On Thursday, February 13, 2014 The Odom Academy Math Team competed at the Sabine Chapter Regional MathCounts Competition, hosted by the Sabine Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. The results were as follows:
Countdown Round:
1st Place: David Williams (8th Grade) Odom
2nd Place: Hakeem Hamdan (7th Grade) Odom 3rd Place: Vignesh Chennupati (7th Grade) Odom
Overall Results:
1st Place: Jason Wu (8th Grade) Odom
2nd Place: Hakeem Hamdan (7th Grade) Odom 3rd Place: Vignesh Chennupati (7th Grade) Odom
Team Results:
1st Place: Odom Academy
2nd Place: St. Annes Catholic School
3rd Place: Harmony Math & Science Academy
Advancing to State:
Jason Wu, Hakeem Hamdan, Vignesh Chennupati, Jack Wikerson, and Pranav Jayaraj.
Odom Academy will be sending five (5) out of the six (6) qualifying spots to represent the Sabine Chapter, Beaumont ISD, and Odom Academy at the state competition on March 21st in Austin, TX.
About the MathCounts Competition (taken from the MathCounts.org website):
The MATHCOUNTS Competition Series is the only competition program of its kind, with live, in-person events in all 50 states, as well as U.S. territories and schools worldwide through the U.S. Department of Defense and State Department.
The Competition Series is ideal for students who have a talent and passion for math who need to be challenged. Students will engage in exciting, "bee-style" contests in which they will compete against and alongside other bright, motivated students. At the local, state and national level, students win hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships and prizes every year.