District 15 dominates Illinois Math League
District 15's mathletes continue to shine in competition, dominating recent contests in the Illinois Math League.
The Illinois Math League's contests challenge students and schools in interscholastic league competitions. Students in each league compete for the highest scores, while schools compete for the highest team score, which is the total of the top five scores in each school.
The contest's questions cover material appropriate for the students' grade level. Questions may cover basic topics plus exponents, fractions, reciprocals, decimals, rates, ratios, percents, angle measurement, perimeter, area, circumference, basic roots, patterns, sequences, integers, triangles and right triangles, and other topics. Detailed solution sheets demonstrate the methods used to solve each problem.
These contests encourage a variety of problem-solving skills and methods to improve students' abilities and understanding of mathematical connections while having fun.
At the sixth-grade level, where 145 schools competed, four of the top 16 schools were from District 15. Frank C. Whiteley School finished in second place, Central Road School finished in third place, Hunting Ridge School finished in fifth place, and Marion Jordan School finished in 16th place.
In individual standings, 10 of the top 28 students at the sixth-grade level were from District 15 schools.
6th-Grade Individual Rankings
Ran, Student, School
1. George Moe, Frank C. Whiteley School
1. Justin Ruan, Frank C. Whiteley School
4. Lauren Cardoza, Central Road School
4. Rebecca Mathew, Central Road School
12. Akash Mukherjee, Marion Jordan School
12. Aly Worthem, Hunting Ridge School
19. Aaron Cudak, Hunting Ridge School
19. Shaan Patel, Hunting Ridge School
19. Tarun Pothanker, Frank C. Whiteley School
19. Joe Schneider, Central Road School