March 7 – 8, 2014
Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey
Congratulations to the individuals and teams participating in the 2014 Pennsylvania MATHCOUNTS competition.
Pennsylvania Places 5th in the nation!
Park Forest Middle School First Place at Pennsylvania MATHCOUNTS 2014 State Competition
151 students from 61 schools across the Commonwealth met at the Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey on March 8, using math skills they’ve practiced since school started in fall. Students raced against time and peers to claim top place in the Pennsylvania MATHCOUNTS competition.
The team from Park Forest Middle School in State College – Jack Piazza (7th Grade), Aaron Li (7th Grade), Julian Sim (7th Grade) and Thomas Sowers (8th Grade), coached by Rebekah Sjoberg and Susan Owens, claimed first place in the team round. Christopher Lee (7th Grade) from Carson Middle School, coached by Michael McConnegly and Inna Borisov, placed first in the individual competition.
A huge thank you to members of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers and sponsors – Shell, Pennoni, Pennsylvania Engineering Foundation, Pennsylvania Propane Gas Association, and PPG Foundation – for bringing this premier event together for the students.
1st Place Team – Park Forest Middle School
Aaron Li
Thomas Sowers
Julian Sim
Jack Piazza
Coached by Rebekah Sjoberg and Susan Owens
2nd Place Team – Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School
Thomas Huck
Aaron Lee
Brady Munroe
David Xu
Coached by Lisa Stehouwer
3rd Place Team – Mt. Nittany Middle School
Jasmine Cao
Jacqueline Feffer
Joseph Feffer
Joshua Miller
Coached by Rebecca Henry
Top Individuals
* Christopher Lee – Carson Middle School
Coached by Michael McConegly and Inna Borisov
* Joseph Feffer – Mt. Nittany Middle School
Coached by Rebecca Henry
* Kiran Rebholz – The Shipley School
Coached by John Silbaugh
* Wanlin Li – Ingomar Middle School
Coached by Jing Zhang
Andrew Gu – Obama Academy of International Studies
Coached by Yolanda Tolliver
Niles Huang – Radnor Middle School
Coached by Dave McGrath
Evan Qiang – Wissahickon Middle School
Coached by Troy Deckebach
Steven Qiang – Wissahickon Middle School
Coached by Troy Deckebach
Aaron Li – Park Forest Middle School
Coached by Rebekah Sjoberg and Susan Owens
Brady Munroe – Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School
Coached by Lisa Stehouwer
*Chris, Joey, Kiran and Wanlin, coached by Rebekah Sjoberg and Susan Owens, will represent Pennsylvania as the state team in the Ratheon National MATHCOUNTS Competition, May 9, 2014, in Orlando, FL.
