Status: Honor
New Branch of the Month Award: Jan. 2025
Anyone is welcome to join our volunteer group by filling out the form.
On Sept 4th, 2024, three students from Eastlake High School founded the 170th branch of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS): Lake Washington, WA Founders:
Congratulations to Eric Huang, Jerry Yang, and Elissa Song
Description of Lake Washington, WA Branch
The purpose of our Lake Washington branch is to leverage our members’ knowledges in areas such as coding, arts, sports, gardening, and cooking to serve the broader community. Additionally, we aim to promote multiculturalism by actively participating in and contributing to local cultural events and groups.
We organize our activities through various projects tailored to specific interests. For instance, our current coding club project is designed to inspire students of all ages to explore coding and develop leadership skills through classes, camps, and competitions.
We regularly host free coding events, both in person and online, where kids can learn alongside peers who share their enthusiasm. As student volunteers, we take full responsibility for designing, advertising, and teaching at our events.
Current Projects:
Hand in Hand We Code Club (Held weekly on Sundays.)
- Scratch Project (Sep.22,2024-Dec.07,2024)
- Python Project (Mar.09,2025-Apr.06,2025)
- Java Project(TBD)
Art & Music
- 3D Modeling Project(Jan.19,2025-Mar.02,2025)
- Drawing Project(Dec.29,2024-Jan.03,2025 5-day camp)
Community Connections
- CARES We Care Project (Ongoing)
- Hometown Sammamish Youth Action Project(Ongoing)
- Kids Helping Kids Project (Ongoing. Held weekly on Saturdays. Note: Participants earn individual hours only.)
Branch Leadership
Position | Name | |
President | Eric Huang (founder) | aylusLakeWashingtonWA@gmail.com |
Vice President | Jerry Yang (founder) | aylusLakeWashingtonWA@gmail.com |
Vice President | Elissa Song (founder) | aylusLakeWashingtonWA@gmail.com |
Secretary | Elissa Song | aylusLakeWashingtonWA@gmail.com |
Branch Members
Name | School |
Xiao Mao | International Community School |
Kevin Chen | Eastlake High School |
Joey Zhu | Eastlake High School |
Emily Qi | Eastlake High School |
Di Mao | International Community School |
Leo Chen | Skyline High School |
Ruoxuan Chen | Pine Lake Middle School |
Constantine Ermolenko | Eastlake High School |
Haneesh Yalamanchili | Eastlake High School |
Mike Tie | Beaver Lake Middle School |
Amanda Huang | Eastside Catholic School |
Jacky Yan | Issaquah High School |
Branch Advisors
Name | |
Christine Liu, Cici Sun, Sherry Zhang | aylusLakeWashingtonWA@gmail.com |
Cloe Zeng | aylusLakeWashingtonWA@gmail.com |
Branch News:
- AYLUS Lake Washington Hosted Quarterly Branch Meeting (Dec.1,2024)
- Quarterly Star Member Award Recipients: Xiao Mao(Dec.2024)
Branch Activities:
2025
February:
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted the fifth online 3D modeling camp (Week5) on Feb.23,2025(Event#26)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted the fourth online 3D modeling camp (Week3) on Feb.09,2025(Event#25)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted the third online 3D modeling camp (Week3) on Feb. 02, 2025(Event#24)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch volunteered at 2025 Sammamish Lunar New Year Celebration event on Feb. 1st, 2025(Event#23)
January:
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted the second online 3D modeling camp (Week2) on Jan.26,2025(Event#22)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Volunteered for Sammamish MLK Day of Service at Evan’s Creek Preserve on Jan.20,2025(Event#21)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted the first online 3D modeling camp (Week1) on Jan.19,2025(Event#20)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch volunteered at the CARES Inclusive Art Event on Jan.12,2025(Event#19)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted a Christmas themed Winter Break Beginner Level 5-Day Drawing Seminar from December 30th, 2024 to January 3rd, 2025 (Event #14-18)
2024
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted 2024 Fall Scratch Coding Camp (Week10) on Dec.08,2024(#13)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted 2024 Fall Scratch Coding Camp(Week9) on Dec.01,2024(#12)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted 2024 Fall Scratch Coding Camp (Week8) on Nov.17,2024(#11)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted 2024 Fall Scratch Coding Camp(Week7)on Nov.6,2024( #10)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch volunteered at the CARES Inclusive Art Event on Nov.3,2024(#9)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted 2024 Fall Scratch Coding Camp (Week6) on Oct.27,2024(#8)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted 2024 Fall Scratch Coding Camp (Week5) on Oct.20,2024(#7)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted 2024 Fall Scratch Coding Camp (Week4) on Oct.13,2024(#6)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted 2024 Fall Scratch Coding Camp(week3) on Oct.6,2024(#5)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Volunteered at 2024 Little Masters Bike-a-Thon event on Oct.6,2024(#4)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted 2024 Fall Scratch Coding Camp(week2) on Sep.29,2024(#3)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted 2024 Fall Scratch Coding Camp(week1) on Sep.22,2024(#2)
- AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Volunteered at 2024 Seattle Asian Culture Gala on Sep.22,2024(#1)