What We Do
The Pyoneers Club leads two main efforts: teaching and organizing competitions. We currently lead beginner and advanced lessons at the following schools:
> Burleigh Manor Middle School
> Dunloggin Middle School
> Centennial High School
and have been doing so since 2020! Topics involving anything from basic print statements to advanced object-oriented principles have been covered in these lessons. Alongside that, we have organized three Centennial Informatics Tournaments (CInTs), where contestants solve USACO-esque problems for cash prizes.
Meet the Board
Joshua Oh
President
Joshua is a senior at Centennial High School, where he is the president of CHS Pyoneers. He is also the director for QuHacks and the vice president of French Club. In his free time, he enjoys programming, collecting records, and playing the Alto Saxophone.
Rana Pratap Cherukuri
President
Rana is a senior at Centennial High School with a passion for technology, problem-solving, and collaboration. At CHS, he is actively involved in tech clubs and various honor societies. Outside of school, Rana enjoys looking for new challenges and opportunities to grow via internships. In his free time, he loves watching Marvel, playing Pokémon, and listening to music.
Lakshith Senthil
Vice President
Lakshith is a junior at Centennial High School, where he is the Vice President of CHS Pyoneers. He was also in the Class Board of 2027 and National Math Honor Society. In his free time, he enjoys playing chess, programming, and watching different shows.
Evan Luo
Secretary
Evan is a sophomore at Centennial High School and is currently the secretary of CHS Pyoneers. He also participates in Centennial's Competitive Coding Club and competes in FTC Robotics and VEX Robotics. In his free time, he enjoys playing video games, playing soccer, watching different movies and shows, and programming.
Taha Ahmed
PR Manager
Taha is a sophmore at Centennial High School where he is the PR Manager of Pyoneers. He loves to be funny and to help others. He also enjoys wrestling, playing soccer video games, and taking care of his chickens. Outside of school he frequently volunteers at Miller Library and Howard County parks and recs.
Jayson Liu
Member at Large
Jayson is a junior at Centennial High School, where he is the Member at Large of CHS Pyoneers. He is also the Member at Large for CHS Competitive Programming Club. In his free time, he enjoys playing the piano, programming, and running.
Zachary Schmelzer
Webmaster
Zachary is a sophomore at Centennial High School, where he is the Webmaster of CHS Pyoneers. He is also part of Centennial's Competitive Coding Club, Web Development Club, and competes in FTC Robotics. When outside the classroom, he likes to participate in hackathons, program bots for fun websites, and create full-stack web applications.
Education Committee
The education committee is in charge of lessons! They teach both virtually and in-person at our schools. All instructors are qualified to teach beginner and advanced lessons, and they pass interviews before becoming teachers. Applications to join the committee open near the first or second month of the school year.
Tournament Committee
The tournament committee handles everything CInT! It's split into two portions: the marketing team and the informatics team. Marketing team handles sponsorships, while the informatics team writes problems for competition day. Applications to join the committee open near the first or second month of the school year.