11th BIGGEST SOLVER HELD ONLINE
#VirtualBattleoftheYoungsters
by Mary Ann Co (10A) | February 4, 2021
With the shift of classes to online platforms, the final round of PCC's annual mathematics bout 11th Biggest Solver took place virtually on January 27, 2021.
An elimination round was held using Genyo for pupils from Grades 1 to 3 beforehand. The top 15 pupils from each batch were chosen to take part in the final round.
Contestants who made it into the final round were asked to use the whiteboard app to answer the questions live from their homes. For the sake of fairness, their cameras were turned on throughout the competition.
The winners of this contest are as follows:
Grade 1 Category
Champion - Kevin Nathaniel Yulin Dong (1B)
First Runner-Up - Xianne Marco Ampania (1A)
Second Runner-Up - Shi Qi Yao (1A)
Grade 2 Category
Champion - Jianne McCrae Ampania (2B)
First Runner-Up - Jennifer Hanna Yan (2A)
Second Runner-Up - Ziyu Xu (2B)
Grade 3 Category
Champion - Louis Xander Wu (3A)
First Runner-Up - Steven Jethro Shi (3B)
Second Runner-Up - Alexander Xu (3A)
The budding math wizards of the grade school department were able to showcase their problem solving skills as they emerged from their virtual battle with their heads raised high.