CNMI MathCourt rounds out Team CNMI
- Members of Team CNMI will compete at the (INTER) SECT, a high-level multi-state competition at San Francisco, California, sometimes in March. Front, from left, Victoria Santos – MBA (Gold), Joanah Jimenez – MBA (Bronze), Seung Ju Lee – SCS (4th), James Lee – SIS (5th-Alternate), and Frederic Dean – ACS (Silver). Back, from left, are MathCourt administrators Dora Miura, Manny Borja, Reo Arriola, Irish San Nicolas, Vina Duenas, and Kathy Mersai. (Contributed Photo)
- The Team SG of Marianas Baptist Academy with coach Tony Flores won the Team Gold award after the statewide competition for the 6th-8th Grade (Middle School) division this past Saturday, Jan. 28, at Koblerville Elementary School. (Contributed Photo)
The CNMI MathCourt held its statewide competition for the 6th-8th Grade (Middle School) division this past Saturday, Jan. 28, at Koblerville Elementary School.
After two regular meets in October/December, 50 students qualified and 44 students (including one from Tinian) competed for a spot to be on Team CNMI, who will compete at the (INTER) SECT, a high-level multi-state competition at San Francisco, California, sometimes in March.
Below is a result of the team round (which factors into the overall place of the individual competitor’s place):
GOLD TEAM: MBA Team SG
Jeong Min Seo, MBA, 8
Joanah Victoria Jimenez, MBA, 7
Sarah Park, MBA, 7
Victoria Nicole Santos, MBA, 8
SILVER TEAM: Team One Direction
Frederic Dean Michael Guintu, ACS, 8
Shengzan Pan, ACS, 6
Enyi Wang ACS, 8
Zhiying Wang, ACS, 7
BRONZE TEAM
Team Jr. Eagles 1
Julie Quan, GCA, 8
Below is the final standing, based on both team and individual round. The top 4 students below is Team CNMI, followed by the 4 alternates.
FINAL INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
GOLD: Victoria Nicole Santos, MBA, 8
SILVER: Frederic Dean Michael Guintu, ACS, 8
BRONZE: Joanah Victoria Jimenez, MBA 7
4th: SeungJu Lee, SCS, 8
5th (ALT): James Lee, SIS, 8
ALT: Zhiying Wang, ACS, 7
ALT: Kevin Tang, ACS, 7
ALT: rinto takahashi, TMS, 8