Central Students Impress at University of Wisconsin Math Contest

Ninety-eight Central Academy students displayed their superior math skills in the 40th Annual High School Mathematics Contest winning 31 of the 61 All-Academic team honors and placing second overall in the competition held at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on November 7. 

The event featured over 500 students representing 37 high schools from Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois. Students competed on either Level I (10th grade and below) or Level II (11th and 12th grade).

The Central Academy All-Academic team winners were: 

Level I All-Academic Team  
Name Home School
Ankita Chatterjee Callanan, 8th Grade
Kayla Cross Callanan, 8th Grade
AJ Fleming Roosevelt, 9th Grade
Helena Gruensteidl Roosevelt, 9th Grade
Matthew Holmes Roosevelt, 10th Grade
Shivani Kumaresan Callanan, 8th Grade
Zach Lin Roosevelt, 9th Grade
Theresa Manivanh Roosevelt, 10th Grade
   
Level II All-Academic Team  
Name High School
Edel Aron Roosevelt, 11th Grade
Logan Buck Dallas Center-Grimes, 9th Grade
Olin Carty Roosevelt, 12th Grade
Granger Carty Roosevelt, 11th Grade
Eric Chen Valley – WDM, 12th Grade
Tarquin Cox Roosevelt, 11th Grade
Danny Deeter Hoover, 12th Grade
Patrick Hiatt Roosevelt, 11th Grade
Aaron Lin Roosevelt, 11th Grade
Max Pilcher Roosevelt, 11th Grade
Luke Sheeley Roosevelt, 12th Grade
Vaibhav Srikaran Johnston, 12th Grade
Ryan Utke Hoover, 11th Grade

Four Central Academy competitors also earned perfect scores. Zach Lin earned one of the six perfect scores on Level I exams and Eric Chen, Max Pilcher, and Luke Sheeley earned three of the four perfect scores on Level II exams. For seniors Chen and Sheeley, this was their third perfect score in four years.

The Central Academy math students were coached by Diane Fox, Lana Lyddon-Hatten, Michael Link, Mike Marcketti, Joe Obrycki, and Brian Reece.