Students Take Home Gold in Glenview Trimathalon

The following release was provided by Mathnasium

Mathnasium of the Glen recently announced the winners of its TriMathlon Day math competition.   

The competition for 3^rd to 6^th graders was held on Saturday, September 29^th, in conjunction with Mathnasium Learning Center’s National TriMathlon Day, created to generate excitement about math among kids.   National winners will be announced in late October. National winners will share in $10,000 in cash prices.

The winners at the Glen were: 

Grade   

1^st Place

2^nd Place

3^rd Place

3^rd

Humza Khan

Chapman Petersen   

Drew Pytlinski

4^th

Cassidy Ryan*    

Elizabeth Finley

Sarah Connerty   

5^th

Claire Hackl

Max Kassner

Charlie Aronoff

6^th

Kevin Xing

Luke Oyarzun

Maggie Li

* Cassidy Ryan had a perfect score which means she will continue competing on a National level with approximately 50 other students.  Good luck, Cassidy! 

TriMathlon participants competed by completing three challenges:  The Counting Game (tests student’s ability to count from any number, to any number, by any number), Magic Squares (students are awarded points for creativity in developing their own math problems), and Mental Math Workout (evaluates student’s Number Sense by asking them to solve given problems the ‘smart’ way without pencil and paper).

“Congratulations to the TriMathlon winners and all of the participants,” said Steve Santacruz, Owner of Mathnasium of the Glen.  “We hope this competition was a fun and rewarding experience that continues to strengthen their passion for math.”  

About Mathnasium:  Mathnasium Learning Centers specialize in teaching kids math the way that makes sense to them.  Students go to Mathnasium year-round to catch up, keep up, and get ahead in math.  The results are a significant increase in math skills, a better understanding of math concepts, and better school performance.  The proprietary Mathnasium Method™ is the result of 35 years of hands-on instruction and research.  Mathnasium has become one of the fastest growing educational franchises, with more than 300 locations in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. 

Mathnasium of the Glen is located in the Glen Town Center at 2650 Valor Drive in Glenview.