CELEBRATIONS
Lower School Math Students Win First in the Nation
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ellington students in grades 2, 3, 4, and 5 participated in the National Online Math League Contest. The 2nd grade team won first in the nation. Other grade levels also did very well, with 4th grade being third in the nation, 3rd grade being sixth in the nation, and 5th grade being seventh in the nation. That means all participating grade levels were in the top 10 in the nation! Many individuals also received special recognition. Ethan Samora was the 2nd grade national champion. Fourth graders Grace Kellicker and Declan Unverferth tied for first place in the nation with the 4th grade contest.
ETHAN SAMORA ‘23, MARQUES NANA-SINKAM ‘23, RAHUL RAJARAM ‘23, ERIC ALBERS ‘23, AND ALANA SAYAT ‘23.
The students received medals for their outstanding performance. All the students demonstrated strong problem solving skills in this difficult contest. Second graders: Ethan Samora, Rahul Rajaram, Marques Nana-Sinkam, Alana Sayat, and Eric Albers. Third graders: Alex Lott, Dylan Kropp, Clara Evans, Brayden Chawla, Jake Browning, and Rhea Singh. Fourth graders: Grace Kellicker, Declan Unverferth, Reece Yakubov, Nischal Chennuru, Christine Cooke, Ben Rigney-Carroll, and Jaideep Gaddam. Fifth graders: Alan Chow, Kath Olsen, Ian Gleissner, Nicos Hill, Claire O’Shaughnessy, Lily O’Brien, Serene Abdelbaki, James Epps-Ramsey, and Nadeen Tantash. Well done, everyone!
Middle School Students Finalists for FIRST® LEGO® League Global Innovation Award Wellington Middle School students Ben Sierzputowski ‘19, Jacquie Sierzputowski ‘18, and Will Sierzputowski ‘17 had their Lucky is our Dog robotics team named one of three finalists for the FIRST® LEGO® League Global Innovation Award . They have been invited to attend an awards ceremony at the US Patent & Trademark office in June where they will meet with media, industry leaders, government officials, and FIRST executives. The winner will receive $20,000 to be used to further develop the team’s innovation or towards future FIRST programs. The two-runner ups will receive $5,000 each. In addition, they will participate in an Innovation Ambassadors Event hosted by the US State Department. The team’s idea will undergo a review process by Edison Nation which includes competitive landscape, initial IP review as well as considerations to development, materials, and analysis of cost/value relationship. Lastly, they will be published in a Q&A section of Inventor’s Digest. The Sierzputowski family was also featured for their outstanding achievement on the NBC4 evening news in May. Terrific work, Lucky is our Dog!
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TOP: WILL SIERZPUTOWSKI ‘17, JACQUIE SIERZPUTOWSKI ‘18, AND BEN SIERZPUTOWSKI ‘19 BOTTOM: MONIQUE SIERPUTOWSKI P ‘17 ‘18 ‘19, WILL SIERZPUTOWSKI ‘17, BEN SIERZPUTOWSKI ‘19, JACQUIE SIERZPUTOWSKI ‘18, AND DANIEL SIERZPUTOWSKI P ‘17 ‘18 ‘19