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Student Mathematicians Win in Competition with Local Schools

Ranney School came in 1st place, after competing against students from local schools in an October 23 interscholastic math competition. The students, members of the school’s Math League advised by Middle School Math Teacher Jane Guadagno, competed in the event right here on Ranney’s campus. In all, 19 Lower School students (third, fourth and fifth graders) and 24 Middle School sixth graders participated in the contest with students representing the following local schools: Edgar Middle School, Homeschool, Oak Hill Academy, Pingry, Sacred Heart and Saint Leo the Great.

The event was run through Mathleague.org which sponsors several elementary school contests throughout the country each school year. The contests are structured in such a way that students will find the tests to be good preparation for other elementary and junior high math contests. Top-scoring students at qualifying meets held throughout the year are invited to compete at their state’s championship in May and winners of the state championships will be invited to a national championship in June.

Individual winners included:

4th grade:
Rowan Johnson - 7th place
Ava Kokes - 6th place
Leonid Boika - 5th place

5th grade:
Matthew Raccuia - 10th place
Oscar Chu - 9th place

6th grade:
Evan Woska - 4th place
Hubert Wang - 3rd place
Sam Alston - 1st place

Team winners included:

4th grade:
Priya Gupta, Isabella Santulli, Angelina Emma, Andrew Pepe - 2nd place

5th grade:
Oscar Chu, Matthew Raccuia, Lucca Labanco, Christian Trujillo - 3rd place

6th grade:
Hubert Wang, Sam Alston, Evan Woska, Elena Raccuia - 2nd place
Brooke Schmelz, Samantha Jackman, Megan Yerrabelli, Morgan Rice - 5th place

Oscar Chu, Matthew Raccuia, Hubert Wang, Sam Alston, Evan Woska, Elena Raccuia, Brooke Schmelz, Samantha Jackman, Megan Yerrabelli, Morgan Rice and Noah D’Andrea all qualified to go to the state contest in spring 2015.

Ranney’s Middle School Math Team, coached by Middle School Math Teachers Cecilia Kang and Cathy Piccirillo, placed 2nd out of 14 other schools at their competition held at Christian Brothers Academy on October 18. Team members included the following 8th graders: David Piskun, Sathya Edamadaka, Joseph Strizhak, Jacob Field, Armani Rodriguez, Mason Kitchens and Leah Nawy. David Piskun and Sathya Edamadaka received trophies for placing in the top 10 scorers. Out of 112 students, David came in 5th place and Sathya came in 6th place. Last year, Ranney’s Middle School Math Team (grades 7 and 8) placed 3rd out of 18 schools in the state at the annual CBA competition.

Many Lower School students also take advantage of the Ranney Plus Math Olympiad program each school year. Meeting once a week for an hour after school, the fourth- and fifth-grade students, along with a group of sixth-grade Math League members, tackle problem solving, strategic thinking, scientific reasoning and concept application—all while having fun. Read more here.
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