Pearland Independent School District students did the math to rack up multiple successes at the Texas Math and Science Coaches Association (TMSCA) state competition on April 13 in San Antonio with 113 competing students.
Pearland ISD was represented at the TMSCA state competition by students from Pearland Junior High East, Pearland Junior High West, Pearland Junior High South, Berry Miller Junior High, Sablatura, Alexander and Rogers middle schools. PJH West and Sablatura secured 2nd place in sweepstakes, 5th place in team Science, 2nd place in team Math, 3rd place in team Calculator Applications, and 6th place in team Number Sense.
TMSCA is an intermediate-grades competition that prepares students for University Interscholastic League math and science events. It offers four test areas: number Sense, Calculator Applications, Math, and Science.
Pearland ISD students participated in several qualifying meets in February and March, advancing to the state based on pre-set qualifying scores. The top 20 students and the top six teams in each subject area win awards at the state competition.
At state, students winning first-10th place received trophies, while 11th-20th place received medals. Pearland ISD awards in the 6A division include:
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
PJH West
Zoey Rui: 12th in Math and 13th in Number Sense
Hannah Zhang: 19th in Math
Junxi Zhang: 4th in Calculator
An Vo: 12th in Calculator
Peiphen Ding: 7th in Science
Claire Bian: 9th in Science
Suya Yang: 7th in Number Sense and 18th in Math
Prithvi Raman: 19th in Number Sense and 19th in Calculator
Ethan Chen: 1st in Math and 15th in Science
Andrew Lu: 2nd in Math
Sofia Castillo: 3rd in Calculator
Haobo Shi: 5th in Calculator
Ethan Zhang: 3rd in Science
Sablatura
Sulan Yang: 9th in Number Sense
Bella Mao: 17th in Number Sense and 8th in Math
Iris Wu: 4th in Calculator
Cathy Gu: 13th in Calculator
Grayson Garner: 14th in Calculator
Amanda Ross: 19th in Calculator
Rogers
Tianyi Zhao: 12th in Science
Pearland ISD coaches included Jennifer Phillips and Neelam Rajaharia from Rogers, Brittany Suarez, and Sandra Nix from Alexander Middle School, Margaret Needler, Kasey Hart, and Christine Sadler from Sablatura, Bhavani Venkataramanan, Lauren Jablonski and Cody Sanderlin from PJH West, Jill Laird from Berry Miller Junior High, Ashlyn Beard and Mellisa Laudig from PJH South, and Amy Schrenk from PJH East.
