West Hollow Middle School Dominates Suffolk County Math Tournament

Photo 1: West Hollow Math Olympiads Team A

Photo 2: West Hollow Math Olympiads Team B

West Hollow Middle School’s Math Olympiad teams had noteworthy performances in the Suffolk County Math Tournament on Thursday, March 12.

The A team came home with the first place trophy and the B team claimed fourth place after competing against more than 25 schools in the competition.

A team members:

• Rinni Bhansali, Kavya Rao, Jared Bank, Jiachen Lee and Kyle Kampta

B team members:

• Anish Pisipati, Jade Long, Melissa Chen, Cassandra Ye and Kaitlyn Hoxha

West Hollow Middle School also brought home an individual champion. Rinni Bhansali placed first and Jared Banks placed fourth in the Individual Competition. Bhansali and Banks competed against 125 students in Suffolk County.

“Both the team and the individual contests offer a great opportunity for students to solve problems and experience the different methods other students used to solve the same problems,” said Silvia Scognamillo, secretary to the superintendent, in a press release.

Students were able to work with students from other schools to answer contest questions in the Mix-It-Up round and the students who previously tied in the competition took part in the Tie-Breaker round.

“We are very proud of all our students,” Scognamillo said.

Images via Half Hollow Hills School District

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