HAUPPAUGE 8th GRADE MATHLETE SCORES GOLD

Hauppauge High School Eighth Grade Honors Student Danielle Gerardi won a Gold Medal at the 2015 Al Kalfus Long Island Math Fair. Gerardi presented an extensive research paper on Fractals to a judging panel at the Long Island Math Fair competition, which was held at Hofstra University.

Math Teacher Abigail Zeltmann described Gerardi as “one of the most intelligent students I have ever met.” She also praised her young student’s maturity and poise under the challenging requirements for success before the competition’s exacting judging panel as well as Gerardi’s “extensive, impressive and in-depth knowledge of the Fractals subject matter.”

Photo Caption: Hauppauge Eighth Grade Honors Student Gerardi won a Gold Medal at the 2015 Al Kalfus Long Island Math Fair. She is pictured here with (bottom row, l to r) Hauppauge Director of Mathematics and Information Systems Dr. Donald Murphy; Board of Education (BOE) Member Ann Macaluso; Superintendent of Schools Patricia Sullivan-Kriss; Math Teacher Abigail Zeltmann; Danielle Gerardi; BOE Member Eileen Mass; (top row, l to r) BOE Members Rob Scarito, James Kiley, Lawrence Crafa; BOE Vice President Gary Fortmeyer; and BOE President David Barshay.

Photo by Kathy Bottner.