The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® Kicks-off Local 2019 Students of the Year Campaign

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Silicon Valley Chapter has announced the 17 Candidate Teams, comprised of 40 local high school students, who have signed up for Students of the Year® presented by Silicon Valley Bank. This is an innovative and fierce 7-week fundraising competition for exemplary high school students where students and their teams activate their personal networks to raise critical funds. LLS invests these funds to advance breakthrough treatments and to support the more than 1.3 million blood cancer patients in the U.S. The teams who raise the most money at the end of the 7-week competition, from January 11^th – March 2^nd, earns the title, "Student(s) of the Year" (SOY). Top local fundraisers become eligible to win the national title. 

For motivated high school students, Students of the Year ensures they stand out among their peers when engaging with colleges and future employers. Through guidance and mentoring from LLS, students make an impact in the fight against blood cancers. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/SOY2019SVMB

2019 SOY Candidates
Team ALIVE
Anant Chaudhary
Monta Vista High School

Team Answer to Cancer
Aghalya Narayanan
Ashley Nguyen
Tymon Vu
University Preparatory Academy

Team Cancer Crushers
Abraham Alemnew
Tarang Jammalamadaka
Arya Medapati
University Preparatory Academy

Team Cure Creators
Pranav Aida
Abhinav Balla
Surya Sripathi
Evergreen Valley High School

Team Cure for Sure
Shaili Bhambhani
Adrian Wilcox High School

Team CUREators
Jessica Pham
Sophia Singh
Jenny Tran
University Preparatory Academy

Team CUREblood
Raul Batres
Srikar Chintala
University Preparatory Academy
Abhishek Ganga
Evergreen Valley High School

Team Espérer
Deeya Jain
Lynbrook High School

Team Got CUREage
Meghana Akkati
Brinda Devireddy
Irvington High School
Janani Pulivarthi
Mission San Jose High School

Team Knock Out Cancer
Christy Feng
Zhenda Hu
Diya Menon
Monta Vista High School

Team Love Boat
Corbin Ward
Soren Wilde
Los Gatos High School

Team Musical Miracles
Sukhamrit Singh
Tejus Singh
Evergreen Valley High School

Team PowerBlood
Julia Khinno
Akshara Kollu
Thrisha Praveen
University Preparatory Academy

Team Recovery
Kunal Puri
Anant Sherwal
Rohan Tibrewal
University Preparatory Academy

Team Resistance
Vashaki Lohadas
Yashaswini Punati
Pranuthi Thota
Mountain House High School

Team Vitae
Alexander Yong
Adrian Wilcox High School

Team weSEARCH
Romita Pakrasi
Alexandra Rozmarin
University Preparatory Academy

SOURCE The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Silicon Valley Chapter