Several local students earned top national and state rankings in this year’s Math Kangaroo mathematics competition, placing them among the highest-performing young problem solvers in the country.
The students competed through the newly established Dexter Math Kangaroo center and achieved rankings that placed them in the top tier of participants nationwide.
Among the honorees were:
- Evan Chao, a second-grade student at Beacon Elementary School, who earned ninth place nationally and third place in Michigan.
- Arvin Sharma, a fifth-grade student at Creekside Intermediate School, who earned 17th place nationally and third place in Michigan.
- Grant Hoffman, a sixth-grade student at Creekside Intermediate School, who earned eighth place nationally.
- Srishti Sarkar, a fourth-grade student at Angel Elementary School in Ann Arbor, but competed in Dexter, earned 18th place nationally.
In describing the program, Math Kangaroo Manager Sraboni Chaudhury says, “The competition challenges students with engaging, non-routine problems that develop critical thinking skills beyond the standard school curriculum.”…