BEYOND the BOOKS
Middle Schoolers Kevin Tu ’20 and Christian Hartch ’19 scored highest among their classmates on the American Math Competitions 8 Test.
In Middle School, Mathletes Abound
T
EN MIDDLE School students participated in the MATHCOUNTS Competition Series at Fairfield University in February ( just after this issue went to press).
MATHCOUNTS, a coaching and competition program, brings to
math achievement the same enthusiasm and prestige now enjoyed by athletics. Representing Brunswick were 8th graders William Frauen, Christian Hartch, and Alex Trauber; 7th graders Logan Darrin, Harry Kilberg, Jamie Meindl, Kevin Tu, and Nick Wolanske; and 6th graders Cameron Evans and Ryan Winston.
Strictly by the Numbers
Middle School Math Coordinator Kevin Landesman thinks
At the third match of the six-match Fairfield County season,
the group has the potential to be Brunswick’s strongest team in
the Upper School math team placed second among 23 public
recent memory.
and private schools, with a score of 81 points. Jack Turchetta
“We are excited to be sending 10 boys to competition this year
’15 was the only student in the county with a perfect score.
for the first time, especially having the opportunity to send younger boys,” Landesman said. “This enables 6th and 7th graders to gain valuable experience that should make them stronger 8th graders down the road.”
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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT Keshav Raghavan ʼ17, Emmet Coyle ʼ15, Jack Turchetta ʼ15, Peter Ciporin ʼ15, Taylor Huffman ʼ17, Andrew Rogozinski ʼ17, and Mathematics Chair Michael Allwood
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