San Andreas, CA…Fifth and sixth grade students from all over Calaveras County gathered on May 9 at the 42^nd Annual Math Mini Bowl (MMB).  A total of 139 students from 10 schools attended the event. This MMB consists of three different competitions, challenging students to flex their math skills. This year’s event was the highest attended math bowl to date.  All countywide student events, including the Math Mini Bowl, are operated by the Calaveras County Office of Education (CCOE).

The event was held at the Calaveras River Academy/Mountain Oaks gymnasium in San Andreas. With building enthusiasm, the mathletes energetically emerged into the competition arena from behind the scenes as each of their schools was announced in true athletic fashion

Participating schools included: Albert Michelson Elementary, Avery Middle School, Christian Family Learning Center, Hazel Fischer Elementary, Jenny Lind Elementary, Mark Twain Elementary, Mokelumne Hill Elementary, San Andreas Elementary, Toyon Middle School, and West Point Elementary.

Students start the event with the individual test, the Blitz, which consists of 50 questions. They had 45 minutes to complete this test. The second test, called the Huddle, is a two-person test with 25 questions, students pair up and complete the questions together in 30 minutes or less. The final test, the Bomb, is a five-member team test with 25 questions requiring students to complete multiple math computations to find the final answer. All tests were taken on Kahoot!, a game-based learning platform.

Energy levels soared high in the gymnasium that was full of smiles, perplexed looks, and nervous chatter. Scores were determined based on accuracy first and completion time second.

Calaveras County Superintendent of Schools Karen Vail greeted the students as the event got underway.  “The students had such a great time; the excitment was palatable during the event. High attendance was matched with equally high scores.” stated Debbie Strand, CCOE’s Coordinator of Communications and Student Events.

Fifth grade first place winners were Liam Hungerford on the Blitz from Hazel Fischer Elementary; Hungerford and his teammate Samuel Baker took first in the Huddle.  The Bomb fifth grade first place team attend Albert Michelson Elementary. Sixth grade first place winners were Riley Garren on the Blitz from Toyon Middle School; Charley Imlach and Savannah Petrie paired up from Avery Middle School and won first in the Huddle; and Avery Middle School sixth graders took first in the Bomb team test.

Sponsors for the Calaveras County Math Mini Bowl include Calaveras Community Foundation, Dignity Health-Mark Twain Medical Center, Adventist Health Sonora, Middletons, Bank of Stockton, R.A. Pargett Engineering, Inc., Angels-Murphys Rotary, and the Calaveras County Office of Education. For more information, to view results, entrance video, and photos please visit www.ccoe.k12.ca.us/mathminibowl.

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42^nd Annual Math Mini Bowl

                                      2023 Results

5^th Grade BLITZ

            1^st Place:         Liam Hungerford – Hazel Fischer Elementary

            2^nd Place:        Electra Killion – West Point Elementary

            3^rd Place:        Joshua Guzzetta – Albert Michelson Elementary

            4^th Place:         Jeremy Willis – Albert Michelson Elementary

            5^th Place:         Cortez Dyken – Albert Michelson Elementary

5^th Grade Huddle

            1^st Place:         Liam Hungerford – Hazel Fischer Elementary
Samuel Baker – Hazel Fischer Elementary

            2^nd Place:        Nicholas Abando – Albert Michelson Elementary
Tommy Pratt – Albert Michelson Elementary

            3^rd Place:         Joshua Guzzetta – Albert Michelson Elementary
Jeremy Willis – Albert Michelson Elementary

5^th Grade BOMB

            1st Place:        Joshua Guzzetta – Albert Michelson Elementary
Everett Walker – Albert Michelson Elementary
Tommy Pratt – Albert Michelson Elementary
Nicholas Abando – Albert Michelson Elementary
Jeremy Willis – Albert Michelson Elementary

            2^nd Place:        Greyson Gage – Hazel Fischer Elementary
Sabel Summersett – Hazel Fischer Elementary
Donna Herrera – Hazel Fischer Elementary
Samuel Baker – Hazel Fischer Elementary
Liam Hungerford – Hazel Fischer Elementary

            3^rd Place:         Devon Barnett – Albert Michelson Elementary
Colby Kardas – Albert Michelson Elementary
Carson Stephens – Albert Michelson Elementary
Hunter McCoy – Albert Michelson Elementary
Kenneth Rider – Albert Michelson Elementary

6^th Grade BLITZ

            1^st Place:         Riley Garren – Toyon Middle School

            2^nd Place:        David Hukkanen – Toyon Middle School

            3^rd Place:         Bridger Stephens – Avery Middle School

            4^th Place:         Ian Tucker – West Point Elementary

            5^th Place:         Piper Lemmons – Avery Middle School

6^th Grade HUDDLE

            1^st Place:         Charley Imlach – Avery Middle School
Savannah Petrie – Avery Middle School

            2^nd Place:        Aiden Ballew – Toyon Middle School
Max Lopez – Toyon Middle School

            3^rd Place:         Zoey Pannetta-Hill – West Point Elementary
Audrey Beristianos – West Point Elementary

6^th Grade BOMB

            1^st Place:         James Hettema– Avery Middle School
Bridger Stephens – Avery Middle School
Olivia Schuler – Avery Middle School
Savannah Petrie – Avery Middle School
Charlie Imlach – Avery Middle School

            2^nd Place:        AJ Kosta – Mokelumne Hill Elementary
Cam Schumway – Mokelumne Hill Elementary
Julian Lusvardi – Mokelumne Hill Elementary
EJ Watson – Mokelumne Hill Elementary
Addie McCartney – Mokelumne Hill Elementary

            3^rd Place:         Paisley Dodge – Avery Middle School
Claudia Andona – Avery Middle School
Piper Lemmons – Avery Middle School
Bella Fortner – Avery Middle School
Hudson Young – Avery Middle School