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Moody’s Mega Math Challenge 2015
Winning Teams
Of the 1,128 papers submitted to the 2015 Moody’s Mega Math Challenge, 201 (17.8%) advanced to the second round of judging;
of those, 65 (5.6%) were deemed worthy of recognition.
The top six awards, ranging from $2,500 to $20,000, were awarded to teams representing the following high schools after
the final round of judging on April 27:
Champions, Summa Cum Laude Team Prize: $20,000
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Team #4902), Durham, North Carolina
Coach: Daniel Teague
Students: Michael An, Guy Blanc, Evan Liang, Sandeep Silwal, Jenny Wang
Runner Up, Magna Cum Laude Team Prize: $15,000
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Team #4904), Durham, North Carolina
Coach: Daniel Teague
Students: Vinay Kshirsagar, Alex Li, Howard Li, Graham Pash, Keshav Patel
Third Place, Cum Laude Team Prize: $10,000
Elk River High School (Team #5560), Elk River, Minnesota
Coach: Curt Michener
Students: Joe Evans, Chase Gauthier, Zach Glasgow, Jordan Haack, Peter Jones
Fourth Place, Meritorious Team Prize: $7,500
Staples High School (Team #5057), Westport, Connecticut
Coach: Kerrigan Warnock
Students: Chaihyun Kim, Claudia Landowne, Claire Sampson, Madeline Schemel, Terrie Yang
Fifth Place, Exemplary Team Prize: $5,000
Maggie Walker Governor’s School (Team #4892), Richmond, Virginia
Coach: Dickson Benesh
Students: Anant Kharkar, Will Overman, Pranay Vissa, Wilton Wu, Alan Zhang
Sixth Place, First Honorable Mention Team Prize: $2,500
South County High School (Team #4187), Lorton, Virginia
Coach: Daniel Southard
Students: Alex Coppeans, Brian King, Trung Nguyen, James Wang, Peter Wang
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Semi-Finalist Team Prizes — Papers from the following six teams underwent in-depth discussion and were deemed to be of
exceptional quality by judges. They were recognized as Semi-Finalists and received prizes of $1,500 each.
Fort Mill High School (Team #4473), Fort Mill, South Carolina, Coach: Annemarie Dowd
Hamilton High School (Team #4658), Chandler, Arizona, Coach: Kathleen Royal
High Technology High School (Team #4750), Lincroft, New Jersey, Coach: Raymond Eng
Holmdel High School (Team #5012), Holmdel, New Jersey, Coach: Jason Lewis
Lebanon High School (Team #5935), Lebanon, Ohio, Coach: Scott Nash
Yorkville High School (Team #4131), Yorkville, Illinois, Coach: Kevin Bannon
Honorable Mention Team Prizes — Teams representing the following 53 schools were recognized with Honorable Mention
distinction. Team prizes of of $1,000 each were awarded to them for noteworthy submissions.
Academic Magnet High School, Team #5702, N Charleston, SC
Montgomery Blair High School, Team #4348, Silver Spring, MD
Adlai E Stevenson High School,Team #4742, Lincolnshire, IL
Nashoba Regional High School, Team #5320, Bolton, MA
Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Team #4592, Lincolnshire, IL
Needham High School, Team #5416, Needham, MA
Baylor School, Team #5677, Chattanooga, TN
New Canaan High School, Team #5136, New Canaan, CT
Bloomington High School North, Team #5055, Bloomington, IN
New Hope-Solebury High School, Team #5801, New Hope, PA
Bloomington High School, Team #4796, Bloomington, IL
Niles North High School, Team #4988, Skokie, IL
Brookfield East High School, Team #5896, Brookfield, WI
Niskayuna High School, Team #4364, Niskayuna, NY
Burrell High School, Team #5794, Lower Burrell, PA
Northwestern Lehigh High School, Team #5541, New Tripoli, PA
Centerville High School, Team #5477, Centerville, OH
Pine View,Team #4417, Osprey, FL
Charter School of Wilmington,Team #4899, Wilmington, DE
Pocono Mountain East High, Team #4199, Swiftwater, PA
Conifer High School,Team #4461, Conifer, CO
Ridgefield High School, Team #5564, Ridgefield, CT
Council Rock High School South, Team #5413, Holland, PA
Salida High School, Team #4628, Salida, CO
DeKalb High School, Team #4994, Waterloo, IN
Springboro High School, Team #4263, Springboro, OH
Dulaney HS, Team #5810, Timonium, MD
Stanton College Preparatory, Team #4225, Jacksonville, FL
Eastview High School, Team #5633, Apple Valley, MN
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Team #5518, Houston, TX
Grapevine High School, Team #4792, Grapevine, TX
The Taft School, Team #5340, Watertown, CT
Haddonfield Memorial High School, Team #5219, Haddonfield, NJ
Harrison, Team #5083, Harrison, NY
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology,
Team #5684, Alexandria, VA
Herricks High School, Team #5154, New Hyde Park, NY
Troy High, Team #5406, Troy, MI
High Technology, Team #4344, Lincroft, NJ
Union County Magnet High School, Team #4511, Scotch Plains, NJ
Holmdel High School, Team #5011, Holmdel, NJ
Wayne Hills High School, Team #5530, Wayne, NJ
Homestead HS, Team #4531, Mequon, WI
Wayzata High School, Team #5197, Plymouth, MN
IL Mathematics and Science Academy, Team #4777, Aurora, IL
West Ottawa High School, Team #5382, Holland, MI
Immaculata High School, Team #4499, Somerville, NJ
White Bear Lake Area High School, Team #4631, White Bear Lake, MN
Marple Newtown High School, Team #5074, Newtown Square, PA
William G. Enloe High School, Team #4491, Raleigh, NC
Middlesex County Academy, Team #4349, Edison, NJ
Winchester High School, Team #5534, Winchester, MA
Montgomery Blair High School, Team #4185, Silver Spring, MD
Winchester High School, Team #5537, Winchester, MA
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