Benji Prins, an 8-year-old student at St. Mary School in Buffalo Grove, finished first in the nation among 3rd graders in the Math Kangaroo mathematics competition.
Benji received a perfect score of 96 points on the 3rd-grade Math Kangaroo test, which is also used as the test for 4th graders in the contest.
This is Benji’s second top-five national finish in the Math Kangaroo competition. Last year, competing as a 2nd grader, Benji finished in fourth place in the United States.
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Benji received his award at the Illinois Math Kangaroo awards ceremony on Saturday at the Hyatt Lisle, where he received a medal and a Best Buy gift card.
Over seven million children from more than 50 countries participated in the 2014 international Math Kangaroo competition, including over 16,000 children from the United States.
