Whitby Only Greenwich School to Qualify for 2015 MathCounts State Competition

Whitby School ranked 3rd place at the MATHCOUNTS Southwest Connecticut Chapter Competition, a ranking that will advance Whitby’s math team to the State Competition this March. More than 200 Mathletes representing 25+ area schools competed in this year’s event, held at Fairfield University on Saturday, February 14.

This year Whitby was the only school in Greenwich whose team qualified for the 2015 State competition, beating the teams from Eastern Middle School (last year’s state champion), Brunswick, Sacred Heart, Greenwich Country Day, Stanwich and Central Middle School.

Team members Eric Osband, Neev Suryawanshi, Jacob Buehler and Noah Bryan posted strong individual scores as well as an outstanding team showing under Eric’s captainship. Neev Suryawanshi, Grade 8 student at Whitby, earned third place in the Countdown Round after placing in the top 11 overall.

It has been a strong year for Whitby’s math team under the leadership of Annette Osband, Upper School Mathematics Teacher and Curriculum Leader, Maureen Malley, Upper School Mathematics Teacher, and Padma Iyer, S.A.I.L. (Special Assistance in Learning) Learning Support Teacher. Earlier this winter, Whitby’s MathCounts team ranked #4 statewide in the AMC 8.

“What a fabulous performance,” says Bryan Nixon, Head of Whitby School, in response to the news. “Thanks to everyone who supported Mathcounts. To our wonderful teachers for their diligence in preparing our students for the competition, to our amazing students for their performances at the competition and for their dedication in preparing for it, to the families who supported the event and finally to Annette for the leadership and vision she has brought to our Mathematics program.”