The Scarsdale High School math team won first place in the Westchester County Math League. This league consists of teams from 24 school districts in Westchester county.
The teams meet monthly to solve challenging and intriguing math problems. Individuals and teams earn points based on the number of problems they solve correctly.
Nine students from the Scarsdale High School math team qualified to participate in the New York State Math League competition which will be held on Saturday, April 13. To qualify for this competition, students must show a high level of achievement on monthly Westchester county math meets.
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The nine Scarsdale students are: Rebecca Agustin, Michael Bogaty, Chenyi Gong, Cherie Hu, Connie Lam, Alexander Lin, Koji Shiromoto, David Wang, and Felicia Xu.
The New York State Math League (NYSML) is a math competition for teams in New York State. It is held every spring at a different location. This year the contest will be held at Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York. About thirty teams, consisting of 15 students each, gather to compete in Individual, Team, Relay and Power races.
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