Khalif has been a member of CSF AT Mission Vista High School is for the past for years. He has served as publicist, vice president, and this year as the president of his chapter. Some of their activities have included the Fallfest fundraiser, the candy leis graduation fundraiser, the CSF end of the year dinner and the Club Carnival fundraiser. In addition to CSF, Khalif is the Tedx Youth Program coordinator and speaker.

Search YouTube and you’ll find his TED talk speech called “Don’t Fall for the dark side of technology” about how the reality of AI is not just around the corner, but already in our hands. Khalif is also highly involved in HOSA the future Health Professionals club where he has assumed several roles including fundraising chairperson, treasurer and now president. He is also the current Vice president of the National Honor Society and the STEM club.

For college, Khalif hopes to attend either UCLA or UC San Diego where he will major in biological sciences with the goal of becoming a physician.

When he is home, he likes to unwind by spending time in the kitchen learning how to cook traditional Indian dishes.