Twelve schools competed in the 17th annual mathematics competition sponsored by the Department of Math and Computer Science at LSMSA held on Thursday, Nov. 16.
The schools were Natchitoches Magnet School, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Rapides Academy, St. John Berchman’s Cathedral School, D’Arbonne Woods Charter School, Rusheon Middle School, St. Jude School, NSU Middle Lab School, Cope Middle School, Sterlington Middle School, Grace Christian School and Live Oak Junior High.
The contest consisted of individual and team competitions. The exercises in each contest came from algebra, geometry and other areas of mathematics, and not from any specific curriculum. The questions were designed to challenge students to draw from their knowledge of mathematics, to think, to synthesize concepts and to solve problems.
All 132 competitors went home with an LSMSA T-shirt, which was funded by the LSMSA Foundation.
Individual winners were: Andrew Wang, first, Sterlington; Aghni Mudi, second, Caddo Magnet; Andrew Miganar, third, Caddo Magnet; Ryo Lopez, fourth, Cope Middle; and Devin Ennis, fifth, Cope Middle.
Team winners were: Sterlington B, first; Caddo Magnet A, second; Caddo Magnet B, third; Cope Middle A, fourth; and Natchitoches Magnet A, fifth.
Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) is the preeminent state-supported residential high school with competitive admissions for Louisiana's high-achieving, highly-motivated sophomores, juniors, and seniors. As a public school, there is no tuition to attend, and assistance from the LSMSA Foundation ensures the program is available to all qualifying students regardless of family financial need.