Elementary Math Team Earns First Place at Math and Science Competition Second Time in a Row
Colony Meadows Elementary School (CME) Mathletes participated in the Texas Math and Science Coaches Association (TMSCA) competition, held on March 2, 2013 at Doerre Intermediate School. They competed against the best math students from 40 Houston area elementary schools, matching their skills in four tests: Number Sense (mental math), Calculator, Mathematics, and Science.
The team earned many team awards including:
• 1st place Sweepstakes Trophy for “Best Overall” results
• 1st place team award in “Number Sense”
• 1st place team award in “General Math”
• 1st place team award in “Science”
• 2nd place team award in “Calculator”
The talented mathletes also earned 20 individual trophies and metals for placing in the Top 20 of each test. Top students are listed below who placed top 3 in at least one of the subjects:
• Andrew Cai - 1st place Number Sense, 1st place Calculator, 1st place Math, 2nd place Science
• Benjamin Wright - 2nd place Number Sense, 2nd place Math, 3rd place Calculator
• Nithin Parsan - 3rd place Science
• Shankar Padmanabhan - 3rd place Number Sense
The mathletes are delighted to win this contest as it is the last TMSCA contest in this school year. The CME Mathletes meet regularly to prepare for elementary and middle school math contests.
(Front Row) Ryan Anselm, Andrew Cai, and Benjamin Wright
(Back Row) Shankar Padmanabhan, Joann Shi, Will Sun, and Nithin Parsan.
