The CIS 6th grade team celebrates their silver and bronze medals. (L-R) Maia Ching-Mitchell, Josephine (Pearl) Cantu, Milo Ching-Mitchell, Jayden Sosa (Photo – Scott Phelps)
The campus of McKinley School, home to McKinley K-8 and Eliot Middle School, came alive on Saturday, March 29th, as hundreds of “mathletes” from across the district gathered for a day filled with math challenges, fun, and friendly competition.
By Scott Phelps
Eighty-one grade-level teams (mostly consisting of four students per team, plus alternates) representing grades 4 through 8 from twenty-one schools entered the competition. The teams competed in two 45-minute sessions: one focused on Conceptual Understanding and the other on Problem Solving, with a new element of teamwork and collaboration judging introduced this year. The day also included plenty of playtime on the school’s large playground.
Middle School Results
- 6th grade (11 teams competing)
In the overall competition, Marshall’s B team took gold, Marshall’s A team earned silver, and Sierra Madre Middle’s B team claimed bronze. For Conceptual Understanding, both Marshall’s B and Sierra Madre Middle’s A teams earned gold,while Marshall’s A and Sierra Madre Middle’s B teams took silver. The Center for Independent Study (CIS) team secured bronze. In Problem Solving, Marshall’s B team took gold, while (CIS) and Sierra Madre Middle’s B teams earned silver, and Marshall’s A and Octavia Butler’s A teams won bronze. - 7th grade (11 teams competing)
In the overall competition, Sierra Madre Middle’s B team won the gold medal, Octavia Butler’s A team won the silver, and both Marshall’s A and Blair’s A teams earned bronze medals. In Conceptual Understanding, both Sierra Madre Middle’s A and B teams won gold, Marshall’s B team earned silver, and Blair’s A and B teams and Eliot’s A team all took bronze. In Problem Solving, Octavia Butler’s A team won the gold, Sierra Madre Middle’s B team earned silver, and both Marshall’s A team and Blair’s A team took bronze. - 8th grade (11 teams competing)
In the overall competition, Sierra Madre Middle’s A team won the gold medal, its B team earned the silver, and Octavia Butler’s A team took the bronze. In Conceptual Understanding, Marshall’s A team won gold, while both Sierra Madre’s A and Octavia Butler’s A teams earned silver, and Sierra Madre’s B team took bronze. In Problem Solving, Sierra Madre’s B team won the gold, its A team earned silver, and both Marshall’s A team and Octavia Butler’s A team took bronze.
Elementary School Results
Earlier that morning, the elementary grades also had a thrilling day of competition.
- 4th grade (24 teams competing)
In the overall competition, Sierra Madre Elementary’s B team won the gold medal, while its A team took silver, and Altadena Arts Magnet’s A team earned the bronze. In Conceptual Understanding, Sierra Madre’s B team won gold, while Sierra Madre’s A team, Altadena’s A team, and Willard’s A team all earned silver, and both Don Benito’s A team and Washington STEM Magnet’s B team took bronze. In Problem Solving, Sierra Madre’s B team won the gold, while both Sierra Madre’s A team and Altadena Arts Magnet’s A team earned silver, and Washington’s B team, Don Benito’s A team, and Field’s A team all took bronze. - 5th grade (24 teams competing)
In the overall competition, Don Benito’s A team won the gold medal, Sierra Madre’s B team took silver, and Willard’s A team earned the bronze. In Conceptual Understanding, Willard’s A team won gold, while Sierra Madre’s A team, Don Benito’s A team, and Field’s A team all earned silver, and Hamilton’s A team, its B team, Sierra Madre’s B team, and Willard’s B team all took bronze. In Problem Solving, Sierra Madre’s B team won the gold, while both Don Benito’s A team and Field’s A team earned silver, and Hamilton’s B team, Sierra Madre’s A team, and Willard’s A team all took bronze.
CIS 6th grader Josephine (Pearl) Cantu shared her experience, saying, “The math field day was very challenging yet fun. I had a great time!”
Superintendent Elizabeth Blanco praised the students, noting, “We are incredibly proud of how our students continue to demonstrate resilience and teamwork, in spite of all they have had to endure with the impact of the Eaton Fire. They continue to work hard to reach their goals, as demonstrated by the great turnout and team spirit at Math Field Day.”
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