The Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency sponsored the 36th sixth grade Math Bee March 4, 2014. 40 teams, consisting of 160 students participated at the local level with the top four teams as well as the top 3 individuals advancing to the State Math Bee in Fort Dodge, IA on May 2, 2014.
The top four teams of the 2014 Local 6th Grade Math Bee:
1st Place Team: Riverdale Heights Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District
Students: Nihar Behere, Sanjiv Iyer, Aabha Joshi, Cienna Pangin
Coach: David Barber
2nd Place Team: Pleasant View Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District
Students: Taylor English, Christin Hartman, Jacob Holland, Max Murphy
Coach: Zach Day
3rd Place Team: Cody Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District
Students: Aadil Manazir, Anna Myatt, William Sharis, Mitchell Strobbe
Coach: Cathi Betts
4th Place Team: Hopewell Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District
Students: Darsh Balani, Grace Halupnik, Brenna Morley, Amulya Pillutla
Coach: Marlise Bowsman
The top three individuals of the 2014 Local 6th Grade Math Bee:
1st Place Individual: Max Murphy, Pleasant View Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District
2nd Place Individual: Aadil Manazir, Cody Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District
3rd Place Individual: Cienna Pangin, Riverdale Heights Elementary, Pleasant Valley School District