On Apr. 6, Stevenson competed in the ICTM State Finals at Illinois State University, placing second in the 4AA Division across the state. The following students and teams were awarded on Saturday:
Amritha Praveen: 3rd Place in Freshman Algebra I Contest
Eric Zhang: 10th Place in Freshman Algebra I Contest
Jonathan He: T-1st Place in Sophomore Geometry Contest, Perfect Paper
Tanav Ravella: T-1st Place in Sophomore Geometry Contest, Perfect Paper
Angela Guo: 10th Place in Senior Precalculus Contest
Freshman Algebra 1 Team: 2nd Place
Austin Ji, Dannan Li, Wenhan Li, Amritha Praveen, Eric Zhang, Tony Zhou
Sophomore Geometry Team: 1st Place
Jonathan He, Angela Ho, Tanav Ravella, Jingyi Wu, Richard Xu, Michelle Zhang
Junior Algebra 2 Team: 6th Place
Jaden Chen, Tamoghna Dutta, Audrey Hong, Diana Tang, Lillian Wang, Mark Yang
Senior Precalculus Team: 3rd Place
Angela Guo, Keona Liu, Jeff Lu, Vedant Rathi, Kevin Shen, Ethan Zhang
Freshman-Sophomore 8-Person Team: 2nd Place
Amber Dong, Jonathan He, Angela Ho, Landon Hutchinson, Dannan Li, Wenhan Li, Akshay Subramanian, Jingyi Wu
Junior-Senior 8-Person Team: T-1st Place
Angela Guo, Aditya Gupta, Audrey Hong, Keona Liu, Kevin Shen, Aaroh Tak, Mark Yang, Ethan Zhang
Calculator Team: 8th Place
Angela Ho, Landon Hutchinson, Kaden Jeon, Diana Tang, Lillian Wang, Richard Xu, Mark Yang, Eric Zhang
Freshman-Sophomore 2-Person Team: 1st Place
Jonathan He, Eric Zhang
Junior-Senior 2-Person Team: 3rd Place
Jaden Chen, Vedant Rathi
Oral Presentation Team: 9th Place
Jaden Chen, Vedant Rathi
Four of fifteen finalist teams in the Modeling The Future Challenge finals are from Stevenson! The Modeling the Future Challenge is a real-world competition for high school students that combines math modeling, data analysis, and risk management. The teams conducted their own research project modeling real-world data. The finalists are in the running for $60,000 in scholarships!
Diana Tang (Jr) and Qi Zhang (Jr) comprised Team Calc with the project topic “Fighting Diabetes: An Analysis of Risk and Solutions to America’s Diabetes Crisis.”
Lillian Wang (Jr), Jaden Chen (Jr), Audrey Hong (Jr), and Aaroh Tak (Jr) comprised Team JALA with the project topic “Risk Analysis of the Causes of Food Deserts.”
Angela Guo (Sr), Aaron Gan (Sr), Vidushi Gupta (Sr), Jeffrey Lu (Sr), and Ethan Zhang (Sr) comprised Team Modeling Megaminds with the project topic “The Math Behind the Mass: An Investigation of Obesity Dynamics.”
Vedant Rathi (Sr), Chinmay Bandapalli (Sr), Krish Chatterjee (Sr), and Aarush Katta (Sr) comprised Team Immortal Man with the project topic “Guardians of the Digital Galaxy: Predictive Modeling for Cyberbullying Prevention.”
Watch the finalists announcement below.
Good luck in the finals, Math Modelers!
On March 7, Stevenson traveled to Glenbrook South High School for the fifth and final conference meet of the school year.
The freshman team tied for first place with 63 out of 75 points, and the sophomore team placed first with 69 out of 75 points, leading the SHS team to an overall second-place finish with 229 points out of 300, two points behind Walter Payton. Eric Zhang (Fr), Jonathan He (So), Angela Ho (So), and Jaden Chen (Jr) all had perfect papers.
Stevenson finished the 2023-24 NSML season 2nd in the conference with 1435 points out of 1700, five points behind first-place Walter Payton. Stevenson’s teams finished as follows:
Orals: T-4th, 181 points out of 200
Freshmen: 1st, 348 points out of 375
Sophomore: T-1st, 341 points out of 375
Juniors: 2nd, 304 points out of 375
Seniors: 5th, 261 points out of 375
On Feb. 24, Stevenson hosted the ICTM Regional (Region 12) meet and placed first in all contests on-site. The Stevenson Freshman, Calculator, Frosh-Soph 8-Person, and Oralist teams placed first across the entire state.
The following students and teams were awarded on Saturday:
Eric Zhang (Fr): 1st Place in Freshman Contest, Perfect Paper
Wenhan Li (Fr): 1st Place in Freshman Contest, Perfect Paper
Dannan Li (Fr): 1st Place in Freshman Contest, Perfect Paper
Tony Zhou (Fr): 1st Place in Freshman Contest, Perfect Paper
Richard Xu (So): 1st Place in Sophomore Contest, Perfect Paper
Michelle Zhang (So): 1st Place in Sophomore Contest, Perfect Paper
Jonathan He (So): 4th Place in Sophomore Contest
Tanav Ravella (So): 4th Place in Sophomore Contest
Jingyi Wu (So): 4th Place in Sophomore Contest
Jaden Chen (Jr): 1st Place in Junior Contest, Perfect Paper
Diana Tang (Jr): 2nd Place in Junior Contest
Mark Yang (Jr): 2nd Place in Junior Contest
Tamoghna Dutta (Jr): 5th Place in Junior Contest
Audrey Hong (Jr): 5th Place in Junior Contest
Vedant Rathi (Jr): 1st Place in Senior Contest, Perfect Paper
Ethan Zhang (Jr): 2nd Place in Senior Contest
Kevin Shen (Jr): 3rd Place in Senior Contest
Keona Liu (Jr): 4th Place in Senior Contest
Amber Dong (Fr), Angela Ho (So), Landon Hutchinson (Fr), Dannan Li (Fr), Wenhan Li (Fr), Akshay Subramanian (So), Jingyi Wu (So), Richard Xu (So): 1st Place in Freshman-Sophomore 8-Person Contest, Perfect Score
Aditya Gupta (Jr), Audrey Hong (Jr), Aadi Jain (Jr), Keona Liu (Sr), Kevin Shen (Sr), Diana Tang (Jr), Mark Yang (Jr), Ethan Zhang (Sr): 1st Place in Junior-Senior 8-Person Contest
Angela Ho (So), Landon Hutchinson (Fr), Kaden Jeon (So), Tanav Ravella (So), Diana Tang (Jr), Richard Xu (So), Mark Yang (Jr), Eric Zhang (Fr): 1st Place in Calculator Team Contest, Perfect Score
Jaden Chen (Jr) & Vedant Rathi (Sr): 1st Place in Junior-Senior 2-Person Contest
Jaden Chen (Jr) & Vedant Rathi (Sr): 1st Place in Oral Presentation Contest, Perfect Score
With their team qualifying score of 1016 points out of 1150, the SHS Math Team will move on to the ICTM State meet in Bloomington-Normal in April.
On Feb. 1, Stevenson traveled to Libertyville High School for the fourth conference meet of the school year. Stevenson either tied for first or placed first outright in all grades on-site, with a first-place, on-site, team total of 282 points out of 350.
Jaden Chen (Jr) had the top site-score among oralist presenters with 46 out of 50 possible points. Amritha Praveen (Fr), Eric Zhang (Fr), Jonathan He (So), and Angela Ho (So) all had perfect papers.
Across the conference, Stevenson had the second-best total team score of the night. Heading into the final conference meet on March 7, Stevenson (1206) trails Walter Payton (1209) by only three points, a single-question difference.
Stevenson hosted the third conference meet of the school year. The team had a great night, placing 1st on-site with 308 out of 350 points. Fremd placed second with 222.
Jaden Chen (Jr) had the top site-score among oralist presenters with 46 out of 50 possible points. Amritha Praveen (Fr), Eric Zhang (Fr), Angela Ho (So), Richard Xu (So), Tamoghna Dutta (Jr), and Lillian Wang (Jr) all had perfect papers.
Across all sites, Stevenson had the best total team score and has retaken first place in the conference, leading Walter Payton by 21 points.
On Nov. 1, Stevenson traveled to Naperville North High School for the second conference meet of the school year. Junior Jaden Chen had the top site score among oralist presenters with 45 out of 50 possible points. The freshman team finished third with 71 out of 75 points. The sophomore team tied for second with 69 points. The senior team also finished third with 58 points.
Jonathan He, Angela Ho, Landon Hutchinson, Austin Ji, Rhubyn Letuchy, Shreyan Sarkar, and Eric Zhang all had perfect papers.
Across all sites, Stevenson had the sixth-best total team score (290/350) and is currently in third place across the conference, 13 points behind first-place Walter Payton!
On Nov. 1, Stevenson traveled to Naperville North High School for the second conference meet of the school year. Junior Jaden Chen had the top site score among oralist presenters with 45 out of 50 possible points. The freshman team finished third with 71 out of 75 points. The sophomore team tied for second with 69 points. The senior team also finished third with 58 points.
Jonathan He, Angela Ho, Landon Hutchinson, Austin Ji, Rhubyn Letuchy, Shreyan Sarkar, and Eric Zhang all had perfect papers.
Across all sites, Stevenson had the sixth-best total team score (290/350) and is currently in third place across the conference, 13 points behind first-place Walter Payton!