Rian Julka

I am a junior at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey.  I am honored to be have been elected both as the Academic rep and Honors rep, at my school. I am currently pursuing college level courses in History, Latin and Physics and advanced level courses in English and Math. I have been on the High Honors scroll (top GPA scorers) and Dean’s List (Top 2% class) consistently across all terms. Prior to this, I did my middle and elementary schooling at  The Trinity School in Manhattan and Science and Arts Academy for the gifted, in Chicago.

I am Parkinson's advocate and the founder of www.moversandshakers.info, a platform for Parkinson's disease patients (deeply personal project as my mother has PD) to provide podcasts (Apple & Spotify), lifestyle tools, events/ clinical trials calendar and support resources for patients and caretakers. I'm currently engaging our Senators/Representatives at the Capitol, to co-sponsor the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act (H.R.2365/S.1064). Am the youngest person to receive Mayoral Recognition (2022)

from NYC Office of the Mayor (Eric Adams) and 'hero's chair' recognition in 2021 by Manhattan Borough President, Mark Levine, for another crowdsourcing platform that helped thousands of New Yorkers during Covid. l also partnered with Oxford University students to start the NYC Chapter for StudentsagainstCorona in 2020. 

Sports: Track and Throw team, House Football (current), JV-Varsity athlete (XC/ TF/ WP), Varsity Water Polo and Varsity Tennis (previous). Medalled and team won multiple national NYSAIS championships.

Debating, Poetry, Model UN: Great Books Summers (Poetry Cup winner - Oxford University, 2022), Winner of Best Delegate, Verbal Commendation and Member Select MUN Yale’s annual committee.

Violin: 12+ years. Violinist in school orchestra. Exceptional recognition at IGMSA Illinois Grade School Music Association. Winner of annual individual violin competition in Northwestern University. 

Chess: National and state ranked chess player. 17 regional trophies, Placed 2nd in the Illinois upper primary in 2015 in the K-8 state tournament, placed 10th individual in the State-level all grade tournament and tied for 81st nationally after posting a 4.0 for my sect/ awarded by USCF

Science Olympiad: Qualified for 2017 National Science Olympiad (SO), ranked 1st in Illinois state and second in Division B, Captain of build tournament - Wright Stuff* & Elastic Launch Glide, State record holder for highest 'in flight time' *WS

National Math Olympiad: Winner of multiple regional and state tournaments (2014-2018)

Love Traveling, Gaming/ AI and Greek mythology.

MENSA member