- Santa Margarita Catholic High School Class of 2025
- 2019 Marlborough High School Speech and Debate Invitational: 8th place
- Tustin HS MUN Novice Committee FAO - Climate Smart Agriculture: Accommodation award
- Open Boys Swim: 2nd place 100 yard IM, 1st place 50 yard breastroke

  James Zhou is an uprising sophomore attending Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. In school, his favorite subjects are English and History. He is a speaker, participating in mock trial as well as speech and debate tournaments. He loves to argue and present information in a logical and formal format. For sports, James swims for Irvine Novaquatics. In his free time, he likes to hang out with friends and play basketball.