{"id":49309,"date":"2017-02-16T22:39:56","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T22:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=49309"},"modified":"2017-02-16T22:48:34","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T22:48:34","slug":"antilles-school-wins-sttj-2017-mathcounts-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=49309","title":{"rendered":"Antilles School Wins STTJ 2017 MATHCOUNTS Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. THOMAS — The Virgin Islands Department of Education hosted its annual St. Thomas-St. John district 2017 MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition on Thursday, February 16, 2017 in the Bertha C. Boschulte (BCB) Middle School library.<\/span><\/p>\n

The competition, which was comprised of a sprint round, target round, team round, and a speedy one-on-one countdown round, lasted five hours, and in the end, the four-person Antilles School team retained the title of district champions following their 2016 win.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School and Peter Gruber International Academy also participated in this year\u2019s competition that yielded twenty-four students in the sixth through eighth grades. The Peter Gruber team placed second and BCB won third place.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The competition was facilitated by Avon Benjamin, district math coordinator who expressed his satisfaction with the competition and future plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely enjoyed the participants and their enthusiasm, especially toward the end during the Countdown round. The competition was intense, the math problems were advanced and I think they did very well. The level of skill and discipline needed to compete at this level is profound and they were prepared.\u201d said Mr. Benjamin. \u201cThe competition will be larger next year. I will try to recruit a variety of students to participate because competitions like this broaden students\u2019 horizons in the STEM fields and feed their potential in Math.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

St. Thomas \u2013 St. John District Deputy Superintendent Michael Harrigan brought forth congratulatory remarks on behalf of the Office of the Insular Superintendent and praised all of the teams for participating in the annual rigorous math competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI know this is an awful lot of work, getting ready for MATHCOUNTS every year, but I get the sense that it\u2019s worth it when I see your faces right now,\u201d started Mr. Harrigan. \u201cWe love MATHCOUNTS because it brings some of the best and brightest students together for some healthy competition.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Top 10 students from the St. Thomas-St. John district\u00a0<\/i>will compete against the Top 10 in the St. Croix district on March 16 at the State MATHCOUNTS Competition. Following that competition, four winners will be selected to represent the Territory at the 2017 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Championship, slated for May 14-15 in Orlando, FL<\/span><\/p>\n

Along with the Department of Education, the event was sponsored by Rotary Club of St. Thomas II, which absorbed the costs associated with the Chapter competition, including trophies, plaques and meals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Top 10 mathletes from the St. Thomas-St. John district are as follows in order of rank:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Kashish Chainani\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Antilles School<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Mohit Mirpuri\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Antilles School<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Ronit Totwani\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Antilles School<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Tanya Mirchandani \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Antilles School\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Mitchell Turnbull, Jr.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Antilles School<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Kira Mitchell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VI Montessori\/Peter Gruber International Academy<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Alessandro Gever\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Antilles School<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Aishwarya Nagpal \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Antilles School<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Arman Israni\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Antilles School<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Jahan Daswani\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Antilles School<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Feature Image:\u00a0Winning MATHCOUNTS team for STTJ district, Antilles School with coach Michele Humphries, Deputy Superintendent Michael Harrigan and Math coordinator Avon Benjamin. (Credit: D.O.E.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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