Aryaa Mutha ’26 doesn’t just show up on campus—she seems to be everywhere at once.

Whether she’s peer-tutoring classmates, fine-tuning the robotics team’s next build, tracking numbers as Senate treasurer, or helping lead the Asian Affinity group, she plays a prominent role in student life at the School.

The School has two robotics teams, Mayhem and Mayday, and Mutha serves as captain of both. Last year, both teams advanced to the semifinals at the VEX Southern New England Robotics Competition, a major milestone in the program’s history that reflects their growth.

As captain, Mutha has helped guide the team through challenging competitions, supported new members, and contributed to designing and building competition-ready robots.

“Each year the game changes, and so we have to build, design, and code a robot that’s able to fulfill those requirements in order to complete the game,” Mutha said.

VEX presents teams with challenges to engineer robots that can overcome obstacles, move objects, and compete against other teams. Robots undergo inspections and are assessed by judges in events that highlight coding, creativity, and design.

Students take part in every stage of development, from formulating ideas to coding.

“Aryya does an excellent job as captain,” Robotics Coach Len Wholey. “She creates an environment that’s welcoming and makes sure that everybody’s included—and makes it accessible for everybody to do something.”

In addition to her leadership role on the robotics team, Mutha is also the School’s treasurer for the 2025–2026 school year and says the position has been a great opportunity to meet more students and give back to the community in a meaningful way.

“One of the main reasons why I ran for treasurer was because it’s my senior year and I wanted to give back to the community in some way,” Mutha said. “It’s also helped me to get to know more people from different grades.”

Working in the Senate this year, she has helped plan and budget many events, such as the Homecoming dance, fall pumpkin decorating, and the Halloween costume contest. She collaborates closely with other Senate members to use resources effectively and ensure events are fun and enjoyable for students.

“Aryaa is one of the most hard-working and motivated people I know,” Wang said. “She always plans ahead and has everything organized, and I know I can always trust her with anything.”

The Asian Affinity group meets every Tuesday and serves as a welcoming space for students to talk about and share their experiences, celebrate their cultures, and connect with peers. The group often highlights different cultures and traditions and serves as a supportive community for students.

“Asia has a lot of different cultures, so we try to bring students from different cultures in so we can talk about how different it is because, for example, Indian culture is very different from Chinese or Korean, so we try to just have a space where people feel like they can just talk about what they want to,” Mutha said.

Mutha has made her mark on every corner of the community, proving that she really is everywhere at once.”

Collectively, these efforts demonstrate Mutha’s sustained engagement across academics and leadership—so chances are you’ll see her around campus. If you do, be sure to say hello