Math Team Advances to State
The Benet Academy Math Team earned first place in the 3AA Division of the 2016 Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Mathematics Contest this past weekend. Throughout the state of Illinois, the Math Team placed 14th out of 77 schools and will be heading to Champaign on Saturday, May 7, for the state competition.
The results are as follows:
1st Place Finishes
Algebra II Individual: Michael O’Grady
PreCalc Individual: Declan McNamara
Frosh-Soph Two Person: Gio Ahern and Andrew Marquardt
2nd Place Finishes
Calculator Team: Matt Bianucci, Christoph Gaffud, Andrew Marquardt, Connor Ray, and Paul Severino
Junior-Senior Two Person: Declan and Owen McNamara
Oralist: Declan McNamara
3rd Place
Algebra I Individual: Christoph Gaffud