About

Physical Literacy Engagement Activity Service

History

Our moms are good friends, and every year they love to gather together and bring us outside for some fun. Through these outings, we became friends and enjoy hanging out together. There're Felix, who loves playing basketball; Helen, who enjoys swimming; Rheya, who is passionate about badminton; and Xinlai, who excels in fencing. Isn't it cool that everyone has their own interests? Beyond that, we all excel in academics and have a shared love for music. We are happy teenagers! At one of the outings, we discussed the benefits of physical activities, such as promoting a healthier lifestyle, developing teamwork and communication skills, and enhancing cognitive function. We agreed that raising awareness about the importance of physical activities should begin in early grades. This conversation inspired us to advocate for physical literacy, leading to the creation of PLEAS (Physical Literacy Engagement Activity Service)!

Who we are

Board Members

Helen Liu

Co-founder and President

Helen is a senior at Breck School. She loves joining various extracurricular activities, like math club, piano, violin, and orchestra. Outside of school, she is a competitive swimmer and is a member of her school's varsity swim team.

Helen is actively involved in the community service. For example, she helps 3rd graders at Neil Elementary School every Wednesday with science activities. She also joined a volunteering organization called Aylus to volunteer at various events like FMSC. She earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award last year, and her goal is to earn the award again this year.

Xinlai Tan

Co-founder and Vice President

Xinlai, a junior at Wayzata High School, is actively involved in various extracurricular activities. Activities like Math Team, Science Olympiad, band, and Chinese Club keep him academically active. Outside of school, he enjoys playing games and fencing, a sport in which he has achieved state and regional recognition.

Xinlai is deeply committed to community service. Starting last year, he volunteered at Little Dragon Summer Camp, tutoring elementary students in mathematics and English reading/writing, earning the gold President's Volunteer Service Award. Driven by a passion for promoting balanced learning, he advocates for an active, healthy lifestyle through movement and physical activity.

Rheya (Ria)

Co-founder and Recruitment Director

Rheya (Ria) is a junior at Eastview High School. She is very high-spirited and loves to laugh with others. Currently, she is invested in marching band, enjoys singing in various forms of performing arts, plays the violin with an orchestra, and is planning on joining her school’s mock trial team next year. Outside of school, she is interested in game development and drawing. Since 2017, she has been training badminton and has gone to the MBC Midwest Open badminton tournament almost annually since 2021.

In her free time she likes to volunteer with the Super Joey Foundation, and also helps with the annual Lunar New Year event at the Mall of America. Other than all this, she adores connecting with other people, constantly cracking jokes, and loves to spend time watching and playing games with friends.

Edward Lyons

Program Director

Edward is a junior at Minnetonka High School. Outside of school, he enjoys being with friends and also likes to interact with them online, either to hang out or study together. Wanting to join a club of his liking, he has set himself up to join his school’s trap shooting team next year. Inside of school, the aviation program at Minnetonka High School reignited his passion for airplanes, and now he pushes towards becoming a pilot. Last year, he became a first year recipient of the Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award due to his contribution to Little Dragon Summer Camp. He helps students at the camp with reading skills and text comprehension. Starting next year, he will strive to bring out the creativity in the students, using various building materials to unlock the imaginative potential in themselves.

Lillianna Lyons

Marketing Director

Lillianna is a freshman at Minnetonka High School. She is an extremely outgoing and dependable person. Outside of school, she participates in various activities like basketball, tennis, arts, and summer camps. Since her fourth grade, Lillianna has been playing travel basketball and AAU every year. She is also involved in many extracurricular activities, such as philharmonic orchestra, piano, and violin.

During the summer, she loves spending her time helping out the community by volunteering at the Little Dragon summer camp and training in basketball. Lillianna joined three summer camps and has earned the President’s Volunteer Service last year. She always goes the extra miles for people she cares about and strives to motivate others.

Tony Cheng

Technology Director

Tony is a sophomore at Wayzata High School. He is actively involved in extracirrriculars like math team, chess club, and Business Professionals of America (BPA). Additionally, he has been playing the violin since first grade and is apart of Wayzata High School’s orchestra.

Outside of school, Tony likes to volunteer in camps and community events to help younger students. In his free time, Tony enjoys playing sports like tennis and basketball with friends and teammates. Apart from sports, he also enjoys playing video games, chess, biking, and watching the NBA.

Officers

Alice Zhang

Alice is a junior at Wayzata High School. She is actively involved in a variety of school clubs and activities, including Biology Club, Student Council, Science Bowl, and Volunteer Club.

Alice has a wide range of interests and accomplishments. She has earned numerous gold and silver medals in international Chinese speech competitions and Wushu championships, and has also received first-place awards in several international music competitions.

Passionate about serving the community, Alice enjoys contributing through music, cultural events, and martial arts. She has performed at Lunar New Year celebrations hosted at Mall of America, CCTV, and other community venues. In both 2025 and 2026, she also served as one of the emcees for the Mall of America Lunar New Year celebrations.

Max Zhang

Max is a ninth grader at Wayzata High School. He actively participates in school activities, including orchestra and Science Bowl. His interests include singing, music composition, and Kung Fu martial arts. Max has earned top awards in several national and international vocal competitions, as well as numerous first- and second-place awards in state and regional singing and composition competitions.

Passionate about serving the community, Max enjoys contributing through music and cultural events. He regularly performs solo and group singing, as well as Wushu martial arts, at different community venues. Outside of academics and the arts, Max enjoys gaming, cooking, and spending time with friends.

Vera Che

Vera Che is a fifth-grade student with a strong passion for piano and fencing. She has studied piano for several years and enjoys using music as a way to express herself with confidence and creativity. In addition to music, Vera trains in fencing, where she continues to build focus, discipline, and resilience. Outside of piano and fencing, she also enjoys dance, singing, and exploring different forms of art.

Suri Jiang

Suri is a ninth grader at Wayzata High School. She has shown a strong passion for dance since she was 5. Since she was 6 years old, she has been on the competition team at Summit Dance Shoppe, where she has trained and competed in ballet, contemporary, lap, hip-hop and Jazz dance. Suri is excited to share her love of dance with kids in our community and hopes to inspire them to experience the joy and fun that dance has brought to her.

Former Members

Felix Cheng

Co-founder and Former President

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