Ten LHS Students To Participate In MathCON 2019 Finals

LEMONT, IL — Ten Lemont High School students have earned the chance to participate in the final round of a prestigious national mathematics competition, the school said. The MathCON 2019 Finals will be contested at McCormick Place West in Chicago on Saturday, April 27.

According to LHS, the students who earned the opportunity to compete at the MathCON 2019 Finals are senior Natalie Palarz; juniors Ben Clarage, Aubrey Molitor, Jacob Mendoza-Pulido and Taylor Shimkus; sophomores William Gorski and Ethan Ragasa; and freshmen Jacob TerMaat, Gloria Wang and Isabella Wilton.

All the above students earned advancement to the MathCON 2019 Finals by scoring in either the 98th or 99th percentile nationally in their respective exams, the school said.

This is first year Lemont High School will have students participating in the MathCON contest. Approximately 30 students across four grades took part in the first round of competition, which is an online exam consisting of 40 questions that must be competed in no more than 40 minutes. The final round will consist of a paper test that will be administered to the participants on-site.

MathCON is a nonprofit national mathematics organization recognized for its annual math competition for students in grades 5-12.