Every Highline elementary school has excited and talented mathematicians; two-thirds of them demonstrated this fact at the 2018 Seahurst Elementary Math Bonanza on Friday, May 4.Â
239 students in 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-grades spilled out of the cafeteria into three overflow classrooms, making it the largest elementary math contest in Highline’s history! Of course, they hope to be even bigger next year, and the dream is to convince all 19 Highline elementary schools to participate.
In the weeks before the contest, many students met with teachers and parent coaches outside of class time to learn topics they hadn’t been exposed to and to familiarize themselves with the test formats. At the event, students competed in 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 fifteen minutes.
After the four events, students and their families enjoyed a dinner break while the scoring room wrapped up its work. Soon, the awards ceremony began with a Math Star pin for every attendee, shortly followed by the All-That-and-a-Bag-of-Chips award for the highest-scoring student on each team of four, each of which received a bag of chips!
Those winners were:
School Name
Student Name
Grade
Beverly Park
Junrou Tran
5
Beverly Park
Natnael Tsehay
5
Beverly Park
Joseph Balcazar
6
Des Moines
Carson Cramer
6
Des Moines
John Diaz
6
Hilltop
Miguel
5
Hilltop
Natasha
5
Hilltop
Sofia
5
Hilltop
Adrien
6
Hilltop
Everardo
6
Hilltop
Isabella
6
Hilltop
Vincent
6
Marvista
Josephine Novick
4
Marvista
Kaitlin Bell
4
Marvista
Lael Mengistu
4
Marvista
Justin Bell
5
Marvista
Zion Cruz
5
Marvista
Madelyn Novick
6
Marvista
Martin Dinh
6
Marvista
Rayana Abdullahi
6
Midway
Kayla Rodriguez Martinz
5
Midway
Leslie Ochoa
5
Midway
Gerardo Garcia
6
North Hill
Audrey Droppelman
4
North Hill
Dale Shockley
4
North Hill
Delilah Al Kaddah-Woltz
4
North Hill
Emma Roberts
4
North Hill
Ethan Driscol
5
North Hill
Forrest Oliverson
5
North Hill
Lily Monahan
5
North Hill
Marcelo Gonzales
5
North Hill
Owen Brown
5
North Hill
Aria Hawkins
6
North Hill
Parker Crawford
6
Parkside
Amelai
5
Parkside
Jon
5
Parkside
Samuel
5
Parkside
Selam
5
Parkside
Vincenzo
5
Parkside
Megumi
6
Parkside
Mia
6
Parkside
Zaki
6
Rainier Prep
Abdoulaye Cisse
5
Rainier Prep
Abdullah Kebbeh
5
Rainier Prep
Katherine Maas
6
Rainier Prep
Siniya Jones
6
Seahurst
Michael Avecilla
4
Seahurst
Oliver Pinkney
4
Seahurst
Alexander Avecilla
5
Seahurst
Briar Rose Ables
5
Seahurst
Daisy Guerrero
5
Seahurst
Lysandra Plant
5
Seahurst
Tatum Swift
5
Seahurst
Cristian Rivera
6
Seahurst
Jasmine Delgado-Guerrero
6
Seahurst
Uzziel Sanchez Lopez
6
Shorewood
Chris Talty
4
Shorewood
Javaris Matthews
5
Shorewood
Eric Nguyen
6
Shorewood
Sarah Berhan
6
Southern Heights
Cassius Springer
6
Southern Heights
Jennifer Thai
6
Southern Heights
Richany Sorm
6
White Center Heights
Mina Aziz
4
White Center Heights
Tiffany Melendez
4
White Center Heights
Abby Hess
5
White Center Heights
Julie Vo
5
White Center Heights
Maddy Hess
6
The next award level was the “Sweet Solversâ€, the highest-scoring student in each grade at each school, each of which received a candy bar! Those winners were:
School Name
Student Name
Grade
Beverly Park
Kameron Thav
4
Beverly Park
Natnael Tsehay
5
Beverly Park
Joseph Balcazar
6
Des Moines
Carson Cramer
6
Hilltop
Natasha
5
Hilltop
Vincent
6
Marvista
Josephine Novick
4
Marvista
Justin Bell
5
Marvista
Madelyn Novick
6
Midway
Kayla Rodriguez Martinz
5
Midway
Gerardo Garcia
6
North Hill
Dale Shockley
4
North Hill
Forrest Oliverson
5
North Hill
Owen Brown
5
North Hill
Aria Hawkins
6
Parkside
Samuel
5
Parkside
Megumi
6
Rainier Prep
Abdullah Kebbeh
5
Rainier Prep
Katherine Maas
6
Seahurst
Oliver Pinkney
4
Seahurst
Daisy Guerrero
5
Seahurst
Jasmine Delgado-Guerrero
6
Shorewood
Chris Talty
4
Shorewood
Javaris Matthews
5
Shorewood
Sarah Berhan
6
Southern Heights
Jennifer Thai
6
White Center Heights
Mina Aziz
4
White Center Heights
Julie Vo
5
White Center Heights
Maddy Hess
6
The third award level is the ten top-scoring individuals in each grade across the district. They were:
Grade
Division
Place
School Name
Student Name
4
JV
10
White Center Heights
Tiffany Melendez
4
JV
7
White Center Heights
Brian Ho
4
JV
7
Seahurst
Kiya Mang
4
JV
7
Seahurst
Jason Owen
4
JV
6
Seahurst
Renee Jensen
4
JV
5
White Center Heights
Mina Aziz
4
JV
4
Seahurst
Guetty Moita
4
JV
3
Seahurst
Michael Avecilla
4
JV
2
Beverly Park
Kameron Thav
4
JV
1
Seahurst
Oliver Pinkney
4
Varsity
9
North Hill
Audrey Droppelman
4
Varsity
9
Marvista
Alison Rice
4
Varsity
8
Marvista
Lael Mengistu
4
Varsity
7
Marvista
Abigail Yonas
4
Varsity
6
North Hill
Alex Roberts
4
Varsity
5
Marvista
Kaitlin Bell
4
Varsity
4
Marvista
Josephine Novick
4
Varsity
3
North Hill
Dale Shockley
4
Varsity
2
Shorewood
Natasha Hartly
4
Varsity
1
Shorewood
Chris Talty
5
JV
10
Midway
Epriam Mukania
5
JV
10
Beverly Park
Junrou Tran
5
JV
9
White Center Heights
JB Jagolino
5
JV
7
Seahurst
Tatum Swift
5
JV
7
Seahurst
Alexander Avecilla
5
JV
6
Rainier Prep
Abdullah Kebbeh
5
JV
5
Beverly Park
Kaden Truong
5
JV
4
Midway
Kayla Rodriguez Martinz
5
JV
3
Seahurst
Daisy Guerrero
5
JV
2
Beverly Park
Natnael Tsehay
5
JV
1
White Center Heights
Julie Vo
5
Varsity
10
Parkside
Selam
5
Varsity
10
Parkside
Quan
5
Varsity
8
Shorewood
Andrew Dowling
5
Varsity
8
Marvista
Justin Bell
5
Varsity
7
Parkside
Elliott
5
Varsity
6
Parkside
Sophie
5
Varsity
5
Shorewood
Riley Wiggen
5
Varsity
4
Parkside
Amelai
5
Varsity
3
Shorewood
Javaris Matthews
5
Varsity
2
Parkside
Vincenzo
5
Varsity
1
Parkside
Samuel
6
JV
10
Southern Heights
Jaden Gentry
6
JV
9
Beverly Park
Kenneth Thav
6
JV
8
Hilltop
Vincent
6
JV
6
Seahurst
Jasmine Delgado-Guerrero
6
JV
6
Rainier Prep
Mundir Ali
6
JV
5
Rainier Prep
Heba Al-Sheblawy
6
JV
4
Southern Heights
Jennifer Thai
6
JV
3
Rainier Prep
Siniya Jones
6
JV
2
Beverly Park
Joseph Balcazar
6
JV
1
Rainier Prep
Katherine Maas
6
Varsity
10
Parkside
Mia
6
Varsity
8
Shorewood
Samuel Dagmawi
6
Varsity
8
North Hill
Aria Hawkins
6
Varsity
7
Parkside
Ben
6
Varsity
6
Shorewood
Rae Williams
6
Varsity
5
Parkside
Megumi
6
Varsity
4
Shorewood
Eric Nguyen
6
Varsity
3
Shorewood
Maddy Handshew
6
Varsity
2
Shorewood
Sarah Berhan
6
Varsity
1
Marvista
Madelyn Novick
The final award level was the highest-scoring teams in each grade across the district. They were:
Grade
Div
Place
School Name
Name
Grade
Name
Grade
Name
Grade
Name
Grade
4
JV
4
White Center Heights
Tiffany Melendez
4
Suray Batts
4
Ariana Cortez
4
Janna Al-Janabi
4
4
JV
3
White Center Heights
Kamiah Jackson
4
Arely Contreras
4
Mina Aziz
4
Camila Busio-Hazen
4
4
JV
2
Seahurst
Guetty Moita
4
Jason Owen
4
Oliver Pinkney
4
Renee Jensen
4
4
JV
1
Seahurst
Elan Jo
4
Kiya Mang
4
Michael Avecilla
4
Sabrina Nangonzi
4
4
Varsity
5
Marvista
Zennen Luiz
4
Lael Mengistu
4
Logan Wade
4
4
Varsity
4
North Hill
Audrey Droppelman
4
Grace Hacke
4
Silas Egger
4
Delayni Yashruti
4
4
Varsity
3
Marvista
Kaitlin Bell
4
Alison Rice
4
Abigail Yonas
4
4
Varsity
2
Marvista
Elise Adams
4
Megan Inman
4
Kirsten Marra
4
Josephine Novick
4
4
Varsity
1
North Hill
Dale Shockley
4
Alex Roberts
4
Lilah Nutting
4
Liam Drew
4
5
JV
5
Rainier Prep
Abdoulaye Cisse
5
Alioune Cisse
5
Joshua Mendez
5
5
JV
4
Seahurst
Kevin Guzman
5
Lysandra Plant
5
Tyler Luu
5
5
JV
3
Seahurst
Daisy Guerrero
5
Janette Bonilla
5
Ken Thach
5
5
JV
2
White Center Heights
Meron Abraha
5
JB Jagolino
5
Julie Vo
5
Brian Ho
4
5
JV
1
Seahurst
Alexander Avecilla
5
Besa Hruska
5
Beza Honelign
5
Tatum Swift
5
5
Varsity
5
Parkside
Amelai
5
Sukhman
5
Sophie
5
Miles
5
5
Varsity
4
Parkside
Phillip
5
Vincenzo
5
Elliott
5
Kaiylee
5
5
Varsity
3
Shorewood
Nicholas Warfield
5
Andrew Dowling
5
Javaris Matthews
5
Riley Wiggen
5
5
Varsity
2
Shorewood
Orion Genett
5
Chris Talty
4
Natasha Hartly
4
Evelyn Manning
5
5
Varsity
1
Parkside
Tran
5
Samuel
5
Lexi
5
Quan
5
6
JV
5
Seahurst
Jasmine Delgado-Guerrero
6
Esmeralda Castro Cordero
6
Pablo Palma
6
Tazmin Hanson
6
6
JV
4
Beverly Park
Kaden Truong
5
Natnael Tsehay
5
Josmar Barajas Valdovinos
5
Carlos Murillo Pavon
6
6
JV
3
Beverly Park
Daniel Ly
6
Kenneth Thav
6
Joseph Balcazar
6
Miracle Mason
6
6
JV
2
Rainier Prep
Katherine Maas
6
Katie Tran
6
Justin Castro De Jesus
6
Mundir Ali
6
6
JV
1
Southern Heights
Jaden Gentry
6
Jake Johnson
6
Jennifer Thai
6
6
Varsity
5
Des Moines
Violet Middleton
16
Mischa McGrath
16
Rachel Young
16
Carson Cramer
16
6
Varsity
4
Parkside
Megumi
6
Elijah
6
Ben
6
Victor
6
6
Varsity
3
Shorewood
Samuel Dagmawi
6
Eric Nguyen
6
Aiden Hoang
6
6
Varsity
2
Shorewood
Eyanna Bannister
6
Maddy Handshew
6
Rae Williams
6
Sarah Berhan
6
6
Varsity
1
Marvista
Madelyn Novick
6
Maddy Pittis
6
Emma Le
6
All of the tests for the 2018 Middlementary Math Bonanza were provided by National Assessment & Testing (http://www.natassessment.com), which in addition to this local competition administers four national contests by mail each year in different formats.]]>
Every Highline elementary school has excited and talented mathematicians; two-thirds of them demonstrated this fact at the 2018 Seahurst Elementary Math Bonanza on Friday, May 4.Â
239 students in 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-grades spilled out of the cafeteria into three overflow classrooms, making it the largest elementary math contest in Highline’s history! Of course, they hope to be even bigger next year, and the dream is to convince all 19 Highline elementary schools to participate.
In the weeks before the contest, many students met with teachers and parent coaches outside of class time to learn topics they hadn’t been exposed to and to familiarize themselves with the test formats. At the event, students competed in 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 fifteen minutes.
After the four events, students and their families enjoyed a dinner break while the scoring room wrapped up its work. Soon, the awards ceremony began with a Math Star pin for every attendee, shortly followed by the All-That-and-a-Bag-of-Chips award for the highest-scoring student on each team of four, each of which received a bag of chips!
Those winners were:
