Capturing three of the four grade divisions, Terre Haute South High School won its seventh straight title in Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s annual mathematics competition, which attracted over 400 students from 26 schools in four states.

      In its 41st year, the competition is one of the largest high school math contests in the Midwest.  Besides being administered at Rose-Hulman, the exam was also administered at regionals in Cincinnati, St. Louis and northern Kentucky.  It consists of 20 questions in a wide range of mathematics categories.  The contest is unique in that students compete for individual and team honors in their class divisions.  Then, scores in each class are added to determine the overall school champion.

      At Rose-Hulman, Terre Haute South swept top honors in the junior, sophomore and freshman class divisions to outscore second-place Park Tudor High School of Indianapolis by 157 points for the overall school title.  The Signature School, a first-time entrant from Evansville, placed third.

      “This is our ‘Super Bowl of Academics’,” stated Terre Haute South mathematics teacher Mae Turner White, who was in her first year as the team’s coach.  “This continues a legacy of championships that we’re very proud to have at Terre Haute South.  Our students work very hard in the classroom to improve their math skills each year.  All of that work is showcased at this competition.”

     Individual class champions included Jeffrey Chenhall of Iowa City West (Iowa), who had the only perfect 100-point score in the competition, among seniors; John Zhong of Carmel and Matthew Croop of Indianapolis’ North Central, which tied for top honors among juniors; David Benjamin and Phillip Thomas, both of Lafayette Harrison, tied among sophomores; and Nathan Benjamin of Lafayette Harrison, among freshmen.

      Nathan Benjamin and Curie Ahn of Iowa City West received book prizes for being the top freshman male and female students.  The prizes were provided in memory of Sally Shonk, a former Vigo County teacher. David Benjamin and Ashley Nagel of the Nagel Academy received book prizes for being the sophomore male and female finishers.  The prizes and received book prizes in memory of Mary Rhein, a teacher who coordinated the contest in West Chester, Ohio, for several years.  This year's book prizes were "A History of Mathematics," by Victor Katz; "Mathematical Journeys," by Peter Schumer; "Prime Numbers," by David Wells; and "The Art & Craft of Problem Solving," by Paul Zeitz.  The books were provided by Addison Wesley and Wiley Publishers.

      The list of participating schools atRose-Hulman included Baptist Academy, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, Broad Ripple, Covenant Christian, Lutheran, North Central, Park Tudor and Perry Meridian, all from Indianapolis; Carmel, Castle of Newburgh, Crawfordsville, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Lafayette Harrison, Lafayette Jefferson, North Vermillion, Northview, Signature School, South Vermillion, Terre Haute North and West Vigo. Urbana High School of Illinois, Iowa City West of Iowa and White Station of Memphis, Tenn., joined students from several home school academies in the competition.

      Rose-Hulman mathematics professor John Rickert coordinates the contest, with test questions compiled by professor emeritus Herb Bailey. Other professors assisting are Ghan Bhatt, Allen Broughton, Kurt Bryan, Bill Butske, Steve Carlson, Diane Evans, David Finn, Steve Galinaitis, Elton Graves, Ralph Grimaldi, Joshua Holden, Mark Inlow, Tanya Jajcay, Roger Lautzenheiser, Jeff Leader, Donald Mills, Ken McMurdy, David Rader and Yosi Shibberu, while Mathematics Department Secretary Terri Moscan organized registration. Members of Rose-Hulman's Pi Mu Epsilon mathematics honor society and other student volunteers assist with grading the tests.

      Information about this year’s contest can be obtained at the following Web site: www.rose-hulman.edu/%7Erickert/NovContest/.

41st Annual Rose-Hulman Mathematics Contest
Saturday, November 11
at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

      Overall Team Scores: 1. Terre Haute South, 1,185; 2. Park Tudor, 1,028; 3. Signature School, 818

      Senior Team Scores: 1. Iowa City West, 332; 2. Park Tudor, 308; 3. Hamilton Southeastern, 280

      Senior Individual Scores: 1. Jeffrey Chenhall, Iowa City West, 100; 2. Susan Hu, White Station (Tenn.), 95; 3. Michael Harris, Park Tudor, 83; 3. Ravi Parikh, Park Tudor, 83; 4. Mark Rees, Hamilton Southesatern, 82; 5. Jung-up Park, Covenant Christian, 80; 6. Evan Bugher, Lutheran, 79; 7. Nicholas Allendorf, Iowa City West, 78; 7. Vasu Balakrishnan, Iowa City West, 78; 7. Artem Rogachev, Urbana, 78; 7. Cindy Zhang, Park Tudor, 78; 8. Hao Yang, Carmel, 77; 9. Paul Hlebowitsh, Iowa City West, 76; 9. Zeyu Chen, Terre Haute South, 76; 10. Shifang Wang, Carmel, 73; 11. Graham DeWit, White Station, 72; 12. Michael Munday, Lafayette Jefferson, 70; 12. Eric Palmer, Hamilton Southeastern, 70; 12. Matt Rosenberger, Urbana, 70; 12. Colden Rouleau, Signature School, 70; 12. Marshawn Walker, Urbana, 70.

      Junior Team Scores: 1. Terre Haute South, 281; 2. Castle, 279; 3. Park Tudor, 233

      Junior Individual Scores: 1. John Zhong, Carmel, 90; 1. Matthew Croop, Indianapolis North Central, 90; 2. E. G. Wright, Terre Haute South, 89; 3. Yu Huang, Terre Haute South, 78; 3. Kevin Kim, Carmel, 78; 4. Killian Prather, Covenant Christian, 77; 5. Megan Morrison, Carmel, 76; 6. Kevin Chu, Carmel, 74; 6. Matthew Stienstra, Terre Haute North, 74; 7. Swara Kopparty, Terre Haute South, 73; 7. Casey Lecklider, Signature School, 73; 7. Emma Park, Covenant Christian, 73; 7. Jon Risting, Park Tudor, 73; 8. Arjun Theertham, Terre Haute South, 71; 9. Eric Burger, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, 70; 10. Alice Ji, Carmel, 68; 10. Katie Poisel, Fishers, 68; 10. Matt Rodgers, Castle, 68; 10. Morgan Yang, Carmel, 68; 11. Britt Koehnlein, Hamilton Southeastern, 67; 12. Tom Schroeder, Park Tudor, 66.

      Sophomore Team Scores: 1. Terre Haute South, 319; 2. Iowa City West, 281;  3. Carmel, 272

      Sophomore Individual Scores: 1. David Benjamin, Lafayette Harrison, 94;    1. Phillip Thomas, Lafayette Harrison, 94; 2. Pardha Ponugoti, Terre Haute South, 90; 3. Raj Bhuptani, Terre Haute South, 89; 4. Devin Ahern, Northview, 79; 4. Justin Choi, Iowa City West, 79; 4. Andy Liu, Terre Haute South, 79; 5. Ashley Nagel, Nagel Academy, 74; 5. Donald Nye, Iowa City West, 74; 5. Ruofan Xia, Carmel, 74; 6. Cameron Cecil, Park Tudor, 71; 7. Scott Palmer, Hamilton Southeastern, 69; 7. Dewei Yang, Carmel, 69; 7. Alex Yin, Carmel, 69; 8. Yingxue Li, Carmel, 67; 9. Thane Somers, Iowa City West, 66; 9. Scarlett Wang, Park Tudor, 66; 10. Tiffany Chen, Signature School, 64; 10. Vikram Nevrekar, Hamilton Southeastern, 64; 10. Allie Wunderlich, Castle, 64; 11. Yon-Sue Choi, Carmel, 62; 11. Carolyn Huang, Park Tudor, 62; 11. Kathy Ingram, Iowa City West, 62; 11. Joey Snedden, Lafayette Jefferson, 62; 12. Kristina Throne, Terre Haute South, 61;   12. Michael Ye, Carmel, 61.

      Freshman Team Scores: 1. Terre Haute South, 328; 2. Iowa City West, 305;   3. Carmel, 257

      Freshman Individual Scores: 1. Nathan Benjamin, Lafayette Harrison, 95; 2. John Ryan, Terre Haute South, 94; 3. Tyler Chenhall, Iowa City West, 85; 4. Sachin Shinde, Terre Haute South, 83; 5. Curie Ahn, Iowa City West, 79; 5. Peter Bittar, Terre Haute South, 79; 6. Lauren Stephens, Indianapolis North Central, 78; 7. Shawn Qian, Carmel, 76; 8. Paige Cook, Terre Haute North, 74; 8. Jimmy Sun, Carmel, 74; 9. Young Seol, Iowa City West, 73; 10. Andrew Huh, Terre Haute South, 72; 10. Michael Wintermeyer, Park Tudor, 72; 11. Sammy Rider-Leck, Terre Haute North, 70; 11. Angela Song, Terre Haute South, 70; 12. Anthony Cai, Carmel, 68; 12. Lorelei Coffin, Iowa City West, 68; 12. Cezary Wojcik, Signature School, 68.