On Sunday, April 15 and Monday, April 16, students from the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science competed in the 2018 Mu Alpha Theta State Convention at Mississippi College.
Mu Alpha Theta is the national high school mathematics society and was formed in 1957 at the University of Oklahoma with a mission to encourage and inspire an interest in mathematics scholarship among high schoolers across the United States. Each state organizes an annual statewide convention for students and teachers to participate in math-related competitions designed to reward outstanding extracurricular achievement in the field of mathematics.
This year, the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science won the overall sweepstakes prize at the state convention! The team was led by William Johnson and Leah Pettit, both seniors at MSMS. Additionally, Gary Nguyen and Jim Zhang, also current seniors at MSMS, were instrumental in organizing and overseeing team practices. Mrs. Lauren Zarandona, Mathematics Faculty at MSMS, served as the club’s sponsor and devoted countless hours to assist the team on their quest to conquer the state convention competition. Congratulations to the entire Mu Alpha Theta team for their excellent academic performance at the state convention.
Below is a complete summary of individual and team awards:
Ezra McWilliams- Algebra 2, 5th place
Michelle Luo- Trig/Pre-Cal, 1st place
Liz Huynh- Trig/Pre-Cal, 8th place
Danail Dimitrov- Trig/Pre-Cal, 9th place
Connor Chitmon- College Algebra, 2nd place
Aidan Warren- College Algebra, 4th place
Kevin Liao- Statistics, 1st place
Maria Kaltchenko- Statistics, 4th place; Chalk Talk, 1st place
Lori Feng- Statistics, 7th place
Leah Pettit- Statistics, 8th place
Hamilton Wan- Calculus- 1st place
Brent Styles- Calculus- 2nd place
Aidan Dunkelberg- Calculus- 7th place
Victoria Gong- Calculus- 8th place
As a team, MSMS won:
4th place Banner
2nd place Scrapbook
4th place Logo
1st place Video (thanks to Kendra Bradley, Michelle Luo, and Vivienne Tenev)
6th place Junior Ciphering
1st place Intermediate Ciphering
1st place Advanced Ciphering
1st place Potpourri
3rd place Hustle
1st place Relay
2nd place Interschool