Middle School mathlete teams place in ASPU's top 5
The “Prime Factor 15” represented University School of Nashville's Middle School at its third annual Austin Peay State University Math Competition, making a strong case for how well USN students are quantitative thinkers. Congratulations to all students who placed, including Samuel Jewett whose perfect score earned him first place among sixth graders as well as the team of Elliott Karpinos '31, Lucas Lupu '31, Lucas Roschke '31, Neel Sinha '31, Zoey Wei '31, who placed first among seventh graders.
By Kari Luecke, Educational Technologist
Let’s get to the numbers, as the results add up to something truly special:
Top 10 | Highest Individual Scores
6th Grade
- 9th Place (tie) - Lucas Munoz & Anisha Nachnani
3rd Place - Jessica Huo
1st Place (PERFECT SCORE) - Samuel Jewett
7th Grade
- 10th Place - Lucas Roschke
- 6th Place - Zoey Wei
- 3rd Place - Lucas Lupu
Top 5 | Highest Performing Teams
*Notably, for the first time ever, all three of our teams placed in the Top 5!
- 6th Grade Team -
2nd Place - 7th Grade Team -1st Place (FIRST!!!)
- 8th Grade Team - 5th Place (In a highly competitive field with significantly more teams at this level, this placement is a standout achievement!)
Please congratulate these individuals in the hallways! They missed classwork as well as after school activities and sports as a commitment to being off campus for the full day.
Class of ‘30 | Class of ‘31 | Class of ‘32 |
Saveen Bangalore | Elliott Karpinos | Jessica Huo |
Syra Bangalore | Lucas Lupu | Samuel Jewett |
Barry Chen | Lucas Roschke | Lucas Munoz |
Lucy Garrison | Neel Sinha | Anisha Nachnani |
Alyvia Thompson | Zoey Wei | Keshav Parikh |
With appreciation (and shout outs) to our math faculty, flexible colleagues, patient parents awaiting our arrival back to campus, and to our transportation team, and Bus Driver Kenya Jones for navigating a safe and seamless trip. These achievements are a testament to your support, and we thank you all!
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