SCRIPTORIUM
Board Members
Emi Tachibana
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT
I am currently a junior at UCHS and have specialized in Quiz Bowl literature since my freshman year. Being a part of Quiz Bowl has helped me foster my knowledge and my passion for literature and has inspired me to found Scriptorium. As a non-native English speaker, literature has not only allowed me to hone my skill in English, but has also has kindled my love for the arts. I hope to make Scriptorium an accessible tool for people to gain literary education easily without being hindered by financial or locational barriers. Outside of Quiz Bowl, I enjoy doing research and playing the violin.
Anne Lawrence
CO-FOUNDER AND VICE PRESIDENT
I am currently a junior at UCHS and have been a part of quiz bowl since my freshman year. It has allowed me to expand my knowledge across a wide variety of subjects and nurture my love of literature. Besides Quiz Bowl, I like to sing, perform musicals, and volunteer. I hope to use Scriptorium to grow my literary knowledge and use my passion for literature to help make books and literary knowledge widely accessible to my community.
Viet-Thi Vo
EDITOR IN CHIEF AND VICE PRESIDENT
Ardent University City High School quiz bowl player who specializes in humanities, fine arts, and predominantly literature. Through Quiz Bowl, I found profound passion for learning even the miniscule details about novels and poems. My favorite variety of novels are narratives such as Catch-22, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and Gulliver’s Travels.
Violeta Franco
SECRETARY
As a Junior at University City High School, I am looking forward to participating in another year of Quiz Bowl, which I have been involved in since my Freshman year. Other than Quiz Bowl I enjoy reading, baking, running, and playing the piano and harp. I have always had a love of reading and literature. As a member of Scriptorium, I am excited to share my passion for literature with people who don’t have the same access that I have.​
Keyton Harjo
MEDIA MANAGER
I am a rising Junior from Morris, Oklahoma. As well as a literature quizbowl specialist for the Morris Academic Team, I've recently found joy in volunteering my time for nonprofit organizations such as this one. I want to help as much as possible, and to the best of my abilities. It's an honor to be apart of an organization as unique and relevant to my life as Scriptorium is! I'm ready to have some fun!
Adam Bergstrom
TREASURER
I am a sophomore at UCHS, currently in my second year in Quiz Bowl. Through Quiz Bowl, I have found a passion in nourishing my knowledge and desire to know more, and a camaraderie that extends throughout the program. In addition to Quiz Bowl, I am a member of the UCHS Orchestra and Marching Bang programs. I look forward to the opportunity to be a part of both Quiz Bowl and Scriptorium and to be able to give back to my community.
Tutors and Content Writers
Alexis Soto
WRITER, EDITOR, TUTOR
I am a Junior, rising Senior, Quiz Bowl player from the state of Missouri who focuses in Literature, Science, and Math, with Literature being my main focus. I never was so interested in Literature because English is my second language and it hurt my head to read so many unknown words in works such as Shakespeare plays. However, online summaries helped me become proficient at it. I adopted many flashcards and gained a good understanding about many books in the past years. In addition, I have a good understanding of Python as a programming language. I hope to join an organization like this in order to help people interested in being better players by facilitating the information they will need!
Jason Yao
EDITOR, TUTOR
I am currently a junior at MBHS and have participated in Quiz Bowl since my freshman year. Doing so has helped deepen my knowledge of literature, among other subjects. Other than Quiz Bowl, I enjoy playing the piano, reading, and solving puzzles. I hope to help expand Scriptorium to bring literary knowledge to a broader audience.
Sameeha Shaik
WRITER, EDITOR, TUTOR
I am passionate about literature, and although I spend more time on Certamen than quiz bowl, I do believe that there is a need for better resources in this field (there are a lot of literature questions in Certamen). I love to write and edit, and I do both for my school's Latin newspaper, and our general one. I am also in the book club, where we analyze texts. By working as an editor, I believe I could make information more understandable, and easier to access. By joining Scriptorium, I will do my best to make literature more understandable and easier to access for all.
Neveah Dukes