SURFBoardE 2025-26

SURF is composed of compassionate, kind, and understanding leaders in FUSD.

Our executive positions include: Student Board Member, Asst. Student Board Member, Secretary, Treasurer, and Publicist.

Our representatives encompass all five comprehensive high schools and all five middle schools.

American High School

Aishwarya Kadavil

Hi, my name is Aishwarya, and I'm a sophomore going into my 3rd year on SURF! I'm super excited to continue my journey advocating for FUSD students, and I plan to focus on making platforms for sharing student voices more accessible, and on furthering the student experience for the better. Please feel free to contact me regarding any questions or concerns, I'm happy to help!

Arnav Rastogi (SBM)

Contact Them: arnras982@fusdk12.net

I love SURF because it allows all of us to experience policy in a real setting where our decisions matter! I want to keep expanding these principals across Fremont to garner better student support for important initiatives and to get more engagement.

Aarshya Lakhani

Contact Them:

aarlak969@fusdk12.net

Hi! My name is Aarshya Lakhani. I am a junior at American High School. My favorite part of SURFBoardE is that I get to serve a voice for the students in our district! This year I hope to get a suspension alternate program in FUSD in order to stop the negative effects of our often punitive systems!

Irvington High School

Carolyn Hom

Contact them: carhom864@fusdk12.net

I enjoy making arts and crafts. During my time with SURF, I plan to make the most of what opportunities and chances I get to help make an impact in my community.

Simrah Mustafa

Contact Them: simmus059@fusdk12.net

Hi! My name is Simrah Mustafa and I am an incoming sophomore at Irvington High School and have been a SURF rep for 3 years! I found advocacy in middle school, and since then I’ve been dedicated to improving society. Through SURF, I hope to make sure all voices are heard at my school and across the district.

Tanvi Sardana(Sec.)

Contact them: tansar973@fusdk12.net

Hey everyone! i'm Tanvi Sardana, and i'm excited to serve as the 2026–27 SURF secretary. I'm looking forward to building on our existing initiatives while also bringing new ideas to the table, especially in the areas of policy advocacy, AI, and technology. I'm especially excited to help plan DRC and can't wait to meet everyone and make this an amazing year together!

John F. Kennedy High School

Mishca Ghelani

Contact them: misghe342@fusdk12.net

Hi, I’m Mishca, and I’m a junior at John F. Kennedy High School. I enjoy getting involved in my school and community and contributing to projects that support students. In SURF, I hope to work with others to address student concerns specific to Kennedy and help create positive changes within Kennedy’s school community.

Nhi Nguyen

Contact them: nhingu079@fusdk12.net

Hi, my name is Nhi Nguyen and I’m a rising senior at Kennedy High School. Next year, in addition to fulfilling the responsibilities assigned as a representative of SURF, I want to promote a safe, healthy and dynamic learning environment where all students feel welcome.

Sukhjot Singh

Mission San Jose High School

Aarav Vashisht

Contact them: aarvas000@fusdk12.net

Hello my name is Aarav Vashisht and I'm a rising senior at MSJ. On campus you can find me editing articles for The Smoke Signal, competing in Speech and Debate, and hosting service events for MSJ Interact. In my free time I love exploring new spots in the Bay and playing basketball with my friends. As a returning Surf representative I am looking to expand the Surf Newsletter, work alongside faculty to increase student involvement, and advocate for MSJ on district initiatives.

Abhinav Deshpande

Contact Them:

abhdes476@fusdk12.net

I'm Abhinav Deshpande, a rising junior at Mission San Jose High School. At school, I am actively involved in speech and debate and mock trial, and outside of school I served on a committee that successfully advocated for adding mental health resource information to the back of student ID cards. In SURF, I plan to lead an initiative to improve the effectiveness of share tables in school cafeterias, making it easier to reduce food waste while increasing access to nutritious food for students.

Sai Aditya Koorapati (Pub.)

Contact Them: saikoo433@fusdk12.net

Hey! I’m Aditya, the Publicist on the executive board for SURF in the upcoming school year. I love to go camping, meet new people, public speaking, leadership, and most importantly, advocacy!! In SURF, I hope to raise awareness about the various initiatives being worked on, along with including more youth safety emergency preparedness along the way.

Washington High School

Baidehi Roy (Trez.)

Contact them: bairoy519@fusdk12.net

Hi! I am a freshman at Washington High School, and I'm really excited to be SURFBoardE's treasurer! During my past two years on SURF as Centerville's representative, I worked on initiatives such as the website, Financial Literacy, Quarterly Forums, and the newsletter. This year, I hope to create more transparency with the admin and students, work on including and representing all FUSD students, and have financial literacy implemented at the middle school level! Reach out with anything at all, be that a question, idea, comment, or concern!

Isha Kannan (ASBM)

Contact them: ishkan844@fusdk12.net

Hi! I'm a senior at Washington High School and am honored to serve as this year's SURFBoardE Vice Chairperson. Last year, I served as SURFBoardE's Publicist and as a member of the Mental Health and SEL Advisory Committee, where I worked to increase awareness of and access to mental health resources across the district. This year, I look forward to expanding the SURF Boxes Initiative to provide students with an accessible, anonymous way to share their perspectives and help shape district policy. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, ideas, or concerns!

Rishab Jain

Contact them: risjai165@fusdk12.net

Hi! I'm a senior from Washington High School, and this is my fifth year on SURF. I previously served as the student board member during the 2025-26 school year. I am excited to continue working towards creating more accessible avenues for collecting feedback from all students!

Middle Schools

Anvi Patil

Contact them: anvpat925@fusdk12.net

Hi everyone! I’m Anvi, an eighth grader at Centerville Middle School. I enjoy playing tennis and participating in debate! I’m focused on making sure that middle school and elementary students can actually be aware of what’s happening in their community and know that they have the opportunity to voice their everyday struggles. I’m very eager to work with the other SURF reps from all around the district to make our ideas a reality!

Rajvir Sharma

Contact them: rajsha488@fusdk12.net

I’m a rising seventh grader, and I love gardening! In SURF, I want to make climate sustainability play a bigger role in the school curriculum, along with having lessons/textbooks reflecting this across different subjects (not necessarily just in science classes). I also want to work towards having more eco-friendly infrastructure in each school building, like solar panels and student-run gardens.

Maria Yu

Contact them: maryu888@fusdk12.net

My name is Maria and this year is my seccond year on SURF. One of my plans is to help publicize and make sure every middle schooler knows about SURF because we help advocate for so many voices.

Svana Batra

Contact them: svabat249@fusdk12.net

HEYY everyone! I’m Svana, the 2026 Horner Middle School SURF rep. Some of my hobbies include playing soccer and art. Through SURF this year, I hope to spread mental health awareness in all FUSD schools, and I look forward to collaborating with other members to create change.

Ishayu Chakraborty

Contact them : ishayu.chakraborty21@gmail.com

As an active member of our school community, my goal in the Fremont Unified School District SurfBoard program is to be an advocate for student resources like improved mental health access, better academic prep materials, and stronger peer connections. I plan to use this platform to ensure that student voices are heard and will have a say in what we do.

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