Jeffrey Qiao won Orange County Chapter MATHCOUNTS

2011 Orange County chapter MATHCOUNTS competition was held on February 12 at UCI.  About 160 students participated in this event.  For the first time in 27 years of OC MATHCOUNTS history, two students from the same school wrote a perfect paper.  Jeffrey Qiao, a 7th grade and B.J. Kim, an 8th grade, both students of Avid Academy, both aced the exam.  Jeffrey won the first place trophy after an add-on intense tie-breaker contest.  Avid students has done well this year with 8 students finished in the top 12.

The winners are:

1. Jeffrey Qiao, Rancho San Joaquin Middle School
2. B.J. Kim, Rancho San Joaquin Middle School
3. Yelena Mandelshtam, Vista Verde Middle School
4. George Hu, Rancho San Joaquin Middle School
5. Ryan Lim, Sierra Vista Middle School
6. Colin Riggert, La Paz Intermediate School
7. Yang Liu, Corona Del Mar Middle School
8. Michelle Chen, Venado Middle School
9. Jennifer McCleary, Pioneer Middle School
10. William Chwa, D. Russell Parks Junior High School
11. Joshua Yen, Travis Ranch Middle School
12. Heesoo Kim, Rancho San Joaquin Middle School

The Top Five Teams are:

1. Rancho San Joaquin Middle School
2. Venado Middle School
3. Sierra Vista Middle School
4. Kraemer Middle School
5. Vista Verde Middle School

The countdown winner is Michelle Chen of Venado Middle School.  The top 5 teams and 12 individuals all advanced to State competition on March 19 at UCI.  Congratulations to all mathletes for their outstanding performance.