CNMI MathCourt rounds out Team CNMI
Members of Team CNMI will compete at the (INTER) SECT, a high-level multi-state competition at San Francisco, California, sometimes in March. Front, from left, Victoria Santos – MBA (Gold), Joanah Jimenez - MBA (Bronze), Seung Ju Lee - SCS (4th), James Lee - SIS (5th-Alternate), and Frederic Dean - ACS (Silver). Back, from left, are MathCourt administrators Dora Miura, Manny Borja, Reo Arriola, Irish San Nicolas, Vina Duenas, and Kathy Mersai. (Contributed Photo)
The CNMI MathCourt held its statewide competition for the 6th-8th Grade (Middle School) division this past Saturday, Jan. 28, at Koblerville Elementary School.
After two regular meets in October/December, 50 students qualified and 44 students (including one from Tinian) competed for a spot to be on Team CNMI, who will compete at the (INTER) SECT, a high-level multi-state competition at San Francisco, California, sometimes in March.
Below is a result of the team round (which factors into the overall place of the individual competitor’s place):
GOLD TEAM: MBA Team SG
Jeong Min Seo, MBA, 8
Joanah Victoria Jimenez, MBA, 7
Sarah Park, MBA, 7
Victoria Nicole Santos, MBA, 8
SILVER TEAM: Team One Direction
Frederic Dean Michael Guintu, ACS, 8
Shengzan Pan, ACS, 6
Enyi Wang ACS, 8
Zhiying Wang, ACS, 7
BRONZE TEAM
Team Jr. Eagles 1
Julie Quan, GCA, 8
Below is the final standing, based on both team and individual round. The top 4 students below is Team CNMI, followed by the 4 alternates.
FINAL INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
GOLD: Victoria Nicole Santos, MBA, 8
SILVER: Frederic Dean Michael Guintu, ACS, 8
BRONZE: Joanah Victoria Jimenez, MBA 7
4th: SeungJu Lee, SCS, 8
5th (ALT): James Lee, SIS, 8
ALT: Zhiying Wang, ACS, 7
ALT: Kevin Tang, ACS, 7
ALT: rinto takahashi, TMS, 8
