Long Beach Math Scholars Honored for 'Creative Problem Solving'

Long Beach Middle School seventh-grader Arjun Gupta and eighth-grader Joshua Kapilian were named Long Island Young Scholars of Mathematics from the Institute of Creative Problem Solving for Gifted and Talented Students.

Both were accepted to participate in the Institute’s challenging and prestigious program along with other the other top mathematics students from Long Island.

Arjun and Joshua have already begun attending the Institute’s Saturday morning classes, which are held at SUNY Old Westbury, and focus on advanced content in areas such as algebra, geometry, discrete math, number theory, problem solving as applied to probability, theory of finite differences, science, mass point geometry and other topics.

The students were admitted to this competitive and rigorous program were selected based on their nominations, school transcripts, teacher recommendations, entrance exam results and statements expressing interest. According to the Institute, being selected “implies that a student is among the top one-tenth of one percent in math of all students on Long Island in his or her grade.”