Twelve Scofield students were among 50 other Stamford students who participated in a Grade 4-8 Stamford Challenge-Math event on Thursday, January 8, at the Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (“AITE”).

This event was designed to encourage students who enjoy solving math problems to challenge themselves in a timed, competitive environment with other Stamford math students. Participants represented eleven elementary schools and all five middle schools.

Scofield students Jonathan Xu, 7th grade and Ben Paz, 8th grade took first place on their grade levels, while Sana Suhail, 7th grade and Suraj Jagtiani and Casey Zhu, 6th grade, were in the top quartile for their grade levels.

Other Scofield participants were Phillip Ira, 8th grade; 7th graders Charles Ira, Victor Dai, Leah Rubin, Sherene Anthony and Siddesh Gannu and 6th grader Ozzie Acuna. Congratulations to all of these outstanding Scofield mathletes!

The next competition will be on Saturday, January 31st from 9-12. If you would like to register, email Spaley@ci.stamford.ct.us and she will provide you with the information.