Troy Middle School Mathletes Take Gold At Tournament

Photo: Troy Middle School Mathletes took home gold and silver medals at the Des Plaines Valley Conference Tournament this spring.

Members of the T.M.S. Mathletes are, top from left, Brendan Olson, Ivan Chen, Jacob Cucci, Paige Rakes, Caden Baudek, Kimberly Garcia and Angela Conde.

Back from left, Hayden Smidl, Emmanuel Zamoras, Nico Montes, Derrick Neal, Nathan Twombly, Josie Jarmuz and Rebecca Rogers.

Not pictured is Saniya Newman.

The Troy Middle School 7th grade Mathletes Team and the 8th grade Mathletes Team both took home first place gold medals in the Des Plaines Valley Conference Tournament recently held at Summit Hill Junior High School.

Troy was also awarded first place in conference for the highest five scores of all participants.

Individually, Josie Jarmuz, 8th grade, received a gold medal for outstanding individual performance; Nico Montes, 8th grade, received the silver; and Hayden Smidl, 7th grade, brought home the bronze.

“Our Mathletes proved that Troy has the most agile mathematical minds in the conference,” Troy Mathletes coach and 8th grade Science Capstone Exploratory teacher Dr. Barbara Will-Henn said, “and I am so proud to be their coach.”

Troy Middle School is a Troy Community School District 30-C school.