San Andreas – On May 21st, students from all across Calaveras County flexed their math muscles at the 39th Annual Math Mini Bowl competition at Calaveras River Academy/Mountain Oaks in San Andreas. This year students ran into the competition as their schools were announced, music pumping and spotlights dancing. Excitement mounted as each team prepared to bring their best math skills to the table. Each year the Calaveras County Office of Education and the Teichert Foundation sponsors this event.

Over 100 5th and 6th grade students competed from nine Calaveras County Schools, representing:
Avery Middle School, Albert Michelson Elementary, Christian Family Learning Center, Copperopolis Elementary, Hazel Fischer Elementary, Jenny Lind Elementary, San Andreas Elementary, Mark Twain Elementary and Mokelumne Hill Elementary.

The Math Mini-Bowl is a homegrown Calaveras tradition with competitions in three categories: The BLITZ (an individual competition), the BOMB (a five-member team event), and the HUDDLE (a pairs competition). All tests are based on the new California math standards.
Students who placed in each event were:

5th Grade BLITZ
1st Place: Brayen Bowersox – Christian Family Learning Center
2nd Place: Mason Williams – Mark Twain Elementary
3rd Place: Aiden Samonek – Mark Twain Elementary
4th Place: Sawyer Maurer – Albert Michelson Elementary
5th Place: Cheyenne Stephens – Hazel Fischer Elementary

5th Grade BOMB
1st Place: Aiden Samonek – Mark Twain Elementary
Seth Miller – Mark Twain Elementary
Julie Tolbert – Mark Twain Elementary
Mason Williams – Mark Twain Elementary
Bailey Eltringham – Mark Twain Elementary
2nd Place: Sawyer Maurer – Albert Michelson Elementary
Niko Kreisberg – Albert Michelson Elementary
Jackson Fischer – Albert Michelson Elementary
Peyton Heermance – Albert Michelson Elementary
Casey Jones – Albert Michelson Elementary
3rd Place: Kyle Skrobecky – Mark Twain Elementary
Ryan Lee – Mark Twain Elementary
Madison Jennings – Mark Twain Elementary
Peyton Lawrence – Mark Twain Elementary
Evan Wilson – Mark Twain Elementary

5th Grade HUDDLE
1st Place: Brayden Bowersox – Christian Family Learning Center
Aaron Jack – Christian Family Learning Center
2nd Place: Mason Williams – Mark Twain Elementary
Bailey Eltringham – Mark Twain Elementary
3rd Place: Peyton Lawrence – Mark Twain Elementary
Julie Tolbert – Mark Twain Elementary

6th Grade BLITZ
1st Place: Gyver Crawford – Avery Middle School
2nd Place: Jack Trent – Avery Middle School
3rd Place: Caitlin Johnson – Avery Middle School
4th Place: Colette McDermed – Mokelumne Hill Elementary
5th Place: Nikeli Heinle – Avery Middle School

6th Grade BOMB
1st Place: Gavin Faddis – Mokelumne Hill Elementary
Colette McDermed – Mokelumne Hill Elementary
Nick Krause – Mokelumne Hill Elementary
Mackenzie Costa – Mokelumne Hill Elementary
Netaleigh Bermingham – Mokelumne Hill Elementary

2nd Place: Jakob Bouma – Avery Middle School
Noah Wright – Avery Middle School
Gyver Crawford – Avery Middle School
Caitlin Johnson – Avery Middle School
Jack Trent – Avery Middle School
3rd Place: Riley Robertson – Avery Middle School
Eli Weidmann – Avery Middle School
Abby Johnston – Avery Middle School
Nikeli Heinle – Avery Middle School
Kate Edwards – Avery Middle School

6th Grade HUDDLE
1st Place: Noah Wright – Avery Middle School
Jakob Bouma – Avery Middle School
2nd Place: Carnegie Hall – Avery Middle School
Sienna Lemmons – Avery Middle School
3rd Place: Gyver Crawford – Avery Middle School
Jack Trent – Avery Middle School

The student with the highest scoring individual was 5th grader Brayden Bowersox from Christian Family Learning Center, with a score of 96% in the 5th Grade BLITZ competition. Brayden was also on the winning 5th grade Huddle team with teammate Aaron Jack with a perfect score of 100%.

“The students’ performance was amazing this year and we are so grateful for the teachers and parents who support this event year after year,” said CCOE Communication and Student Events Coordinator Debbie Strand. “There was so much energy going into the event this year making it competitive and fun!”

For more information, please visit: www.ccoe.k12.ca.us/mathminibowl/

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