In a remarkable achievement, nine place-winning students from East Islip Middle School earned top honors on the American Mathematics Contest 8.
Jivin Chawla, Nico Sanchez, and Andrew Trifaro all finished in a three-way tie for first place; David Koch, Katherine Li, and Eli Ruiz finished in a three-way tie for second; and Jillian Hutter, Emma McCall,y and Emerson Zachry finished in a three-way tie for third.
The AMC 8 is the nation’s leading mathematics competition for middle school students. In total, 25 East Islip students from grades 6–8 took on this challenging contest.
“We are proud of every student who stepped up to test their problem-solving skills,” Director of Math and Science Dr. John Genova said. “A huge thank you to Christina Danz, our dedicated teacher adviser, for inspiring curiosity, confidence, and a love of math.”
Photo courtesy of East Islip School District
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