The Beach Elementary 4th grade team and the Mt. Harmony Elementary 5th grade team earned the top spots in the 21st Annual Elementary Mathematics Challenge. In this year’s event, which is sponsored by the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative and Calvert County Public Schools, 147 4th and 5th graders competed in teams of seven to complete individual and team challenges that involve problem solving, computation and critical thinking skills.
Dr. Daniel D. Curry, Superintendent, said, “This is an outstanding event. Our students love to complete. Thanks, SMECO.”
The winners are:
Grade 4 Team Winners Sponsors
1st – Beach Elementary School Jen Humphries
2nd – Mt. Harmony Elementary School Kim Bracey
3rd – Barstow Elementary School Kelly Short
4th – Huntingtown Elementary School Jill Gabrielson
5th – Mutual Elementary School Mary Freeland
Grade 5 Team Winners
1st – Mt. Harmony Elementary School Kristi Kahler
2nd – Sunderland Elementary School Melissa Sydnor
3rd – Windy Hill Elementary School Nancy Sorzano
4th – Plum Point Elementary School Sharon Finlayson
5th –Barstow Elementary School Steve Morris
Grade 4 Individual Winners
1st – Oliver Diamond, Windy Hill Elementary School
2nd – Zachary Rushworth, Dowell Elementary School
3rd – Boris Nusinzon, Mt. Harmony Elementary School
Grade 5 Individual Winners
1st – Hogan Joo, Mt. Harmony Elementary School
2nd – Grace Wood, Mt. Harmony Elementary School
3rd – Luke Erly, Sunderland Elementary School
Top Scorer Grade 4 Grade 5
Barstow Andrew Merranko Ray Holmberg
Beach Julie Hurley Archer Pendleton
Calvert Madelyn Crawford
Dowell Zachary Rushworth Brett Sheranko
Huntingtown Tanner Chapman Grace Minakowski
Mt. Harmony Boris Nusinzon Hogan Joo
Mutual Emma Mattingly Sarah Davis
Plum Point Rondy Le Aidan Moreland
St. Leonard Jayden Bradford Hunter Reed
Sunderland Lucas Pletcher Luke Erly
Windy Hill Oliver Diamond Aiden Markowitz