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 126 schools competed, 4 of the top 10 schools were from District 15. Frank C. Whiteley School finished in first place, Hunting Ridge School finished in second place, Central Road School finished in seventh place, and Pleasant Hill School finished in 10th place. Additionally, Marion Jordan School placed 21st, and Stuart R. Paddock School placed 28th.
In individual standings, 9 of the top 16 students at the sixth-grade level were from District 15 schools.
6th-Grade Individual Rankings
Rank Student School
3 Kevin Wu Frank C. Whiteley School
3 Jerry Zheng Frank C. Whiteley School
6 Andrew Popovich Hunting Ridge School
8 Kevin Chen Hunting Ridge School
8 Advay Mahajan Central Road School
8 Dhyan Patel Hunting Ridge School
8 Cole Riemer Stuart R. Paddock School
16 Matt Grabianski Hunting Ridge School
16 Jonathan Lee Frank C. Whiteley School
-Story Submitted by Community Consolidated School District 15