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Decade As Champions: Students from Terre Haute South High School captured top honors in this year's Rose-Hulman High School Mathematics Competition for the 10th straight year. The school had a record-setting 1,311 points score to win this year. |
The challengers may get more determined and talented, but Terre Haute South High School students keep meeting the challenge in the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology High School Mathematics Competition.
Posting a record-setting score, the hometown school earned its 10th straight contest championship on Saturday, Nov. 8, besting 23 other schools from Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. More than 400 scholars tested their problem solving skills in one of the Midwest’s largest high school competitions. Besides Terre Haute, the test is also administered this fall in St. Louis, Cincinnati and central Kentucky.
Students had one hour to complete 20 questions in a wide range of
mathematics categories, with 100 possible points. Individual and team honors were presented to freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors.
An overall team title was awarded to the school accumulating the highest score amongst all four class divisions.
Winning two of the four divisions, Terre Haute South came out on top with a record 1,311 points, followed closed by Iowa City West (Iowa), with 1,186 points, and Park Tudor of Indianapolis, with 1,181 points.
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Top Freshmen Scorers: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Department of Mathematics Chair Allen Broughton (left) and professor Thomas Langley (right) presented book honors to Rebecca Chen, Lyndon Ji (middle) and Youkow Homma for having the top male and female scores in the freshman class division. The awards were presented in memory of Sally Shonk, a former teacher in the Vigo County School Corporation.
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Pardha Ponugoti of Terre Haute South had a perfect 100-point score to win the senior division. This marked the second straight year that he had won his class with a perfect score.
Curie Ahn and Tyler Chenhall of Iowa City West joined Sachin Shinde of Terre Haute South in tying for first place among juniors with perfect scores.
Classmates Richard Ni and Jeffrey Shen of Park Tudor shared top honors among sophomores and received book prizes in memory of Mary Rhein, a teacher who coordinated the Rose-Hulman contest in West Chester, Ohio, for several years. Mihika Prabhu of West Lafayette High School earned honors for having the top female score in the division.
Among freshmen, Youkow Homma and Lyndon Ji of Carmel had perfect scores. They received book prizes provided in memory of Sally Shonk, a former Vigo County (Terre Haute, Ind.) teacher. Rebecca Chen of Park Tudor was also honored for having the highest female score in the class.
Overall, there were a record eight perfect scores in this year's contest -- a
remarkable achievement, according to test coordinator John Rickert, professor of
mathematics at Rose-Hulman.
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Top Sophomore Scholars: Posting the top male and female scores among the sophomore class division were Richard Ni of Park Tudor, Mihika Prabhu of West Lafayette and Jeffrey Shen of Park Tudor. The book awards were presented in memory of Mary Rhein, a teacher who coordinated the Rose-Hulman contest in West Chester, Ohio, for several years. Making the presentations were Allen Broughton (left) and Al Holder of the Department of Mathematics.
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Indiana schools competing this year included Carmel, Castle, Covenant Christian, Hamilton Southeastern, Indianapolis North Central, Lafayette Jefferson, Lebanon, Lutheran, North Daviess, Park Tudor, Scecina, South Vermillion, West Noble and West Vigo. Champaign’s Central, Urbana and Watseka high schools represented Illinois, while Iowa City West came from Iowa. There were also students from Vigo County’s Honey Creek Middle School and Indianapolis’ Signature School participating, but the students were ineligible for team honors.
Rose-Hulman mathematics professors Al Holder, Tom Langley and Rickert coordinated the contest, with test questions compiled by professor emeritus Herb Bailey. Other professors assisting
were Allen Broughton, Cara Brooks, Bill Butske, Michael DeVasher and Tanya Jajcay, while Mathematics Department Secretary Terri Moscan organized registration. Members of Rose-Hulman's Pi Mu Epsilon mathematics honor society, Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, Math Club and other student volunteers assisted with grading the tests.
Information about this year’s contest and results of past events can be obtained at www.rose-hulman.edu/%7Erickert/NovContest/.
43rd Annual Rose-Hulman Mathematics Contest
Saturday, November 8
at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Overall Team Scores: 1. Terre Haute South, 1,311; 2. Iowa City West, 1,186; 3. Park Tudor, 1,181
Senior Team Scores:
1. Terre Haute South, 342; 2. Iowa City West, 336; 3. Carmel, 320; 3. Park Tudor 320
Senior Individual Scores: 1. Pardha Ponugoti, Terre Haute South, 100; 2. Jessica Fisher, Park Tudor, 94; 3. Anton Goupinets, Iowa City West, 90; 4. Allie Wunderlich, Castle, 88; 4. Peter Li, Carmel, 88; 5. Ian Goller, Fishers, 84; 5. Raj Bhuptani, Terre Haute South, 84; 5. Thane Sommers, Iowa City West, 84; 5. Young Seol, Iowa City West, 84; 5. Yon’Sue Choi, Carmel, 84; 5. Ed Coyle, Lafayette Jefferson, 84; 5. Tim McCall, Hamilton Southeastern, 84; 6. John Wu, West Vigo, 83; 7. Kristin Shaffer, Hamilton Southeastern, 82; 7. Cameron Cecil, Park Tudor, 82; 7. Vikram Nevrekar, Hamilton Southeastern, 82; 8. Kevin Wang, Carmel, 80; 8. Amanda Williams, Castle, 80; 9. Tian Xia, Urbana, 79; 9. Rachel Garrick, Champaign Central, 79; 9. Kristina Throne, Terre Haute South, 79; 9. Arun Theertham, Terre Haute South, 79; 10. Mike Gonda, Champaign Central, 78; 10. Kathy Ingram, Iowa City West,
78; 11. Joe Cancino, Lafayette Jefferson, 76; 12. Kala Ghooray, Covenant Christian, 73; 12. John Frantonius, Castle, 73
Junior Team Scores:
1. Iowa City West, 374; 2. Terre Haute South, 354; 3. Carmel, 321; 4. Terre Haute North, 307
Junior Individual Scores: 1. Sachin Shinde, Terre Haute South, 100; 1. Curie Ahn, Iowa City West, 100; 1. Tyler Chenhall, Iowa City West, 100; 2. April Wang, Park Tudor, 95; 2. Lauren Stephens, Indianapolis North Central, 95; 3. Lorelei Coffin, Iowa City West, 90; 4. John Ryan, Terre Haute South, 88; 4. Shawn Qian, Carmel, 88; 4. Jimmy Sun, Carmel, 88; 5. Angela Song, Terre Haute South, 85; 6. Philip Lee, Champaign Central, 84; 6. Andrew Huh, Terre Haute South, 84; 6. Don Nye, Iowa City West, 84; 7. Nate Johnson, West Noble, 83; 8. Peter Bittar, Terre Haute South, 82; 8. Mitchell McCord, Terre Haute North, 82; 8. Daisy Zhuang, Champaign Central, 82; 8. Michael Wintermeyer, Park Tudor, 82; 9. Eric Watson, Terre Haute North, 78; 9. Shelley Tang, Hamilton Southeastern, 78; 10. Samuel Rider-Leck, Terre Haute North, 77; 11. Cezary Wojciak, Signature School, 76; 11. Matthew Moyer,
Fishers, 76; 11. Vikas Vavilala, Carmel, 76; 11. Eesha Purohit, Terre Haute South, 76; 11. Mitra Sharifi, Terre Haute South, 76; 11. Anthony Ton, Terre Haute South, 76; 12. Kathleen Hu, Fishers, 75; 12. Jennifer Logan, Fishers, 75; 12. Shataakshi Dube, Carmel, 75; 12. Sanjeev Chilukuri, Castle, 75
Sophomore Team Scores: 1. Terre Haute South, 333; 1. Park Tudor, 333; 3. Hamilton Southeastern, 306; 4. Iowa City West, 296
Sophomore Individual Scores: 1. Richard Ni, Park Tudor, 100; 1. Jeffrey Shen, Park Tudor, 100; 2. Joseph Botros, Terre Haute South, 94; 3. Matt Staib, Iowa City West, 89; 4. Mihika Prabhu, West Lafayette, 85; 4. Matt Kendall, Terre Haute South, 85; 4. Shi-Ke Xue, Iowa City West, 85; 5. Sam Drews, Lafayette Jefferson, 84; 6. Raymond Montgomery, Terre Haute South, 82; 6. Samuel Clarke, Park Tudor, 82; 6. Prathik Kini, Fishers, 82; 6. Bob Chen, Iowa City West, 82; 6. Daniel Riffin, Hamilton Southeastern, 82; 7. Allison Fifer, West Vigo, 80; 7. Samuel Throne, Terre Haute South, 80; 8. Sawyer Morgan, Hamilton Southeastern, 78; 8. Tom Zhang, Hamilton Southeastern, 78; 9. Alex Brockman, Hamilton Southeastern, 76; 9. Bosi Zhang, Hamilton Southeastern, 76; 10. Peter Maas, Fishers, 75; 11. Andrew Herrmann, Hamilton Southeastern, 74; 11. Erin Van Wesenbeeck, Fishers, 74; 11. Jessica
Wright, Terre Haute South, 74; 12. Neel Erickson, Signature School, 72
Freshman Team Scores: 1. Carmel, 370; 2. Terre Haute South, 282; 3. Castle, 234; 4. Park Tudor, 232
Freshman Individual Scores: 1. Youkow Homma, Carmel, 100; 1. Lyndon Ji, Carmel, 100; 2. Anirudh Prabhu, West Lafayette, 90; 3. Wonhu Rhee, West Lafayette, 89; 4. Jiefu Hou, Carmel, 88; 4. Rebecca Chen, Park Tudor, 88; 5. Nicholas Posey, Terre Haute South, 85; 5. Ray Qian, Carmel, 85; 5. Terry Ming, Carmel, 85; 6. Michael Mardini, Terre Haute South, 84; 6. Patrick Tierney, Iowa City West, 84; 6. Zeno Jeong, Champaign Central, 84; 7. Marissa Stephens, Indianapolis North Central, 82; 8. Tommy Dauer, Castle, 79; 8. Nimisha Kumar, Carmel, 79; 9. Udit Vyas, Castle, 78; 10. Jeffrey Ding, Iowa City West, 77; 11. Mark Botros, Terre Haute South, 67; 11. Ryan Morelock, Lebanon, 67; 12. Yucheng Lin, Champaign Central, 65
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