Explore the diverse achievements of Shivam Gupta, showcasing academic excellence, research contributions, co-curricular activities, awards, and volunteer work.

HONORS & AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

1. HOSA International Leadership Conference

HOSA International Leadership Conference & Competitions (Jun,2025)

2. International “Black Belt” honor in Martial Arts & Karate

  • Earned the Superfoot Systems international “Black Belt recognition (Feb,2025)
  • Mentors – Mr. Bill Gray (9-degree Black Belt) & Mr. Bill “Superfoot” Wallace (10-degree Black Belt)
  • Qualifications – 10-years of strenuous training, passed all belt exams, won at least 1 tournament every 3 months, mentored & taught juniors, and community service.

3. HOSA International Leadership Conference

HOSA International Leadership Conference & Competitions (Jun,2024)

  • Finalist in Medical Reading competing against 1400+ competitors from around the world

NATIONAL LEVEL

1. USAD – United States Academic Decathlon

USAD National Competition (Des Moines, IA May 1-3, 2025)

(Approximately 1,500 students from 50 US states competed)

  • National Rank (Division VI – Honors)              4th Place
  • National Rank (overall)                                    19th Place
  • National (all schools) – Silver (Art, Social Sciences), Bronze (Music), 5th (Science – Environment & Energy), 6th (Mathematics – Algebra & Statistics)         
  • National (medium schools) – Gold (Art, Social Science), Silver (Music), Bronze (Mathematics, Science)

2. USAD – United States Academic Decathlon

USAD National Competition (Pittsburg, PA April 25-27, 2024)

(Approximately 1,500 students from 50 US states competed)

  • National Rank (Division VI – Honors)    6th Place
  • National Rank (overall) – Individual      23rd Place
  • National – Silver (Science – Neuroscience), Bronze (Social Sciences), 4th (Art, Music), 5th (Essay), 6th (Mathematics – Geometry & Calculus)

3. Coca Cola National Scholars

(Approximately 150,000 students having GPA in the top 10% competed from 50 US states)

4. AP College Board Exams

(Approximately 1.2 million students from 50 US states take the exam)

  • National Honor of “AP Scholar with Distinction” (for scoring 5 out of 5 on at least 5 AP exam)    

5. American Society of Karate

  • Earned the American Society of Karate “Black Belt recognition (Houston, TX Feb 7,2025)
  • Mentors – Mr. Bill Gray (9-degree Black Belt) & Mr. Bill “Superfoot” Wallace (10-degree Black Belt)
  • Qualifications – 10-years of strenuous training, passed all belt exams, won at least 1 tournament every 3 months, mentored & taught juniors, and community service

6. NSE – National Spanish Exam

(Approximately 150,000 students from 50 US states take the exam)

  • National Spanish Exam – 2024             Gold Medal 
  • National Spanish Exam – 2023             Silver Medal
  • National Spanish Exam – 2022             Silver Medal

7. KUMON – National Mathematics Diploma

(Approximately 50,000 students from 50 US states enroll from K-12 but only 1000 students are able to reach Level “O” which includes multivariate Calculus)

  • KUMON Mathematics Diploma – 2024
  • Ranked 41 among top 1000 students nationally
  • Reached Level “O” in 11th grade

8. Music & Band

  • National Wind Band Honors Award (Team effort)                       Winner (2022, 2023)
  • National Musical Symphony – Mark of Excellence Award (Team effort)  1st Place (2021)
  • National Medal of Distinction Award (Team effort)                        Winner (2021)

9. US President’s Award for Academic Excellence

10. NJHS Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA)

  • Outstanding Achievement Award & college tuition scholarship (2022)
  • Only 500 students are selected nationally from a pool of thousands of students
  • Qualifications: Exceptional Scholarship, Service, Leadership, Character, Citizenship accomplishments

11.Inducted in very selective National Honor Societies & Scholar Program

12.National Science League

(Approximately 100,000 students from 50 US states take the exam and only top 5% students nationally receive distinction)

  • Distinction in Science                            2019

13.Continental Mathematics League

(Approximately 100,000 students from 50 US states take the exam and only top 5% students nationally receive distinction)

  • Distinction in Mathematics                 2019

STATE LEVEL

1. United States Academic Decathlon – State competition

USAD State Competition (Frisco TX Feb 28 – Mar 2, 2025)

(Approximately 50 teams / 500 students from Texas compete)

  • Texas 5A – Div. II State Championship 2025 (Team)       1st Place (State Champion)
  • Overall State Rank – Individual                                          1st Place (State Champion)
  • Gold (Science, Economics, Music & Art), Silver (Mathematics), Bronze (Literature), 4th (Social Science)

USAD State Competition (San Antonio TX Feb 19-27, 2024)

(Approximately 50 teams / 500 students from Texas compete)

  • Texas 5A – Div. I State Championship 2024 (Team)    1st Place (State Champion)
  • Overall State Rank – Individual                                       8th Place
  • Gold (Mathematics, Essay), Bronze (Speech), 4th (Science), 5th (Art, Interview)

2. HOSA State Conference & Competitions

HOSA State Conference & Competition (Round Rock TX Apr 29-30, 2025)

  • Earned Silver Medal (2nd Place) in Medical Reading competing against 200+ competitors from Texas

3. Texas State Science Fair Competition

Texas State Science Fair Competition (Bryan TX Mar 28-29, 2025)

  • Texas State Finalist (Top 50) competing against 1000+ competitors from Texas
  • Topic Design, Development & Simulation of Drowsiness and Fatigue Detection System (using AI, Machine Learning, Machine Vision, IoT & Real Time)

Texas State Science Fair Competition (Bryan TX Mar 28-29, 2023)

  • Texas State Finalist (Top 50) competing against 900+ competitors from Texas
  • Topic Smart Physical Mobility System for the convenience of Disabled people

4. University Interscholastic League (UIL) Competition

Texas UIL Competition (Austin TX May 19-21, 2025)

  • Texas State Finalist (Mathematics – Number Sense) competing against 500+ competitors from Texas

5. American Society of Karate & Superfoot Systems – State Tournaments

  • Won multiple Martial Arts and Karate state tournaments through the years (2020 – 2025)
  • Won state tournaments at each belt level progression from White to Black belt

6. Music & Band Honors

  • Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) 5A State Honor Band (Team)  3rd Place      2023
  • UIL 5A State Marching Band (Team)                                                                 Finalist           2022,2023
  • Bands of America (Team)                                                                      Class Champion          2023   
  • UIL Sweepstakes Recipient (Team)                                                                                             2022,2023

REGIONAL & AREA LEVEL

1. Friendswood School District Awards

  • Academics – Core Academics & Reseach (2022-Present)
  • Cocurricular – Academic Decathlon, Health Occupations of America (HOSA), Science Fairs, UIL etc. (2022-Present)

2. United States Academic Decathlon Regional Competitions

  • Medium Schools Regional Championship 2025 (Team)  2nd Place
  • Overall Regional Rank – Individual                                    1st Place (Regional Champion)
  • Gold (Math, Science, Music, Art, Social Science), Bronze (Economics)
  • Medium Schools Regional Championship 2024 (Team)    1st Place (Regional Champion)
  • Overall Regional Rank – Individual                                       3rd Place
  • Gold (Math, Science, Speech), Silver (Social Science, Interview), Bronze (Music, Essay, Economics)

3. HOSA Regional / Area Competitions

HOSA Regional Competition (Manvel TX Jan 22-24, 2025)

  • Ranked 3rd Place in Medical Reading competing against 100+ competitors from South Texas region

HOSA Regional Competition (Manvel TX Jan 22-24, 2024)

  • Ranked 5th Place in Medical Spelling competing against 100+ competitors from South Texas region

4.Houston Science and Engineering Fair Regional Competitions

  • 5-year Science Legacy Award                          (Feb 2026)
  • Prestigious award given to a highly selective group of student researchers (less than 0.1% from 1000s) who made meaningful contributions to the scientific community and society
  • STEM Leaders Choice Science Project Award (Feb 2026)
  • Prestigious award given to one student researcher (selected from 1400 researcher that presented research) by industry leaders in recognition of project’s impact
  • 1st Place & 2 Special Award                              (Feb 2025)              
  • Topic – Design, Development & Simulation of Drowsiness and Fatigue Detection System (using AI, Machine Learning, Machine Vision, IoT & Real Time)
  • 3rd Place & 2 Special Award                              (Feb 2023)              
  • Topic – Smart Physical Mobility System for the convenience of Disabled people

5. Music & Band Regional Competitions

  • Bands of America (Team)                                                                      Class Champion            2023   
  • Bands of America (Team)                                                                        Region Finalist            2022   

6. University Interscholastic League (UIL) Regional Competitions

  • Mathematics – Calculator Applications                                    Top 10 regionals (Senior)       2023, 2025
  • Mathematics – Number Sense                                                   Top 20 regionals (Senior)       2023
  • Art, Math (Calculator Applications), Dictionary Skills             1st Place (Junior)                     2022   

7. Tennis Junior Varsity Regional Competitions

  • Regional Champion                                    2022
  • Regional Champion                                    2021
  • Junior Varsity Captain, MVP              2021, 2022   

8. Spelling Bee Regional Competition

  • Regional Champion                                    2022

9. “Gifted & Talented Student” Recognition

  • Duke University                                    2018
  • Friendswood School District               2017