Suzanne students win MATHCOUNTS contest

Eight students from Suzanne Middle School competed in the MATHCOUNTS regional tournament on Feb. 14 at the California Baptist Church in Riverside. .

Team members included Kevin Fong, Joseph Lin, Kevin Zhang, and Larry Zhang; individual competitors were Jessie Chan, Max Hsu, Daniel Suryakusuma, and Charli Worth. 

the students were coached by math teacher Nikki Elizade and Din-Kow Sun.

Suzanne students won First Place in the Team competition and will advance to the State competition next month.

In the Countdown Round, Suzanne students won three of the top four top awards. First place Kevin Zhang, Second Place Larry Zhang, and Third Place Kevin Fong. 

These three students also won top awards in the Individual competitions. 

The national MATHCOUNTS program is designed to challenge and stimulate interest in math and science for middle school students.

It is administered by the MATHCOUNTS Foundation and sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), NASA, and several corporations.