in general. We will discuss color theory, and how to shade using color. The importance of understanding color and how to use it is a necessary asset to all artists. Color can be difficult to understand at first, therefore these classes will be a crash-course on how to expertly use different hues.
Age Limit: None
Material List: Canvas or Very Thick Paper / Paintbrushes / Paint (Preferably Acrylic, Also Can Be Watercolor ) / Paint Palette
Instructor Information: Anoushka Kolluru
Anoushka is a sophomore at James Logan High School. She started drawing and making art at a very young age. She is very passionate about ancient and modern art forms, as well as pop art. Her style is classical art with a modern twist. Anoushka won awards in many art contests, including most recently, NASA Langley Student Art Contest.
Her art work can be found at Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/SketchesAndStrokesByAnoushka and Instagram handle @anoushka_arts.
Anoushka is also an ABRSM G8 guitarist, Junior Varsity Waterpolo goalie and a member of the Eternity Band and Audacity Music / Audacity Academy clubs.
Sign Up Form: https://forms.gle/PRboKJmGaacxsU1t8
The Dry Creek Clean Up
This is a community clean up event. Our team is going to clean up the trash at Dry Creek Pioneer regional park. This activity is between 8am – 1pm on Saturday, August 21. Please join us! Please exercise government / park recommended pandemic cautions. Bring your own water, masks, gloves, pick up tools, and trash bag.
Audacity Workshop Weekly 2021-2022
Throughout 2021-2022 school year, Audacity Academy volunteers will be providing free tutoring year around in math, science and history.
Session A Algebra I Geometry
Session B Trigonometry, Algebra II, Pre Calculus
Session C Middle to High School Biology / Chemistry / Physics
Session D US History
Details and application form can at www.goaudacity.com/faq
Fall Vocal Boot Camp
with Sophia Song
Improve singing through this 5 session vocal technique course
3:45-5PM PST, Tuesdays, Aug 17/24/31 & Sept. 7/14
Students: Grade 5-8 Class size +/-5 students
Sign Up https://forms.gle/TLMU5gAPTE4pjsRv8
Instructor Information: Sophia Song
Junior at Middle College
Studied singing for 8 years.
Schmidt Singing Competition, Great San Francisco area, 2nd Place, 2021
NATS, Classic Voice, 2nd Place, 2021
NATS, Music Theatre, 1st Place, 2020
NATS, Classic Voice, 3 rd Place, 2020
NATS, Music Theatre, 2 nd Place, 2019
Music Instrument Presentations
with the Chiquitita Girls
Hosted by the Newark Library, the Chiquitita Girls, an Eternity Band all girls mini ensemble, will provide ensemble performance and formal presentations on 4 different music instruments — Electronic Keyboards, Piano, Sheng and Violin between 3-4PM PST on Aug. 4, 2021. This event will be livestreamed on Newark Library zoom site (register at TinyURL.com/AmongTeensSummerACL) and our Band youtube channel www.youtube.com/eternityband. Notably, this is also the first group performance from the Eternity Band since March, 2021. Everyone is welcome to join!
This project was successfully concluded. See video of the performance ( see descriptions for links to all four music instrument presentations ) https://youtu.be/9I0xHU7xg4I
Summer Vocal Boot Camp
with Sophia Song
Improve singing through this 8 session vocal technique course
4-5PM PST, All Tuesdays & Thursday, July 13 – Aug. 5
( July 13 July 15 July 20 July 22 July 27 July 29 Aug. 3 Aug. 5）
Students: Grade 5-8 Class size +/-5 students
Instructor Information: Sophia Song
Junior at Middle College
Studied singing for 8 years.
Schmidt Singing Competition, Great San Francisco area, 2nd Place, 2021
NATS, Classic Voice, 2nd Place, 2021
NATS, Music Theatre, 1st Place, 2020
NATS, Classic Voice, 3 rd Place, 2020
NATS, Music Theatre, 2 nd Place, 2019
6 Students graduated from this course. One “Most Improved Student” was awarded. This project was successfully concluded.
A Great Start for a Marathon ！
All About Pre K / K with Ms. Amy
19 years is a very long time, isn’t it? Well, this is almost the minimum amount of time that our children will spend on their long journey of education through college. And this journey starts with Pre K and K, which is one of the most “teachable” period in people’s lives. Therefore giving our children a great start can have positive impact throughout this arduous journey!
The Audacity Academy Club is honored to have experienced Pre K / K teacher Ms. Amy as our volunteer to discuss specifics of Pre K / K education, including the challenges facing dual language families during online learning. Through 1 seminar and 4 demonstration classes, Ms. Amy will go over expectation of rising Pre K, Kindergarten and Grade 1 students as well as some general information for these grades.
June 21 5:30 PM PST Pre K / K Seminar / Q&A
June 22 5:30 PM PST Pre K Demonstration Class
June 23 5:30 PM PST K Demonstration Class – Phonics & Spelling
June 24 5:30 PM PST K Demonstration Class – Composition / ELA
June 25 5:30 PM PST K Demonstration Class — Math
Ms. Amy is a state certified teacher and majors in childhood development. She has many years of experience as a main teacher for Pre K / K classes in public and private schools. More information about this program can be found at https://goaudacity.com/courses/
After helping 56 students, this project was successfully concluded
If you have any Pre K / K related questions, you are welcome to ask Ms. Amy in Audacity Academy Wechat Group. You can join via QR code at https://goaudacity.com/contact
Audacity Workshop Summer 2021
Audacity Academy Club at James Logan High School announces our FREE “Audacity Workshop Summer 2021” (AWS 2021), an 8 week (all weekdays, June 14-Aug. 6, 2021) academic programs covering math / science / ELA / history for 6-10th grade students.
Session A Algebra I HS Biology US History (to Civil War) G7 Literature
Session B Geometry HS Physics US History (from Reconstruction) G8 Literature
Session C Trigonometry Algebra II HS Chemistry G9 ELA
This workshop will be operated under a guided online self-learning model that we successfully tested in past years, where students learn with free online material per our topic calendar on their own pace and receive answers to questions encountered through our online Q&A mechanism. There is also a daily live session (weekdays 8-9PM PST) where our panel of instructors explains the remaining questions.
This project was successfully concluded with 3 students receiving our Midpoint Honor Student Award and 5 students receiving our Endpoint Honor Student Award
As the flagship event of the Audacity Academy Club, the Audacity Summer Workshop is a long-term venture. We plan to expand from 3 sessions to 5 sessions and add additional subjects such as World History, Debate, Art, Guitar, Piano and Computer Programming before AWS2022. Join our groups to keep track of our upcoming new offering.
Adopt a 2021 Graduate @ JLHS
The Class of 2021 is graduating under extraordinary circumstances. As a part of the community efforts to support our graduates, the JLHS Audacity Music Club and Audacity Academy Club chose to do something special for an extraordinary senior of James Logan High School, Ylana Lauren Barrozo. We chose Ylana because she is positive, strong and musical.
Besides the personalized card and video we are making for her, we are trying to raise at least $200 as our gift to Ylana, through small group tutoring (Piano / Art / Speech / Writing @ $10 per person per class).
The courses being offered are:
Persuasive writing and Debate by Ryan Zheng (6:30pm-7:15pm, Sunday, 5/16)
Introduction to Speech by Sanah Suri (6:30pm-7:15pm, Monday, 5/17)
Introduction to Speech II by Anisha Pallikonda (6:30pm-7:15pm, Tuesday, 5/18)
Fundamentals of sketching by Anoushka Kolluru (6:30pm-7:15pm, Wednesday, 5/19)
Piano, The King of Instruments by Aaron Qiu (6:30pm-7:15pm, Thursday, 5/20)
Our efforts are a part of a wider community campaign to support JLHS seniors. More information at https://www.facebook.com/groups/adopta2021senior/
This project was successfully concluded. We raised $245 cash gift for Ylana, along with our Ecard and video message https://youtu.be/EqfVMaXnbL8
