Topeka, Kan. – The Washburn University math department hosted 177 students from 26 local high schools for their annual Math Day Tuesday, Nov. 14. Students participated in math testing and the “Mathnificient Race,” a scavenger hunt on the Washburn University campus for information required to solve a sequence of problems as quickly as possible.
Sriram Kalki from Blue Valley North High School earned the overall top score on the exam. Blue Valley North High School also placed first in the 6A team awards. Seaman High School placed first in the 5A division, Eudora High School placed first in the 4A division, Silver Lake High School placed first in the 3A division and Maur Hill Mount Academy placed first in 1A/2A. Lawrence High School won the Mathnificent Race.
The top three individual scorers in the senior and non-senior categories all receive medals, and the top three scorers from each school receive ribbons. The top team in each of the 1A/2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A school classifications and the top overall scorer receive plaques.
Top Score on Exam
Sriram Kalki with a score of 33 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School
Individual Awards
Senior Students
1st place: Jakob Kuehnen with a score of 31 out of 40, Olathe South High School2nd place: Marcus Souders with a score of 30 out of 40, Lawrence High School
3rd place: Joshua Lin with a score of 29 out of 40, Olathe South High School
Honorable Mentions, Senior Students
Garrett Ledford with a score of 28 out of 40, Olathe South High School
John McArthy with a score of 27 out of 40, Olathe South High School
Lillian Xia with a score of 27 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School
Lacy Allen with a score of 27 out of 40, Washburn Rural High School
Jessie Mead with a score of 24 out of 40, Olathe South High School
Max Mitchell score of 24 out of 40, Eudora High School
Non-Senior Students
1st place: Sriram Kalki with a score of 33 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School2nd place: Wyatt Humphrey with a score of 29 out of 40, Topeka High School
3rd place: Matthew Chen with a score of 29 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School
Honorable Mentions, Non-Senior Students
Anaya Anaparthi with a score of 26 out of 40, Washburn Rural High SchoolSean Akkulugari with a score of 26 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School
Max Zhang with a score of 25 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School
Dilsha Chebolu with a score of 24 out of 40, Blue Valley North High School
Micah Proplesh with a score of 24 out of 40, Seaman High School
Joel Williams with a score of 24 out of 40, Olathe South High School
Team Awards
6A
First Place: (score of 89) Blue Valley North High School
Team Members: Sriram Kalki, Matthew Chen, Lillian Xia
Second Place: (score of 88) Olathe South High School
Team Members: Jakob Kuehnen, Joshua Lin, Garrett Ledford
5A
First Place: (score of 62) Seaman High School
Team Members: Micah Proplesch, Katie Krumins, Allie Jones
Second Place: (score of 57) Leavenworth High School
Team Members: Jacob Kramer, Benjamin Soyka, P.J. Wells
4A
First Place: (score of 68) Eudora High School
Team Members: Max Mitchell, Justin Shoemaker, Logan Cundiff
Second Place: (score of 60) Fort Scott High School
Team Members: Joy Self, Katelyn Dancer, Mesa Casper
3A
First Place: (score of 54) Silver Lake High School
Team Members: Colter Beam, Eli Ferguson, Brayden Just
Second Place: (score of 46) Royal Valley High School
Team Members: Zachary Boyden, Daniel Lewis, Dakota Hittle
1A and 2A
First Place: (score of 52) Maur Hill Mount Academy
Team Members: Bethany Dang, Anthony Wurtz, Bohdan Korbelik
Second Place: (score of 48) Valley Falls High School
Team Members: Sheila Sears, Peyton Lockhart, Gretchen Hager
All Participating High Schools
Atchison Co. Community High SchoolBlue Valley North High School
Blue Valley Randolph High School
Clay Center Comm. High School
Eudora High School
Fort Scott High School
Highland Park High School
Lawrence High School
Leavenworth High School
Louisburg High School
Maur Hill Mount Academy
Mission Valley High School
Olathe South High School
Osawatomie High School
Pleasant Ridge High School
Rossville High School
Royal Valley High School
Seaman High School
Shawnee Heights High School
Shawnee Mission North High School
Silver Lake High School
Topeka High School
Topeka West High School
Valley Falls High School
Washburn Rural High School
Wellsville High School
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This is the 53rd annual Math Day; this event is a Washburn tradition dating back to 1969 (Math Day 2020 was cancelled due to COVID-19). Each November, high school students from all over northeast Kansas come to Washburn to compete in a 40-question competitive mathematics exam. Teachers accompanying the students have a discussion of current issues of importance to mathematics educators and/or participate in activities to enhance teaching mathematics in the classroom.
