The 11th Annual San Joaquin County Math Tournament for grades seven through eight was held on Saturday, May 6, at the San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE). About 164 students competed in the high-energy event. Overall, there were 33 teams from 17 schools around San Joaquin County registered to compete. Every year a few students receive a perfect or nearly perfect score. These students are recognized as the highest-scoring individuals. This year there are 24 highest-scoring individuals.
This tournament helps schools promote excellence in math, raise student test scores, increase student self-esteem, develop problem-solving skills, and hone cooperative skills in a competitive environment. The SJCOE Mathematics Department hosts the County Math Tournament every year.
Top Teams
1st: Sierra Middle School, Team 19, Lincoln Unified School District
2nd: Monte Vista Middle School, Team 9, Tracy Unified School District
3rd: Questa Elementary School, Team 21, Lammersville Unified School District
4th: Jefferson School, Team 8, Jefferson Elementary School District
5th: Julius Cordes Elementary, Team 5, Lammersville Unified School District
Highest Scoring Individuals
Perfect Score
Chetan Aditya Reddy Kach, Altamont Elementary, Lammersville Unified School District
Elson Philip, Altamont Elementary, Lammersville Unified School District
Prerana Manekar, Altamont Elementary, Lammersville Unified School District
Siridyuthi Krovvidi, EPIC Academy, River Islands Academies
Gavin Dueltgen, Jefferson School, Jefferson Elementary School District
Arav Adlakha, Julius Cordes Elementary, Lammersville Unified School District
Rishinath Poosarla, Julius Cordes Elementary, Lammersville Unified School District
Mantavya Gautam, Monte Vista Middle and South/West Park Elementary, Tracy Unified School District
Shreya Mahendran, Monte Vista Middle and South/West Park Elementary, Tracy Unified School
Wengenn Liao, Monte Vista Middle and South/West Park Elementary, Tracy Unified School District
Naga Sandeep Chitalapati, Questa Elementary, Lammersville Unified School District
Siddharth Krishna, Questa Elementary, Lammersville Unified School District
Theresa Jiang, Sierra Middle School, Lincoln Unified School District
Timothy Solomon Park, Sierra Middle School, Team 19, Lincoln Unified School District
Near-Perfect Score
Paul Luo, Jefferson School, Jefferson Elementary School District
Samuel Pasumarthy, Jefferson School, Jefferson Elementary School District
Ridhima Seelam, Julius Cordes Elementary, Lammersville Unified School District
Aiden Toman-Sager, Millswood Middle School, Lodi Unified School District
Christian Huerta, Millswood Middle School, Lodi Unified School District
Eashan Cherukuri, Monte Vista Middle School, Tracy Unified School District
Soumika Chitturi, Questa Elementary, Lammersville Unified School District
Shrinidhi Ivaturi, RiverIsland Tech Academy, River Islands Academies
Agnee Deva Singha, Sierra Middle School, Lincoln Unified School District
Haramrit Singh Bal, Wicklund Elementary, Lammersville Unified School District