On April 22, 2023, students from Columbus and surrounding communities participated in the Indiana State Math Contest at IUPUC (a university partnership with Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics). Students competed in five exam categories, based on their current course enrollment, and 28 were recognized for placing first, second, third, or in the top 25 percent in each category.

IUPUC was one of 9 statewide hosts for the 2023 Indiana State Contest sponsored by ICTM. Parents/legal guardians and teachers were able to register their public or private school elementary, middle, or high school students.

Of the 76 students who took the test at IUPUC, the top finishers and their schools include:

Pre-Algebra

• Advay Anup, Southside Elementary School—1st place
• Kevin Chen, Parkside Elementary School—2nd place
• Eric Biehl, Jennings County Middle School (North Vernon, Ind.)—2nd place
• Grace Ning, Southside Elementary School—2nd place
• Yunxi Isabella Pan, Southside Elementary School—3rd place
• Vaishnavi Pinna, Southside Elementary School—3rd place
• Anand Neela, Parkside Elementary School—Top 25% Scholar
• Aadhav Meganathan, Central Middle School—Top 25% Scholar
• Alicia Yang, Southside Elementary School—Top 25% Scholar
• Grace Lodhi, Parkside Elementary School—Top 25% Scholar
• Glenda Na, Southside Elementary—Top 25% Scholar

Algebra I

• Arjun Vajapeyazula, Northside Middle School—1st place
• Adithya Ganesan, Central Middle School—2nd place
• Sujay Pingale, Central Middle School—3rd place
• Sriyan Bathula, Central Middle School—3rd place
• Arsema Tewolde, Northside Middle School— Top 25% Scholar

Geometry

• Mridula Muthukumaran, Central Middle School—1st place
• Hudson Clock, Northside Millde School—1st place
• Richard Sun, Central Middle School—2nd place

Algebra II

• Xixi Qiu, Seven Oaks Classical School (Ellettsville, Ind.) —1st place
• Harshil Gandhi, Columbus North High School—1st place
• Ethan Hohn, home school—2nd place
• Maxwell Hall, Columbus North High School—2nd place

Comprehensive

• Michael Crossman, Columbus North High School—1st place
• Sreepadaarchana Munjuluri, Columbus North High School—2nd place
• Ava Rigsby, Seven Oaks Classical School (Ellettsville, Ind.) —3rd place
• Sahasra Chalumuri, Columbus North High School—3rd place
• Anubhav Majumdar, Center Grove High School (Greenwood, Ind.)—3rd place

Statewide results will be announed in the coming weeks. Students who advance to the state level wil be invited ot the ICTM State Awards Ceremony on June 9 at the Indiana State House in Indianapolis.

Leigh Britt, Lecturer in Mathematics at IUPUC and board member of ICTM, is the coordinator of the statewide event as well as the local site coordinator. For more information, contact Britt at lwbritt@iupuc.edu, or visit go.iupuc.edu/state-math-contest.

About the ICTM
The Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) is a public voice of mathematics education in the State of Indiana. ICTM provides vision, leadership and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students. ICTM is dedicated to promote excellence in school mathematics curriculum, instruction, and assessment and to provide services and opportunities for professional growth and development of teachers of mathematics and future teachers of mathematics.