V.I. MATHCOUNTS WINNERS to represent the territory in the 2016 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS scheduled for May 7-10 in Washington, D.C. , include Divyesh Gurnani, Kashish Chainani, Amisha Mirchandani and Hannah Boring. In the back is Antilles coach Michel Humphries who will accompany the V.I. Mathletes to Washington, D.C.
Antilles School students Divyesh Gurnani, Amisha Mirchandani and Kashish Chainani, along with Hannah Boring of Good Hope Country Day will represent the U.S. Virgin Islands in the 2016 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Championship scheduled for May 7–10, 2016 in Washington, D. C. The four-person team will be coached by Michel Humphries of Antilles School.
The students won the rights to represent the Virgin Islands during State MATHCOUNTS competition held on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at the Good Hope Country Day School Pavilion.
Kashish Chainani was the winner in the countdown round, while first place individual winner Divyesh Gurnani placed second in the countdown round.
Other competitors in the V.I. State MATHCOUNTS competition were Gidal Williams, Church of God Holiness Academy; Mohit Mirpuri, Antilles; Tanya Mirchandani, Antilles, Adrian Ricketts, Good Hope Country Day; Carter Maltby, Montessori; Djemal, Boucena, Church of God Holiness Academy; Rhea Rupani, Antilles; Karim Henry, Eulalie R. Rivera Elementary; Brandon Wilson, Church of God Academy; Milan Sakhrani, Antilles; Carolyn Grimm, Good Hope Country Day and Amari Desouza of the Elena Christian Junior High School.
MATHCOUNTS is coordinated by math coordinators Juanita Boneque in the St. Croix district and Avon Benjamin in the St. Thomas-St. John district. Ludence Romney serves as the State MATHCOUNTS coordinator.
MATHCOUNTS is a national program designed to improve math skills among U.S. students. The program focuses on middle school students who are at a crucial stage in developing and sustaining math interest and ability.
Local sponsors of MATHCOUNTS include the Virgin Islands Department of Education, Rotary Club Mid-Isle and Ocwen Mortgage Serving, LLC.
National sponsors of MATHCOUNTS are, Raytheon Company, Northrop Grumman Foundation, U.S. Department of Defense, National Society of Professional Engineers, Phillips 66, Texas Instruments Incorporated, and 3Mgives, CNA Foundation, Art of Problem Solving and NextThought. MATHCOUNTS was founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and CNA Foundation.
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V.I. MATHCOUNTS countdown round winner (above) KASHISH CHAINANI, a 12 year old 6th grader at Antilles School, shows off her trophy. She is flanked by, from left, Maria Encarnacion, Curriculum and Instruction coordinator on St. Croix, Shamika Williams-Henley, State STEM director and Avon Benjamin, math coordinator in the St. Thomas-St. John District. |
