Topeka Sun

The Washburn University math department hosted 190 students from 25 local high schools for their annual Math Day Tuesday, Nov. 15. Students participated in math testing and the “Mathnificient Race,” a scavenger hunt on the Washburn University campus for information required to solve a sequence of problems as quickly as possible.

Sriram Kalki from Blue Valley North High School earned the overall top score on the exam. Blue Valley North High School also placed first in the 6A team awards. Bonner Springs High School placed first in the 5A round, Fort Scott placed first in the 4A round, Wellsville High School placed first in the 3A round and Maur Hill Mount Academy High School placed first in 1A/2A. Wellsville High School won the Mathnificent Race.

The top three individual scorers in the senior and non-senior categories all receive medals, and the top three scorers from each school receive ribbons. The top team in each of the 1A/2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A school classifications and the top overall scorer receive plaques.

Top Score on Exam

Sriram Kalki with a score of 38 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School

Individual Awards

Senior Students

1st place: Luke Chen with a score of 37 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School2nd place: Matthew Pogzz with a score of 32 out of 40, Topeka High School3rd place: Makayla Lebruska with a score of 32 out of 40, Washburn Rural High School

Honorable Mention, Senior Students

Miles Reed with a score of 30 out of 40, Wellsville High SchoolKushal Mamillapalli with a score of 30 out of 40, Topeka High High SchoolNoah Hander with a score of 29 out of 40, Washburn Rural High SchoolIsaiah Self with a score of 28 out of 40, Fort Scott High SchoolBenjamin Mellick with a score of 26 out of 40, Sumner High SchoolRyan Graham score of 26 out of 40, Bonner Springs High School

Non-Senior Students

1st place: Sriram Kalki with a score of 38 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School2nd place: Lillian Xia with a score of 35 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School3rd place: Jakob Kuehnen with a score of 33 out of 40, Olathe South High School

Honorable Mentions, Non-Senior Students

John McCarthy with a score of 33 out of 40, Olathe South High SchoolMarcus Souders with a score of 33 out of 40, Lawrence High SchoolMatthew Chen with a score of 32 out of 40, Blue Valley North High SchoolCalvin Dwyer with a score of 28 out of 40, Wellsville High SchoolAx Zhang with a score of 28 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School

Team Awards

6A

First Place: (score of 110) Blue Valley North High SchoolTeam Members: Sriram Kalki, Luke Chen, Lillian Xia

Second Place: (score of 92) Olathe South High SchoolTeam Members: Jakob Kuehnen, John McCarthy, Joel Williams

5A

First Place: (score of 68) Bonner Springs High SchoolTeam Members: Ryan Graham, Jacob Heck, Logan Jackson

Second Place: (score of 68) Sumner Academy of Arts & SciencesTeam Members: Benjamin Mellick, Molina Dayana, Andres Fernandez

4A

First Place: (score of 73) Fort ScottTeam Members: Isaiah Self, Nick Davis, Cody Geiger

Second Place: (score of 72) EudoraTeam Members: Jonah Pratt, Natalie Karten, Sophia Nichols

3A

First Place: (score of 82) WellsvilleTeam Members: Miles Reed, Calvin Dwyer, Owen Dalton

Second Place: (score of 66) Royal ValleyTeam Members: Jaemon Smith, Gracie Filbert, Connor Hammes

1A and 2A

First Place: (score of 62) Maur Hill Mount AcademyTeam Members: Stanislaus Yaceczko, Max Franken, Thomas Rziha

Second Place: (score of 48) St. Mary’sTeam Members: Shane Herrington, Lily Singhdhillon, Maizie Kent

All Participating High Schools

Atchison Co. Community High SchoolBlue Valley North High SchoolBlue Valley Randolph High SchoolBonner Springs High SchoolBurlingame High SchoolClay Center Comm. High SchoolEudora High SchoolFort Scott Middle & High SchoolHayden High SchoolLawrence High SchoolMaur Hill Mount AcademyMcLouth High SchoolOlathe South High SchoolOsawatomie High SchoolPleasant Ridge High SchoolRoyal Valley High SchoolSeaman High SchoolShawnee Heights High SchoolSt. Mary’s High SchoolSumner Academy of Arts & SciencesTopeka High SchoolTopeka West High SchoolValley Falls High SchoolWashburn Rural High SchoolWellsville High School

Original source can be found here.