Blog 1 by Venkat Devabhakthuni

Hello, my name is Venkat Devabhakthuni and I am a junior from Downingtown East High School. I am extremely excited for what is to come during my time at TRIP and I look forward to becoming a part of this amazing community. In school I am an active member of the Technological Student Association (TSA), Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), and Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA). I have competed in the state conferences of each of these events and placed multiple times.

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Aside from school, I am a huge fan of the Eagles and have been playing soccer my entire life. I play for both my school teams and for the Lionville Soccer Club. Additionally, I love robotics, and I participate in VEX robotics competitions all over the country.

I joined TRIP because I wanted to challenge myself and to gain real world experience that is driven by me. The idea of creating my own clinical study on a topic of my own choosing sounded too good to be true! I am extremely excited for what is to come in my TRIP with all of you and am grateful to become a part of this community.