The Highline School District has some amazing elementary mathematicians, many of which met last Friday at the fifth annual Seahurst Elementary Math Bonanza.
Students in 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-grades competed on a variety of tests in different formats: an individual test in which students attempted to solve thirty problems in thirty minutes, a mental math test in which individuals tried to solve twenty questions in their head in fifteen minutes, and two team tests (Algebra & Probability and Geometry & Potpourri) in which teams of four students attempted to solve twenty topic-specific problems in twenty minutes.
Although Beverly Park, Bow Lake, Des Moines, Hilltop, McMicken Heights, Midway, and Southern Heights were not able to attend, the other eleven Highline elementary schools were represented at the contest, with all receiving recognition. The first award level was for the highest-scoring student on each team of four:
| School Name |
Student Name |
| Cedarhurst |
Aidan O’Neill |
| Cedarhurst |
Cooper Geiger |
| Cedarhurst |
Jericho Encomienda |
| Cedarhurst |
Noah Feinberg |
| Gregory Heights |
Chelsea Vorng |
| Gregory Heights |
Emily Vorng |
| Gregory Heights |
Jibril Ali-Halane |
| Hazel Valley |
Kaya Alston |
| Hazel Valley |
Sophia Mitchell |
| Madrona |
Anahi Torres-Mora |
| Madrona |
Dinora Blanco |
| Madrona |
Fredy Castillo |
| Madrona |
Hillary Gonzalez |
| Madrona |
Karen Garcia Castro |
| Madrona |
Kimberly Couary |
| Madrona |
Kudzanai Marunda |
| Madrona |
Lesly Favela |
| Madrona |
Monirah Srong |
| Madrona |
Tri Phan |
| Marvista |
Aisha Osman |
| Marvista |
Ashley Sills |
| Marvista |
Declan O’Grady-Graham |
| Marvista |
Erin Felipe |
| Marvista |
Hannah Ziegler |
| Marvista |
Jordan Belknap |
| Marvista |
Kaedan Wray |
| Marvista |
Lenka Bishoff |
| Marvista |
Mari Pangelinan |
| Marvista |
Natalie Briscoe |
| Marvista |
Nick Ankuta |
| Marvista |
Nicole Pham |
| Marvista |
Rebecca Benderliy |
| Marvista |
Sarah Jenner |
| Marvista |
Tsiyon Solomon |
| Mount View |
Phuc Nguyen |
| North Hill |
Cole Clayton |
| North Hill |
Isaac May |
| North Hill |
Jacob Driscoll |
| North Hill |
Karli Yoshida-Williams |
| North Hill |
Levi Thomas |
| North Hill |
Tin Pham |
| North Hill |
Tony Ngyen |
| Parkside |
John Ho |
| Parkside |
Lucas Scherles |
| Seahurst |
Joemir Nocom |
| Seahurst |
Jonathan Tessandore |
| Seahurst |
Pamela Biniam |
| Shorewood |
Quan Nguyen |
| White Center Heights |
Jose Zambrano |
| White Center Heights |
Kim Huynh |
| White Center Heights |
Vanessa Arcos-Sanchez |
The award level was for the highest scoring student in each grade at each school:
| School Name |
Student Name |
Grade |
| Cedarhurst |
Aidan O’Neill |
4 |
| Cedarhurst |
Jericho Encomienda |
5 |
| Cedarhurst |
Noah Feinberg |
6 |
| Gregory Heights |
Emily Vorng |
4 |
| Gregory Heights |
Jibril Ali-Halane |
5 |
| Gregory Heights |
Chelsea Vorng |
6 |
| Hazel Valley |
Sophia Mitchell |
4 |
| Hazel Valley |
Kaya Alston |
5 |
| Madrona |
Dinora Blanco |
4 |
| Madrona |
Kimberly Couary |
5 |
| Madrona |
Kudzanai Marunda |
5 |
| Madrona |
Karen Garcia Castro |
6 |
| Marvista |
Tsiyon Solomon |
4 |
| Marvista |
Erin Felipe |
5 |
| Marvista |
Nicole Pham |
6 |
| Mount View |
Phuc Nguyen |
4 |
| North Hill |
Tony Ngyen |
4 |
| North Hill |
Jada Godwin |
5 |
| North Hill |
Isaac May |
6 |
| North Hill |
Levi Thomas |
6 |
| Parkside |
Elindil Gica |
4 |
| Parkside |
John Ho |
5 |
| Seahurst |
Jonathan Tessandore |
4 |
| Seahurst |
Joemir Nocom |
6 |
| Shorewood |
Quan Nguyen |
5 |
| White Center Heights |
Kim Huynh |
5 |
| White Center Heights |
Jose Zambrano |
6 |
The third award level was for the highest-scoring students in each grade across all attending schools:
| Grade |
Place |
Score |
School Name |
Student Name |
| 4 |
10 |
7 |
North Hill |
Tin Pham |
| 4 |
10 |
7 |
Marvista |
Tsiyon Solomon |
| 4 |
8 |
7 |
Mount View |
Elzira Noga |
| 4 |
8 |
7 |
Hazel Valley |
Sophia Mitchell |
| 4 |
7 |
8 |
North Hill |
Tony Ngyen |
| 4 |
6 |
8 |
Cedarhurst |
Alex Akina |
| 4 |
5 |
9 |
Parkside |
Andrew Kubik |
| 4 |
4 |
9 |
Mount View |
Phuc Nguyen |
| 4 |
3 |
11 |
Parkside |
Elindil Gica |
| 4 |
2 |
12 |
Gregory Heights |
Emily Vorng |
| 4 |
1 |
14 |
Cedarhurst |
Aidan O’Neill |
| 5 |
10 |
7 |
North Hill |
Jada Godwin |
| 5 |
9 |
9 |
Shorewood |
Quan Nguyen |
| 5 |
8 |
9 |
Cedarhurst |
Tanner Huck |
| 5 |
6 |
10 |
Marvista |
Erin Felipe |
| 5 |
6 |
10 |
Cedarhurst |
Amber Williams |
| 5 |
5 |
11 |
Parkside |
Indjah Malaykhan |
| 5 |
4 |
11 |
Parkside |
Marquis Colbert |
| 5 |
3 |
12 |
Cedarhurst |
Jericho Encomienda |
| 5 |
2 |
17 |
Parkside |
Lucas Scherles |
| 5 |
1 |
19 |
Parkside |
John Ho |
| 6 |
8 |
12 |
Cedarhurst |
Lucky Ruona |
| 6 |
8 |
12 |
Cedarhurst |
Jake Johnson |
| 6 |
8 |
12 |
Cedarhurst |
Cooper Geiger |
| 6 |
7 |
13 |
Marvista |
Jordan Belknap |
| 6 |
6 |
14 |
Seahurst |
Joemir Nocom |
| 6 |
5 |
15 |
Cedarhurst |
Alex Lucero |
| 6 |
4 |
16 |
Gregory Heights |
Chelsea Vorng |
| 6 |
3 |
16 |
Marvista |
Nick Ankuta |
| 6 |
2 |
17 |
Cedarhurst |
Noah Feinberg |
| 6 |
1 |
17 |
Marvista |
Nicole Pham |
The final award level was for the highest-scoring teams of four in each grade across all attending schools:
| Grade |
Place |
Total Score |
School Name |
Name |
Gr |
Name |
Gr |
Name |
Gr |
Name |
Gr |
| 4 |
5 |
11.5 |
North Hill |
Karli Yoshida-Williams |
4 |
Avery LaVassar |
4 |
Sage Rice |
4 |
Hallie Crawford |
4 |
| 4 |
4 |
22.8 |
North Hill |
Tin Pham |
4 |
Jake Gwinn |
4 |
Anthony Dodge |
4 |
Donavin Bright |
4 |
| 4 |
3 |
28 |
Mount View |
Emily Cain |
4 |
Phuc Nguyen |
4 |
Manakoniu Kamoto |
4 |
Elzira Noga |
4 |
| 4 |
2 |
31 |
Gregory Heights |
Ariana Fiol |
4 |
Britta Kleitson |
4 |
Emily Vorng |
4 |
|
|
| 4 |
1 |
33.8 |
Cedarhurst |
Aidan O’Neill |
4 |
Mussie Dagmawi |
4 |
Alex Akina |
4 |
Gus Evans |
4 |
| 5 |
5 |
26.3 |
Marvista |
Natalie Briscoe |
5 |
Ashley Sills |
5 |
Jake Hanley |
5 |
Russell Bosanko |
5 |
| 5 |
4 |
41 |
Shorewood |
Samantha Argueta |
5 |
Quan Nguyen |
5 |
|
|
|
|
| 5 |
3 |
46.3 |
Parkside |
Andrew Kubik |
4 |
Lucas Scherles |
5 |
Indjah Malaykhan |
5 |
Andrew Nguyen |
5 |
| 5 |
2 |
46.5 |
Parkside |
Elindil Gica |
4 |
John Ho |
5 |
Peter Hyunh |
5 |
Marquis Colbert |
5 |
| 5 |
1 |
50.5 |
Cedarhurst |
Amber Williams |
5 |
Jericho Encomienda |
5 |
Tiffany Dinn |
5 |
Tanner Huck |
5 |
| 6 |
5 |
42 |
Cedarhurst |
Josie Walker |
5 |
Cooper Geiger |
6 |
Nikki Brose |
6 |
Matthew Benedict |
6 |
| 6 |
4 |
45.8 |
North Hill |
Levi Thomas |
6 |
Sophia |
6 |
Isaac May |
6 |
Krenar Ajdini |
6 |
| 6 |
3 |
55.8 |
Seahurst |
Joemir Nocom |
6 |
Tija Faler |
6 |
Jaden Wong |
6 |
Mimi Turner |
6 |
| 6 |
2 |
56.3 |
Marvista |
Aisha Osman |
6 |
Nicole Pham |
6 |
Jordan Belknap |
6 |
Nick Ankuta |
6 |
| 6 |
1 |
59.8 |
Cedarhurst |
Noah Feinberg |
6 |
Alex Lucero |
6 |
Jake Johnson |
6 |
Lucky Ruona |
6 |
All of the tests for the 2014 Seahurst Elementary Math Bonanza were provided by National Assessment & Testing (
http://www.natassessment.com), which in addition to this local competition administers four national high school contests by e-mail each year in different formats.]]>
