The Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) will honor 34 students from across the state on June 9 at the Indiana State House in Indianapolis, including eight who attained perfect scores on the Indiana State Math Contest.

 On April 22, 449 students participated in the Indiana State Math Contest at nine host sites throughout Indiana. Parents/legal guardians and teachers were able to register their public or private school elementary, middle, or high school students. Students competed in five exam categories, based on their current course enrollment.

• Pre-Algebra: There were 146 competitors with a mean score of 23.8/40. Top 5% scholars earned a minimum of 38/40.
• Algebra I: There were 126 competitors with a mean score of 25.1/40. Six students tied for first place with a perfect score. Top 5% scholars earned a minimum of 39/40.
• Geometry: There were 91 competitors with a mean score of 17/32. Top 5% scholars earned a minimum of 28/32.
• Algebra II: There were 35 competitors with a mean score of 17.9/32. Top 5% scholars earned a minimum of 29/32.
• Comprehensive: There were 51 competitors with a mean score of 20.7/36. Top 5% scholars earned a minimum of 35/36.

State plaques will be awarded to the top 3 finishers (or more in the event of a tie). Scholar medals will be awarded to students who finish in the Top 5% by exam category. Students are notified of their state-qualifying status via their math teacher (listed on their registration). Those who can’t attend the ceremony at the Indiana State House will be mailed their award, via their teacher.

These are the 2023 honorees:

Pre-Algebra

• Triton Mei, West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School, 1st place/Top 5% Scholar/PERFECT SCORE
• Caleb Chen, Maple Creek Middle School (Fort Wayne), 2nd place/Top 5% Scholar
• Aditya Chengalva, Creekside Middle School (Carmel), 2nd place/Top 5% Scholar
• Daniel Ding, Creekside Middle School (Carmel), 2nd place/Top 5% Scholar
• Advay Anup, Southside Elementary School (Columbus), Top 5% Scholar
• Melody Fei, West Lafayette Intermediate School, Top 5% Scholar
• Akshaj Panchal, West Lafayette Junior High School, Top 5% Scholar
• Christopher Philips, Creekside Middle School (Carmel), Top 5% Scholar
• Eli Reed, Northridge Middle School (Middlebury), Top 5% Scholar

Algebra I

• Amy (Ziqi)  Cui, Sycamore School (Indianapolis), 1st place/Top 5%/PERFECT SCORE
• Ashwin Krishnan, Carmel Middle School,1st place/Top 5%/PERFECT SCORE
• Roland Li, home school (West Lafayette), 1st place/Top 5%/PERFECT SCORE
• Orson Lu, Creekside Middle School (Carmel), 1st place/Top 5%/PERFECT SCORE
• Mukund Rao, West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School, 1st place/Top 5%/PERFECT SCORE
• Yash  Tomar, West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School, 1st place/Top 5%/PERFECT SCORE
• Newnew Deng, West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School, Top 5% Scholar
• Joyce Kim, West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School, Top 5% Scholar
• Ekansh Malhotra, Creekside Middle School (Carmel), Top 5% Scholar
• Dylan Xu, West Lafayette Intermediate School, Top 5% Scholar
• Kelvin Yan, Sycamore School (Indianapolis), Top 5% Scholar
• Leon  Zeng, West Lafayette Intermediate School, Top 5% Scholar

Geometry

• Ryan Li, West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School, 1st place/Top 5% Scholar/PERFECT SCORE
• Braedan Crawford, Northridge Middle School (Middlebury), 2nd place/Top 5% Scholar
• Shayen Maun, Sycamore School (Indianapolis), 2nd place/Top 5% Scholar
• Gavin Sigua, Sycamore School (Indianapolis), 2nd place/Top 5% Scholar
• Jackie Sutton, Center Grove Middle School Central, Top 5% Scholar
• Evan Ting, Sycamore School (Indianapolis), Top 5% Scholar
• Jack Wilbourne, Helfrich Park STEM Academy (Evansville), Top 5% Scholar

Algebra II

• Ethan He, Signature School (Evansville), 1st place/Top 5% Scholar
• Rithvik Varigonda, Creekside Middle School (Carmel), 1st place/Top 5% Scholar
• Sai Shamyant Boda, Homestead High School (Fort Wayne), 2nd place

Comprehensive

• Michael Crossman, Columbus North High School, 1st place/Top 5% Scholar
• Eric Jin, West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School, 1st place/Top 5% Scholar
• Karthik Varigonda, Carmel High School, 1st place/Top 5% Scholar

Leigh Britt, Lecturer in Mathematics at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus and board member of ICTM, is the coordinator of the statewide math contest event. 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.