Ishani Kaushik is a junior and Managing Editor of the Three Penny Press at Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas. She is also the Editor of the Texas State Junior Classical League’s newspaper, the Torch, and is on the state executive board. Ishani is the president of Bellaire’s Bollywood dance club, president of her chapter’s JCL, president of Bellaire STEMsters, president of the nonprofit Melody Mentors, and speech vice president for Bellaire Speech & Debate. In her free time, Ishani loves reading a good book and watching Netflix. (June 2025)