From Holy Name School to Yale University

Shaurya Jadhav grew up in Henderson. He attended Holy Name School through 8th grade, and now he is headed to Yale this fall. Shaurya is the son of Dr. Pushkaraj Jadhav, who is the NICU doctor at Deaconess Henderson Hospital. 

Shaurya graduated from Reitz Memorial High School in Evansville. He founded Incognito Instructors, a free tutoring organization where students have the option to remain anonymous. 

The goal of Incognito Instructors is to destigmatize tutoring to ensure that anyone who may need help, even if they are shy or uncomfortable doing so, can receive it. Since its founding in March of 2021, their team of 34 has led over 1500 sessions helping students from the Tri-State community and across the United States ranging from first graders in English with parts of speech to college students with upper-level physics. They have also partnered with the Boys and Girls Club; last summer, they helped tutor and mentor students through fun, educational activities while providing a panel of inspirational speakers. This summer, they are back to the Boys and Girls Club to help even more students! This year, they fully implemented the service into Reitz Memorial High School by helping students after school during Flex Time study for quizzes/tests, leading study tables, and helping study for the ACT/SAT. Additionally, this past May, they held their first Incognito Insights event, a TED Talk style panel of speakers who discussed servant leadership, preparedness, and the operation of high-performing teams. Currently, they are launching a school supply drive this coming month for students in need in the community. In March of 2023, Incognito Instructors was awarded the Sam Featherstone Youth Award for their service in the community. 

Additionally, in high school Shaurya connected his passions in basketball and coding to develop a statistics app for Memorial’s basketball program, as they utilize a unique method of recording stars. After 13 months and 14,000 lines of code, in November of 2021, Shaurya launched StatKing | Basketball Stats which features statistics, shot charts, clocks, season averages, and calendars. Unlike other apps, StatKing can be used by coaches, players, and parents. With the GameID function, multiple people can record different aspects for the same game, and everything will be synced on the Cloud.

In March of 2020, the world came to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shaurya had read an article about a team in Seattle 3D-printing face shields for medical professionals. Inspired by them and all the front-line workers risking their lives for the community, he poured all his savings from his job at Kumon Learning Center into buying an Ender Pro 3D printer. He reached out to hospitals, nursing homes, first responders, schools, small businesses in his community, and others who may need them. His house became a factory with three 3D printers, rolls of filaments, tools, and other supplies. Between online classes, he would repair the printer, start another print, or prepare PPE for shipment. Throughout this process, he learned engineering skills such as rewiring extruders and designing new prototypes for different professions. After innumerous hours of fine-tuning prints, carving plastic shields, and transporting PPE around his community and the US, he donated over 1,000 mask ear savers and 500 face shields to people in need. For his service, he received the National Catholic Education Association Youth Virtues, Values, and Vision Award. 

Additionally, Shaurya has been on Memorial’s tennis team for four years. During his senior season, they won the Sectional and Regional Title. In 2022, as captain, he led Memorial’s Math Academic Super Bowl team to a State Championship. He also was Runner-Up in the 2021 Indiana Spell Bowl State Competition and won the State title with his team in 2019. Shaurya has also completed research in quantum physics developing animations for the spin and electromagnetic vectors of the quantum bit. He is President of Memorial’s National Honor Society, scored a perfect score on the ACT, and is a National Merit Finalist. In the 8th grade, Shaurya represented Team Kentucky at the National MathCounts competition and was awarded full-tuition scholarships to the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville.

Shaurya’s academic excellence got him accepted into multiple schools including: Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Full-Tuition Danforth Scholarship to Washington University in St. Louis, Full-Tuition Stamps Scholarship to Georgia Tech, Michigan, Purdue, Rose Hulman and UK.

Outside of school, Shaurya enjoys playing the guitar, playing basketball and tennis with friends, cooking and baking for family and friends and listening to audiobooks. 

Shaurya said, “I would like to thank Henderson and the Tri-State community for all they have done for me. The opportunities, support, and love I have received from this community is unmatched compared to that of any other. From recreational basketball and soccer leagues to academic competitions, Henderson has given me friends and mentors that have shown nothing but kindness and have truly shaped me into the person I am today. I genuinely believe that my success would not have been possible without the Henderson community and the people at Reitz Memorial High Schools. Sure, I may have worked hard; however, in addition to all the resources and opportunities, the people of Henderson have inspired me, taught me lessons, and supported my ventures. For that, I thank you for all the love you have shown me these past 18 years.”