Tanishqa Kolekar

Tanishqa Kolekar is a junior at Washington High School and was born and brought up in Fremont. This is her first year at the Hatchet and she’s interested in writing about politics, as well as covering common school issues in a more humorous fashion. She enjoys reading, writing flash fiction and short stories, and developing video games in her spare time. In the future, Tanishqa hopes to be a cybersecurity professional or video game developer, although she’s painfully aware that aiming for a computer science degree could just leave her living in a nicely decorated tent.

From Track Star to Math Star: Felix Kitur’s Journey

March 24, 2026 by Tanishqa Kolekar

We all know there’s no shortage of great athletes at WHS, but you might not have realized that one of the best track athletes in the sport is a math teacher’s assistant here at Washington.

October 9, 2025 by Tanishqa Kolekar

It is no secret that AI is being used by students everywhere to complete all manner of tasks and homework assignments. But students are no longer the only people in school using artificial intelligence to make their lives easier.