Sho Ota is a 9th grader at Lynbrook High School in San Jose, California. Sho arrived in the U.S. as a 6th grade student with zero English speaking abilities, but excelled in the English Language Development (ELD) program at his middle school. Sho created a student test prep guide for ELD students at his middle school to help other ELD students pass the STAR Science and History tests. He is excited to be part of the Virtual Vikings program at Lynbrook High School. He wants to study business and computer programming when he attends college.