A team of USN Middle Schoolers excelled at the second annual Austin Peay State University math competition.
By Kari Luecke, MS Educational Technologist
I’m incredibly proud of the “Lucky 15” who represented USN at our second annual APSU Math Competition.
These students brought focus and skill to every round, and their performance affirmed that USN is a true force in mathematics.
Notable Victories
Top 5 | Highest Performing Teams
2nd Placewas snatched by none other than our 6th Grade Team:
Elliott Karpinos ‘31
Bruce Li ‘31
Lucas Lupu ‘31
Neel Sinha ‘31
Zoey Wei ‘31
This category was previously a Top 10, so cracking the Top 5 added weight to this achievement!
Top 10 | Highest Individual Scores by Grade Level
1st Place - Lucas Lupu (for 6th Grade)
8th Place - Zoey Wei (for 6th Grade)
Please congratulate these individuals in the hallways! They missed classwork, after-school activities, and sports because they committed to being off campus for the full day.
Class of ‘29 Elinor Bird James Michels Zoe Russell Oren Schwartz Syra Tahiliani
Class of ‘30 Saveen Bangalore Syra Bangalore Lucy Garrison Anand Pastakia Reya Roy
Class of ‘31 Elliott Karpinos Bruce Li Lucas Lupu Neel Sinha Zoey Wei
Many thanks to our infinitely supportive math faculty, brilliantly flexible classroom teachers, patient parents, and transportation team for keeping us on the right path, with no variables left behind.
For the third time, the junior has earned recognition for her C-SPAN StudentCam documentary. Elected officials and a representative from the network honored her during High School Assembly on Friday, May 2.
Congratulations to Max Parker ’29, Anisha Nachnani ’32, Indy O’Hare ’32, and Lucas Lupu ’31, who took home the top prize at the USN Quiz Bowl Championship.
The English Department and Hassenfeld librarians share summer reading lists for rising grades 5-12 and AP courses. View their suggestions at usn.org/reading. Lower School reading lists will be published before the last day of school.
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