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Ana Yang

Class of 2028Hillsborough, CA

About

Hello, my name is Ana and I am a rising Freshman at Menlo School.

Projects

  • "Psychological factors that influence high school sport performance." with mentor Daphne (July 22, 2024)
  • "Cells and Aging" with mentor Maiko (Nov. 17, 2023)

Project Portfolio

Psychological factors that influence high school sport performance.

Started June 6, 2024

Abstract or project description

This project is about the psychological factors that influence high school sports performance. In this project, I will demonstrate how young high school athletes deal with struggles during competitions and performances and how there are some solutions to the problems. This project will show my experience as a youth athlete, motivation, anxiety management, sports psychology routines, sports anthropology, and the comparison between each domain. I will research about how sport all these factors play a big role in youth high school athletes and how people can support them. This project will help explain and show how sports psychology can play a big role in the athlete's performance.

Project Portfolio

Cells and Aging

Started June 5, 2023

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Abstract or project description

In this project, I will ask how cells are affected when your body is aging. What is epigenetics, and how does your body recognize problems? How do diet and exercise help your cells? I will write an article and include some pictures.