Junior Geek of the Month

Junior Geek of the Month: Mona Li empowered girls in high school and seeks similar path in college

Mona Li was already a student leader during her time at Garfield High School in Seattle, where she helped empower… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Orion Razat wrote the book on STEM jokes, and has whale of a new idea

Orion Razat is a busy kid. The newly turned 12-year-old is already an accomplished author who is working on his… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Luna Abadía turned her climate change fears into action and solutions

As a child growing up in Portland, Ore., Luna Abadía was always curious about the nature around her. She carried… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Take stock in Vineel Bhat, who teaches other teens about investing

At the age of 8, Vineel Bhat was already thinking about retirement. Not that he was trying to rush things… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Madisen Cordell wins Amazon scholarship to pursue computer science

When Madisen Cordell was in elementary school, a teacher used to bring her into the hallway to give her more… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Nigel Barnett will pursue engineering at MIT, and later, his astronaut dream

Nigel Barnett has spent his childhood designing, building, destroying and tinkering. He started with LEGOs, moved on to DC motors… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Annie Liu’s love for code and communication translates to bright tech future

Annie Liu was always pretty conflicted about her identities. At home she would only speak Chinese, and out in the… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Nithya Kemp’s kind heart guides her tech path, with focus on mental health

Nithya Kemp has always known that she wanted to pursue some kind of career around technology. Her kind heart and… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: A UW student at 16, Merrill Keating leads other girls along STEM path

At the ages of 11 and 12, Merrill Keating wrote and published three books. It turns out her story was… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Theo Monnin’s ‘aerial activism’ pairs drone photography and conservation

For as long as he could remember, Theo Monnin had a poster of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft hanging on his… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Archika Dogra discovers how she can use tech to make a positive impact

Back in middle school, Archika Dogra considered herself a “humanities kid” who didn’t have a lot of interest in science,… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Inventor Maxwell Mamishev adds COVID safety device to resume

Remote learning can be a stressful experience, but 15-year-old Maxwell Mamishev has come to love it, if only because it… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Future doctor Nicole Magaki wants to make health care more accessible

Nicole Magaki doesn’t just want to be a doctor. She wants to help doctors help more people. A 17-year-old from… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: An early tech learner, Sheshank Shankar follows a path toward teaching

Sheshank Shankar was 8 years old when he started to learn how to code. Seven years later, the high school… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Heven Ambachew uses tech to pursue her passion around social justice

When Heven Ambachew was unsure how she could integrate technology with her other interests, she found direction through Geeking Out… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Math whiz and Rubik’s Cube ace Simmi Sen catches Apple’s eye with app

Locked out of hair salons by the coronavirus pandemic, Simmi Sen was looking for a way to provide her style-conscious… Read More

Junior Geeks of the Month: Seattle siblings forge partnerships to help those in need during pandemic

Dylan and Eva Stepherson just wanted to do something, anything, to lend a hand and show some compassion for those… Read More

Isabella Arreola, our first ‘Junior Geek of the Month,’ has passion for STEM, cooking, wrestling and more

When she’s not competing in wrestling, whipping up recipes in cooking club or volunteering at her local library branch, Isabella… Read More

Call for Nominations: Know an exceptional Junior Geek? Help us spotlight the region’s talented youth

GeekWire celebrates innovative geeks every day — groundbreaking scientists, entrepreneurs and engineers. Now, we are excited to introduce a new editorial… Read More