Benjamin Seventh Grader Kiran Spencer Wins MATHCOUNTS Competition
Benjamin seventh grader Kiran Spencer won first place out of 150 competitors in the Palm Beach County MATHCOUNTS competition hosted on February 10 by the Palm Beach Chapter of the Florida Engineering Society. A team of four Benjamin students placed 2nd out of 15 teams in the competition.
The competition aims to increase enthusiasm for and enhance achievement in middle school mathematics throughout the United States. The national enrichment and coaching program has been promoting middle school math achievements through grassroots involvement since 1983. Tryouts were held prior to the competition for interested students.
“There was a large interest in competing among our Middle School students,” said math teacher and MATHCOUNTS coach Cathryn Hansen. “The top four students were selected to represent Benjamin as our ‘official’ team plus as individual competitors. The next six students were selected to compete on an individual basis.”
The competition consisted of four parts: the Sprint, Target, Team and Countdown rounds. Each round was a race against the clock as students worked to answer questions both individually and as a group.
Madeline Comorat, Jack Horgen, Kiran Spencer and Wilson Stewart placed 2nd out of the 15 teams in attendance. Grace Kearns, Aadi Patel, Joie Rodin, Jonathan Skatoff, Addie Vining and Jake Zur also represented Benjamin during the competition. Alternates Ella Pierman and Sai Chigurapati were in attendance.
The team advances to the 2018 Florida State Competition March 23 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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