Mercer Island students compete in math tournament

Participants in the math contest are from left, fourth-grade coach Tsering Yuthok Short, Thomas Short, Hayden Ratliff, J.P. Reddy, Tamarin Camp, Kanishka Reddy, Carl Schildkraut, R. Grady Short, David Sharkansky and fifth-grade coach Laura Schildkraut. - T.Y. Short/Contributed Photo
T.Y. Short/Contributed Photo
Participants in the math contest are from left, fourth-grade coach Tsering Yuthok Short, Thomas Short, Hayden Ratliff, J.P. Reddy, Tamarin Camp, Kanishka Reddy, Carl Schildkraut, R. Grady Short, David Sharkansky and fifth-grade coach Laura Schildkraut.

By REPORTER STAFF
Mercer Island Reporter Staff
May 29, 2012 · 10:01 AM

Mercer Island residents, fifth-grader R. Grady Short and fourth-grader Thomas Short, recently competed in the Math Is Cool Masters Tournament on May 19, with their fourth and fifth grade teams from Seattle Country Day School.

Grady Short's fifth-grade team won second place in the Elite division, and Thomas Short's fourth-grade team won first place in Division 1 at the math competition in Moses Lake.

The four-person teams tackled over 100 problems in six different events, with 94 other teams from all over the state.

 

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