Mu Alpha Theta team takes the charts at February statewide competition

While competing in the February statewide competition in Tampa, Fla. hosted by King High School Feb. 1, the Mu Alpha Theta math team placed second overall, with various individual awards recognizing numerous team members.

In addition to the Team and Individual tests, open tests were also offered. Open tests are ‘open’ for any individual to compete in, regardless of their grade level or common competition topic. They take place during team rounds; therefore, team members from the divisions are exempt from them.

For these unique tests, Thetas were given the choice of taking either the “Shapes and Numbers Test” or the “Mystery Test.” The Mystery Test remained a mystery until students opened the first page of the packet. The only information that was given about the test from the administrators would be that “it would be a challenge” and “not like any test students had seen before.”

“The test was honestly very interesting,” said junior Guillermo Randall, “I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have some fun taking it, there were all kinds of questions on the test, from finding a hidden message in a QR code to figuring out riddles…any small thing from one question was potentially a clue for another.”

Additionally, the “Ooo Secret” test was offered, which was another secret test, this time specifically catered towards the Mu competitors. It focused on calculus topics and “actually wasn’t a terrible test” said senior Jack Finneran.

Congratulations to all individuals who competed and placed at this year’s February Statewide Competition. Below is the list of all individuals and teams who placed:

Shapes and Numbers

Freshman Dhruv Ralhan – 3rd

Freshman Ezra Moses – 9th

Freshman Olivia Chung – 12th

Freshman Hasini Chintapudi – 13th

Freshman Nelson Shi – 15th

Freshman Rachel Lagrotte – 19th

Mystery Test

Sophomore Jonathan Wu – 4th

Junior Guillermo Selva Randall – 6th

Sophomore Andrey Vasilyev – 10th

Junior Henry Nathanson – 14th

Ooo Secret

Junior Darsh Patel – 1st

Senior Xuzhou (Tiger) Rin – 2nd

Senior Jack Finneran – 3rd

Senior Junsouh Hong – 5th

Senior Samuil Petrov – 7th

Guided Combinatorics

Freshman Kabir Gandhi – 2nd

Sophomore Liam Price – 6th

Sophomore Julia Diez – 9th

Geometry Individual

Freshman Christine Yu – 12th (tied for 3rd)

Freshman Melody Cheng – 16th (tied for 4th)

Geometry Team

Freshmen Melody Cheng, Vera Danzig, Henry Pratt and Christine Yu – 5th

Individual Algebra 2

Freshman Jesse Deng – 3rd

Freshman Siddharth Gupta – 6th

Freshman Druv Ralhan – 14th

Freshman Alexander Allain – 18th

Freshman Ezra Moses – 20th

Algebra 2 Team

Freshmen Alexander Allain, Jesse Deng, Neel Ganeriwala, Siddharth Gupta – 3rd

Pre-calculus Individual

Freshman Jeffery Xu – 4th

Freshman Daniel Zhao – 9th

Freshman Kabir Gandhi – 14th

Sophomore Bennett Ortiz – 15th

Sophomore Alexandra Dougherty – 18th

Sophomore Julia Diez – 19th

Pre-calculus Team

Freshman Jeffery Xu and Daniel Zhao, Sophomore Daniel Bennit Ortiz and Lauren Lee – 3rd

Statistics Individual

Junior Aaron Alter- 4th

Junior Kaitlyn Lee – 6th

Statistics Team

Juniors Aaron Alter, Kaitlyn Lee, Jason Tang, Elizabeth Xiao – 3rd

Calculus Individual

Junior Samuil Petrov – 3rd

Senior Jack Finneran – 5th

Junior Darsh Patel – 9th

Senior Xuzhou (Tiger) Ren – 10th

Senior Timothy Kong – 11th

Senior Guilherme Salles – 15th

Senior Junsouh Hong – 16th

Senior Yusuf Sheikh – 19th

Calculus Team

Seniors Sai Lalitha Kodukula, Timothy Kong, Guilherme Salles, Yusuf Sheikh – 2nd

_{Geometry team: Freshmen Henry Pratt, Vera Danzig, Christine Yu and Melody Cheng. (Photo/Lauren Lee)}

_{Algebra 2 team: Freshmen Neel Ganeriwala, Siddharth Gupta, Jesse Deng and Alexander Allain. (Photo/Lauren Lee)}

_{Pre-calculus team: Sophomore Daniel Bennit Ortiz, freshman Jeffery Xu, freshman Daniel Zhao and sophomore Lauren Lee. (Photo/Mrs. Samantha Alfonso)}