We have just completed our 21^st year of participation in the Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary Schools. The contest provides challenging non-routine problems that stretch the abilities of upper elementary students. Our fifth and sixth grade students employed a variety of problem-solving strategies to complete a series of five contests from November to March.

Students scoring 14 or more points out of a possible 25 earned Olympiad patches. Michael R. earned the trophy for the highest score in fifth grade.

In the sixth grade, Alex, Daniel and Lauren L. earned silver pins for their scores in the top 10%. Antara and Sneha received gold pins for their scores in the top 2%. Sneha received the trophy for achieving the highest score in sixth grade, but that’s not all. For her perfect score of 25 she received the George Lenchner medallion. George Lenchner was the founder of Math Olympiads for Elementary Schools. This is the first time an Unquowa student has achieved this accomplishment.

Congratulations to all the participants on a successful year of problem solving!