About Crescendo Collective
Hi, I’m Yoshitha Kunarapu! I’m a senior at Spring-Ford High School and an active member of my school’s choral and theatre programs.
Performing arts changed my life. Since seventh grade, acting on stage and singing in audition-based chamber choirs has completely reshaped how I communicate, lead, and advocate for myself.
Because I know firsthand how powerful the arts can be, I started The Crescendo Collective to advocate for stronger support and funding for performing arts in schools—especially since these programs are often the first to be cut.
I also believe young creatives deserve the tools to build sustainable careers. That’s why this blog shares both arts advocacy pieces and practical business skills to help you protect, grow, and celebrate your creative work.
Happy reading, and welcome to The Crescendo Collective!
About the Founder
Yoshitha is an aspiring media and entertainment professional who loves using storytelling and audience insight to make ideas resonate. She’s deeply involved in research, leadership, and the arts, and brings a creative, people-first mindset to everything she does.
Her current research, “From Prime Time to Platform Time: How Streaming Platforms Reshaped Television Season Length in the United States,” examines how business models in TV and streaming shape season length, viewer habits, and online conversation. She is preparing this work for submission to the International Journal of High School Research.
In school, Yoshitha is known for building communities and leading from the front. She serves as President of Model UN, where she has grown membership and launched her school’s first in-house conference; Chapter Vice President of DECA, where she mentors competitors and supports hospitality and tourism events; Vice President of the Take Action Club (Red Cross Chapter), where she helps organize CPR trainings, drives, and fundraisers; and President of Mock Trial, a club she founded to give students a space to explore law and advocacy.
Outside of leadership, the performing arts are at the heart of who she is. Yoshitha has spent years in audition-based chamber choirs and onstage in lead musical roles, and she is also a trained violinist and vocal solo competitor. When she’s not performing or working on a new project, you can usually find her singing, watching 2000s sitcoms and comedy movies, or creating and editing videos and comedy sketches.
Across her leadership roles, creative work, and professional experiences, Yoshitha is focused on using media, storytelling, and strategy to champion the causes she cares about and to help creative ideas reach the audiences they deserve.