Skip to main content

Mars Area Elementary School

Mobile Menu Toggle

Students Compete in ‘Equations’ Academic Games

Several Mars Area School District students competed in the Academic Games League of America (AGLOA) Equations academic competition, held Feb. 7 at Slippery Rock University.

Fifth-graders Hannah Nam and Kristin Sadhu as well as fourth-graders Jack Baumgartel and Lila Demetris went undefeated in the competition. In addition, one Fourth Grade Team placed fifth out of 28 teams and a Fifth Grade Team tied for eighth place out of 54 teams.

Other participating students included Mars Area Centennial School sixth-grader Jackson Wagner and fifth-graders Reese Carrel, Noah Fecich, Ellie Kurnocik, Maxwell McEwen, Giovanni Morales, Benen Pears, Seth Pedicone, Alison White and Chaarvi Yogesh; as well as Mars Area Elementary School fourth-graders Cayley Chaffee, Alex Chernykh, Hannah Craver, Asher Detore, Lucy Harrison, Bennett Kreit, Landon Lewis, Ashrith Muppala, Ellie Spaulding and Adalyn Stuber, and third-graders Noah Bergdahl, Olivia Evans, Kendall Fonzi, Angelo Navari, Eleanor McCauley, Everly Northrop and Charlie Xuan.

Equations is a game of creative mathematics that challenges players to apply their knowledge and ability and to develop new skills. The annual competition is open to students in Grades 4-12 at Butler, Lawrence and Mercer county schools.

For more information, visit https://agloa.org/equations/.