Theme: In Between the Lines

Join us at the 2024 TEDxBOHS to view eight students from Brea Olinda High School deliver unique TED Talks that unravel the intricacies and nuances often unnoticed or hidden in plain sight.

BOHS Performing Arts Center
789 Wildcat Way
Brea, California, 92821
United States

Juliana Fuchs

Student Speaker

Juliana Fuchs is currently a sophomore attending Brea Olinda High School. Juliana is active in various school organizations, including HOSA, Heart Club, VSA, and Art Club, and is president of True Crime club. She is an avid musician, playing her flute in the Marching Band/Wind Ensemble while playing violin and guitar in her free time. She is taking the medical career pathway at school and is certified in CPR. She hopes to one day have a career in the medical field.

Katherine Noelle Dizon

Student Speaker

Katherine Noelle Y. Dizon is a junior attending the Brea Olinda High School. Through her experiences, she has great determination for what she is passionate about while showing compassion and resilience through struggle. Katherine Noelle is an advocate for mental health and strives to educate others ending the stigma around it. She is also involved in Brea’s Masquerade choir, BOHS Mock Trial team, 7157 μ robotics team, and other various extracurriculars. She enjoys spending her time with others and always looks to spread kindness and positivity as she continues to grow as a student and person.

Minjun Kim

Student Speaker

Minjun Kim is a senior attending Brea Olinda High School. He is interested in topics like world geography and the manipulation of language, which have been the focus of his TED talks last year and this year, respectively. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball and biking, improving his fluency in Korean and German, and messing around on the Internet with friends late into the night. In the future, he plans to study economics and computer science, hoping to find computational solutions to issues like housing shortages or increasing congestion.

Noelle Dominado

Student Speaker

Noelle Dominado is currently a junior at Brea Olinda High School. She hopes to explore different sides of herself through her involvement in Tedx and become more comfortable with public speaking. Through her involvement in different clubs and organizations like, National Honor Society, Key Club, the Philippine Culture Club, and Eco Club, she wants to reach many different people and groups. Noelle’s heart and passion stem from her love for performing arts. Despite spending more than ten hours dedicated to it, she hopes to find a future career in the STEM field.

Olivia Chappell

Student Speaker

Olivia Chappell is the Vice President of the BOHS chapter of TEDx. She is the junior class secretary and is involved in several different clubs on campus. However, she is more focused on her golf career, hoping to play D1 college golf and eventually play on the women’s professional tour. Although dedicated to athletics, she is also interested in educating people about social issues that have been overlooked for centuries, especially by basing her presentation around women’s rights, hoping that her words will someday open the minds of people globally.

Rachel Gabriel

Student Speaker

Rachel Gabriel is currently a sophomore at Brea Olinda High School. She is interested in music, and is currently a member of the Marching Band/Wind Ensemble, Jazz Club, and Drum Line, and in these groups plays clarinet and oboe, saxophone, and piano respectively. Rachel is the president of True Crime Club, and also participates in clubs such as Heart Club (for domestic abuse awareness), HOSA, and ASL club. She is currently pursuing her Girl Scout Gold Award, and in the future would like a career in archaeology or cardiac health.

Ryan Kim

Student Speaker

Ryan Kim is a sophomore attending Brea Olinda High School. In just his second year of high school, three of Ryan's six classes are Advanced Placement courses. Ryan is a hard-working student, actively involved in clubs within his school: Mock Trial, Rotary Interact, and his own club Photography with Analog Film Club (PAFC). Ryan is also a member of the school’s National Honor Society. Outside of school, Ryan enjoys spending time with his friends and family or taking photos. Ryan hopes to make PAFC bigger in the future, hoping he teaches people the beauty of slow analog photography.

Sahaana Mehta

Student Speaker

Sahaana Mehta, a junior at Brea Olinda High School, holds a prominent role as the head of the OC Chapter of Cookies for Caregivers, and serves as the President of the club at school. Her commitment extends to being an active member of HOSA and the National Honors Society of Sports Medicine, showcasing a deep passion for healthcare. Beyond academics, Sahaana finds joy in dancing and reading.