MPA Math Team Wins Regional At SXU

CHICAGO —Morgan Park Academy’s math team won their region and finished with the third-best score among 71 schools statewide in a competition at Saint Xavier University last month.

Nearly two dozen Upper School students combined to help the Warriors win their region with 504 points, the third-best score among 71 schools in Division 1A statewide, according to the school's communication team.

Team members include seniors Murphy Chen, Bryan Coronado, Ethan Deng, Tony Tang, and Will Wei; juniors Chelsea Chai, Jason Chen, Anthony Jurek, Shane Liu, and Luming Zhao; sophomores Sabrina Eng, Shuji Lu, Oscar Zhang, and Wayne Zhang; and freshmen Tiffany Chen, Elijah Davis, Tom Gu, Chris Ji, Lana Liu, Lydia Liu, and Merlin Mo; and coaches James Goehmann and Catie McAlister.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Algebra 1 — second place, Merlin Mo
Geometry — third place, Shuji Lu
Pre-Calculus — first place (tie), Tony Tang

TEAM AWARDS
Algebra 1 — second place
Pre-Calculus — first place
Calculator — second place
Oral — second place
Freshman-Sophomore 8-Person — first place
Freshman-Sophomore 2-Person — first place
Junior-Senior 2-Person — first place

The team will compete at the state finals in May.

Photo: Front row: Shuji Lu, Tiffany Chen, Sabrina Eng, Lana Liu, Tony Tang, Murphy Chen, Lydia Liu, Elijah Davis. Second row: Merlin Mo, Chris Ji, Bryan Coronado, Luming Zhao, Chelsea Chai, Wayne Zhang, Oscar Zhang, Tom Gu, Will Wei, Ethan Deng, coach Catie McAlister. Third row: Anthony Jurek, Jason Chen, Shane Liu, coach James Goehmann.