Isha Chatterjee

American High School

• Flute, baritone, and saxophone.
• Memorised music and drill simultaneously for full-length competitive field shows.
• Helped new members with marching and playing technique, and built props for field shows.
• Band won multiple awards across California, including the Heritage Music Festival in Los Angeles, 2025.
• Performed at the San Jose Veterans Day parade, Newark Days, the Halloween parade, and others.

American High School

• Concert repertoire on flute in symphonic band, with chairs decided by audition each year.
• Improvised solos on flute and alto saxophone in jazz band.
• Performed at community events including Fremont Street Eats and the Fremont Unified Film Festival.

San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra

• Prepared and submitted a recorded preliminary audition. Did not advance.

Rosetta Institute of Biomedical Research

• Conducted research on the SHANK3 gene, one of the strongest identified genetic links to autism.
• Ran genetics laboratory work including PCR and flow cytometry, forty hours a week.

Tri-City Band Corps

• Taught intermediate and advanced flute technique to younger students, and prepared them for upcoming concerts.

UC Berkeley ATDP

• Completed a Cognitive Neuroscience course with a 91% grade.
• Independent project on the effects of musical training on memory, attention, and problem-solving.

Sewcial Club (sewing, knitting, and crocheting)

• Planned club activities that let members showcase their skills while producing work that benefited others.

Seva Commons Foundation

• Prepared sandwiches and assembled over 300 meal bags in the Seva Commons kitchen for local homeless shelters and foster homes.
• Assembled and donated personal hygiene kits and first aid kits, delivered to Tri-Valley Haven and FESCO Banyan House (2026).
• Organised and assembled 50 holiday stockings, with handwritten cards, for kids at local emergency shelters and foster homes.

Tri-M Music Honor Society

• Mentored middle school band students through complex music.

Girls Who Code

• Selected for the advanced summer immersion program, financial services level 2.
• Built games and applications in JavaScript and HTML.

VEX International Robotics, Team 18455A

• Led the team through robot programming for competition challenges.
• Advanced to the semifinals at international-level tournaments.