FCCS Scholars Compete in the District MathCounts

Congratulations to the 18 "Mathletes" who participated in the district practice meet on January 10th:

• 8th Graders:  Jeongmin S, Mason D, Violet I, Rosario S, Elias H,

• 7th Graders:  Eva L, Analeigh M, Xander I, Alex D, Rohansa C, Shadrach G,

• 6th Graders:  Zane H, Leela G, Everett H, & Jesse A.

• 5th Graders:   Josephine R, Robert T, and Peter V.

Students worked long and hard on two individual rounds and one team round of advanced math problem-solving.  The problem sets covered Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, Probability, and Logical Reasoning.  Thank you, scholars, for your amazing efforts!

Special honor goes to Eva Li, who placed 16th in the county out of 132 advanced middle school math scholars, and was recognized onstage at the conclusion of the meet.  On a school level, congratulations to the top scorers at FCCS:

• 1st Place:  Eva Li (16th/132)

• 2nd Place (tie):  Jeongmin Sung   (32nd/132)

• 2nd  Place (tie): Josephine Rizzo (32nd/132)

• 4th Place:  Robert Taylor (53rd/132)

• 5th Place (tie):  Rosario Smith (61st/132)

• 5th Place (tie):  Alexandria DeGuzman (61st/132)

• 5th Place (tie):   Zane Humphries (61st/132)

Students in grades 6-8 are eligible to compete in the February Chapter (Regional) MathCounts Meet.  Our top fourteen Mathletes in grades 6-8 will continue to gear up for that competition over the coming weeks.  Stay tuned for our Regional results update in late February!