MathCOUNTS
The MATHCOUNTS Competition is a national middle school coaching and competitive mathematics program that promotes mathematics achievement through a series of fun and engaging "bee" style contests.
2016 Bucks/Valley Forge Chapters MATHCOUNTS Competitions
By Sandy A. Koza, P.E., PTOE, Bucks County Coordinator
On Saturday, February 20th, the Bucks and Valley Forge Chapters held their local MATHCOUNTS Competitions. Assisted by numerous volunteers, the competition hosted 17 schools from Bucks County with 111 students and 23 schools from the Valley Forge Chapter (Montgomery County) with 167 students.
Advancing to States from the Bucks County Chapter is the winning team from Charles Boehm Middle School coached by Emily Coffey with team members Ellen Zhang, Ohm Shah, Quinn Terry, and Sutirth Mannikeri. The Top Four Individuals from Bucks County advancing to States are as follows: First Place - Ellen Zhang from Charles Boehm Middle School; Second Place – Jasmine Zhang from Newtown Middle School; Third Place - Forest Ho-Chen from Pennwood Middle School; and Fourth Place - Robbie Olynick from Pennwood Middle School. Also joining them at States will be Aaron Wang from Holicong Middle School.
Advancing to States from the Valley Forge Chapter Sandy Run Middle School coached by Trish Callaghan with team members Noah Siraj, Lucas Lin, Peter Liu, and Annie Cheng. Also advancing to States this year is the Second Place Valley Forge, whose score was high enough to qualify for one of two Wild Card Spots. The Wissahickon Middle School is coached by Troy Deckeback with team members Evan Qiang, Aditya Sardesai, Luigi Soriano, and Jasmine Han. The Top Four Individuals from Valley Forge advancing to States are as follows: First Place –Samuel Lee from Pennfield Middle School; Second Place – Evan Qiang from Wissahickon Middle School; Third Place – Alex Zhang from Bala Cynwyd Middle School; and Fourth Place – Annie Liang from Bala Cynwyd Middle School.
The Bucks and Valley Forge Chapters are very proud of the accomplishments of all of the students and the dedication that their coaches put into training them every year. We would like to thank our volunteers and sponsors, who have made this year’s event a success, including our host school, Christopher Dock Mennonite High School. Without their generosity and support, the competition program would not be possible. If you are interested in becoming involved with the MATHCOUNTS Competition program, please contact us at bucksmathcounts@gmail.com or vfcmathcounts@gmail.com .
We wish all of our teams and individuals advancing to States on March 18th and 19th, the best of luck!
