Five of the so-called “Filipino Math Superstars” were given recognition in the awarding ceremony last March 6, 2014 (Thursday) at Saint Jude Catholic School. Three of these five students, namely: Trisha Danielle Sia of 5-B, Timothy Bryan Wong of 7-1, Andrew Brandon Wong of III-1 got silver medals, and two of them got bronze medals. They were Clyde Wesley Ang and Terence Brian Tsai of Grade 9-1 .

These students made our school proud again by bringing honor in the battle of wits during the second round of the 3rd International Assessment for Schools (IMAS) held last February 22, 2014. Sixty- three medalists of the 3rd IMAS were the last few math stars out of more than 1,500 participants who sat in the first round and about 192 who qualified in the second round.

In another development, 144 Filipino students out of more than 4,000 students from Armenia, Afghanistan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, and Uzbekistan participated in the “Mathematics without Borders Cup-Winter 2014” last February 19, 2014 (Wednesday). These Filipino wizards came from selected participating schools, such as: Chiang Kai Shek College, Grace Christian College, Hua Siong College of Iloilo, Philippine Cultural College, St. Jude Catholic School and Zamboanga Chong Hua High School.  Forty-nine of these Filipino participants harvested 21 gold, 13 silver, and 15 bronze medals. Among these 49 winners from the Philippines, seven are students from Chiang Kai Shek College.

The said seven students from CKSC are Carlos Benedict Ong of 3-A, Tiffany Huang of 6-B, who won bronze; Patricia Angelica Tan of 4-A, Trisha Danielle Sia of 5-B, who won silver; and Ryan Jericho Sy of 6-A, Trisha Huang of Grade 8 and Clyde Wesley Ang of Grade 9, who won gold.

The participants did not compete against each other based on the grade level but they competed based on age.

The competition, held in the contestants’ respective schools, had a total of 20 problems, in which 15 were in multiple-choice and 5 were open-ended questions.

Contributor: Mrs. Catherine E.. Alvarez