Sharpstein wins Elementary Math Contest

The Walla Walla Valley Elementary School Math Contest took place Saturday morning at Blue Ridge Elementary. This annual event sponsored by the Walla Walla School District and organized by volunteer Laura Schueller included a series of four timed problem sets that test the mathematical thinking of our local 4th and 5th graders. Assumption, Berney, Blue Ridge, Edison, Green Park, Prospect Point, and Sharpstein elementary schools each sent teams of about 12 students each. There were a total of 82 area students in this year's contest.

The overall winner in the team competition was the Sharpstein Elementary team. (Photo)

Applebee, Austin

Babbitt, Jack

Clearman , Ben

Frederickson, Piper

Gonzales, Shannon

Griffith, Jacob

Kim-Leavitt, Ari

Sinnott, Shaila

Snow, Sal

Sullivan, Jakob

Turner, Buckley

Zanger, Bella

Coaches: Rob Griffith & Mary Cortinas

The top-six places overall in the individual competition were:

1st Elijah Wilson of Edison Elementary

2nd Buckley Turner of Sharpstein Elementary

3rd Shayla Juhasz of Berney Elementary (tie)

3rd James Didelius of Assumption School (tie)

4th Bella Zanger of Sharpstein Elementary

5th Tobias Parker of Berney Elementary

6th Aedan Zimmerman of Green Park Elementary

Special thanks go to the folks at Blue Ridge Elementary for hosting the contest in their school. The staff at Blue Ridge were incredibly helpful and welcoming.