My name is Riya Upadhyaya and I am a sophomore at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton. I’ve been doing choir for four years now and music has become a big part of my life. I participated in CASMEC all state choir in 2024 and CMEA Bay Section Honor Choir in 2023 and 2024. I won second place in the “Music Through the Centuries” annual competition, and am now enrolled in voice lessons at the Pleasanton Academy of Music. I am also enrolled in Cantabella’s Honors Choir.