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3 Eucon students advance in MathCourt tilt
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Posted on May 05 2012
Eucon International School students made it to the top spot during the Regional MathCourt competition last Saturday.
In the K-2 event Joanah Victoria B. Jimenez, a second-grader under the tutelage of Thess Miral, bagged the gold medal, while Allia Raine Pillarina, a first-grader under Samihna Kakuse’s class, bagged the silver medal. Joy Esther Yan, a second-grader, landed in fourth place.
Eucon International School of Saipan harvested three awards among the top five in the K-2 division. Because of this, they were invited to join and compete in the higher division, 3-5 category, today at Dandan Elementary School.
In the 3-5 division, Eucon students did well in the room level competitions, with Victoria Nicole Santos (3rd grade) winning first place, James Reyes (4th grade) winning 3rd place, and Juancho Siasoyco, (4th grade) in fifth place. All of these awards in 3-5 division are from their room ribbon competitions and are all under the coaching of Nicole Blackwell.
This year was one of the biggest MathCourt competitions so far, with close to 900 students from different private and public school participating in the event. The competition challenges students’ mathematical skills and prepares them to be future leaders.
The Eucon administration expressed its appreciation to all teachers, coaches, trainers, and parents as well as to MathCourt administrative team for their great effort in helping Eucon students reach their potential. (Eucon)
