2021 texas state competition

2021 TEXAS STATE COMPETITIONMARCH 25, 2021

2021 MATHCOUNTS TEXAS STATE COMPETITION 2

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March 25, 2021 - Virtual State MATHCOUNTS Competition

The State Competition consists of the Sprint and Target Rounds and will take place online on the Art of Problem Solving Contest Platform at 6:00pm CST on Thursday, March 25, 2021. Winning students will receive recogni-tion and the four highest-ranked competitors from each state will represent their state during the 2021 Raytheon Technologies National MATHCOUNTS Competition, May 8-11.

Competition Components

Sprint Round (40 minutes)Consisting of 30 problems, this round tests accuracy, with the time period allowing only the most capable students to complete all of the problems. Calculators are not permitted. Target Round (approximately 30 minutes)In this round 8 problems are presented to competitors in 4 pairs (6 minutes per pair). The multi-step problems featured in this round engage Mathletes in mathematical reasoning and problem-solving processes. Problems assume the use of calculators.

3 2021 MATHCOUNTS TEXAS STATE COMPETITION

Founded in 1936, the Texas Society of Professional Engineers serves to promote and protect professional engineers in Texas. Comprised of local

and student chapters, it is devoted to the professional, ethical, economic, social and political aspects of engineering. TSPE is the only organization

that serves to protect the rights of the individual professional engineer in Texas across all branches of engineering.

LETTER FROM TSPE PRESIDENT March 2021

Dear Mathletes®:

Welcome to the 2021 Texas State MATHCOUNTS Competition sponsored by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE)!

I would like to congratulate you on your success at the Chapter Invitational competition. You have proven by your selection to participate at the Texas State Competition that you are one of the State’s best and brightest middle school students of mathematics.

MATHCOUNTS has been one of the premier Mathematics competitions in Texas since 1984. TSPE is honored to have been the sponsoring organization for MATHCOUNTS in Texas since its inception. TSPE members across the State of Texas have volunteered thousands of hours at the local, state, and national levels to bring you this program. The MATHCOUNTS program ensures that students in Texas have an opportunity to expand their minds and hone their critical thinking skills by being exposed to the MATHCOUNTS materials.

TSPE is a State Society organization of the National Society of Professional Engineers. The NSPE/TSPE organization pro-motes the Licensed Practice of Professional Engineering which focuses on the protection of the Health, Safety and Welfare of members of the Public who are impacted by facilities designed by Professional Engineers such as roads, bridges, airports, buildings, water systems, sanitation systems and many other facilities that you use each and every day.

One of the key goals of TSPE is to promote the engineering profession through student outreach programs in Sci-ence, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). MATHCOUNTS encourages students to engage in math by developing problem-solving skills which is the basis for developing a successful career in engineering. Because of your demonstrated excellence in in mathematics and MATHCOUNTS, the Professional Engineers in TSPE feel that you can be-come a Professional Engineer, too! We hope that your involvement with Texas MATHCOUNTS will open your mind to the amazing possibilities available to you in the world of Professional Engineering. If you want to learn more about becoming a Professional Engineer, ask your MATHCOUNTS Coach to contact your MATHCOUNTS Chapter Coordinator to arrange a discussion with a Professional Engineer.

Good luck and congratulations on being among the best middle school Mathletes in Texas! We are excited about your future and look forward to the many great things you will accomplish. We hope you will consider using your talents in the future by pursuing an engineering career. The world needs bright minds like yours!

Sincerely,

David M. Underbrink, Licensed Professional EngineerPresident 2020-2021Texas Society of Professional Engineers


March 2021

Hello Mathletes! The 2020 - 2021 Texas State MATHCOUNTS Committee is excited you will be a part of the Texas State MATHCOUNTS Competition.

With over 200 schools and 130 Mathletes participating in chapter competitions across the state, the Texas MATHCOUNTS Program is one of the biggest and best in the

nation. The Texas State Competition allows us an opportunity to showcase some of the brightest students in the nation and recognize them for their hard work and dedication to the program. We congratulate you on the honor of advancing to the 2021 Texas State Competition. Please enjoy the experience and make the most of this prestigious opportunity which you have earned.

The Texas State MATHCOUNTS Program is successful due to the dedication of the countless number of volunteers, coaches, parents and sponsors. We would like to thank the coaches and parents for the countless hours they spend teaching and encouraging their students to grow their love of math. We would like to thank the TSPE Chapter MATHCOUNTS Coordinators and their teams for volunteering their time and effort to run the local competitions. We would like to thank the hundreds of volunteers without which we couldn’t host the many activities that take place throughout the competition year. We would like to thank the sponsors for their generous support which has allowed the program to be successful. Finally, we would like to thank you, the competitor, for your hard work and dedication to the MATHCOUNTS program.

The Texas State MATHCOUNTS Committee is comprised of a dedicated group of engineers that donate their time and effort into making this competition the success it is. However, this event wouldn’t be possible without the tremendous work of the TSPE Staff. Their passion for the program has allowed Texas to remain one of the top programs in the country.

We wish you the best at the March 25, 2021 competition and your continued success in life!

Sincerely,

Chad Gordon, P.E.2019-2021 Texas State MATHCOUNTS Committee Chair

LETTER FROM STATE MATHCOUNTS® COMMITTEE CHAIR


We would like to thank the following TSPE members and their companies which deserve appreciation and recognition for their time and dedication to the program.

2021 TEXASSTATE COMMITTEE

Ryan Delmotte, P.E.Immediate Past ChairDFW Mid-Cities Chapter

Chad Gordon, P.E.ChairGreater Houston Chapter

Howard Gibbs, III, P.E.Chair-ElectDallas Chapter

Trish B. SmithExecutive Director

Nancy RiersonEducation Program Manager

John Nett, P.E.Region III RepresentativeTravis Chapter

Cheryl Taylor, P.E.Region V RepresentativeFort Worth Chapter

Rebekah Campbell, P.E.Region IV RepresentativeGreater Houston Chapter


PINEY WOODS (Region II)Kristin GreeneUS Forest ServiceLufkin, TX

PRESTON TRAIL (Region V)Lauren Haworth, P.E.Halff AssociatesFrisco, TX

Felicia Jackson, P.E.CEC CorporationAllen, TX

Jessica Stanciu, P.E.AtkinsDallas, TX

RIO GRANDE VALLEY (Region III) Rajendra Rai, Ph.D.Univeristy of Texas - RGVEdinburg, TX

SABINE (Region II)Patrick Kinney, P.E.Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc.Beaumont, TX

SOUTH PLAINS (Region I)Natalie Harvill, P.E., LEED APLubbock CountyLubbock, TX

TRAVIS (Region III)Arash Saeedi, P.E.Austin, TX

Andres Zamora, P.E.Alliance Transportation GroupAustin, TX

VICTORIA (Region III)Victor Mendoza, Sr., P.E., F.NSPEVictoria, TX

CHAPTER COORDINATORS

ABILENE (Region I)Sean Huck, EITRentech Boiler Systems, Inc.Abilene, TX

BAY AREA (Region IV)Richard Tomlinson, P.E.Gulf Project SolutionsSeabrook, TX

BEXAR (Region III)Courtney Corbell, P.E.Pape-Dawson EngineersSan Antonio, TX

BRAZOS (Region II)Brian Dobiyansk, P.E.Jones|CarterBryan, TX

CENTRAL TEXAS (Region II)Jacob Hinson, P.E.Walker PartnersWaco, TX

DALLAS (Region V)Justine Gallagher, EITAG&E Structural EngenuityDallas, TX

Tyler Huynh, EITLina T. Ramey & AssociatesFarmers Branch, TX

DFW MID-CITIES (Region V)Jennifer Evans, P.E.Michael Baker InternationalDallas, TX

EAST TEXAS (Region II)Tyler Hendrickson, P.E.Velvin & WeeksAthens, TX

EL PASO (Region I)Karla Rios, EITHNTBEl Paso, TX

FORT WORTH (Region V)Shweta Rao, P.E.City of Fort WorthFort Worth, TX

GATEWAY (Region III)Alfredo Martinez, P.E., CFM Crane EngineeringLaredo, TX

GREATER HOUSTON (Region IV)Gerardo Mata, P.E.Midtown EngineersHouston, TX

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS (Region V)Dean Hinton, P.E.Corlett, Probst & BoydWichita Falls, TX

NORTHEAST TEXAS (Region V)See Preston Trail

NUECES (Region III)David Broyles, P.E.HDR, Inc.Corpus Christi, TX

PANHANDLE (Region I)Adrienne Huseman, P.E.Altura Engineering and DesignAmarillo, TX

PERMIAN BASIN (Region I)Stephanie Mygrant, P.E.HPF Consultants, Inc.Midland, TX

Thank you to all our Chapter Coordinators and TSPE Volunteerswhose dedication make Texas MATHCOUNTS® one of the largest

programs in the nation.

STEM OUTREACH

The Texas Board of Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors supports STEM initiatives. They are available to speak at your school on careers in engineering. For more information visit www.pels.texas.gov.


2021 STATE COMPETITION ROSTER

Amarillo Homeschool - Amarillo Coach: Jon BraudtINDIVIDUAL: Joah C. Braudt

Ascension Academy - Amarillo Coach: Nirmala NarasimhanINDIVIDUAL: Ashton Ballew Case W. Moorhouse

BASIS Shavano - San AntonioCoach: Vidya Rani MannemINDIVIDUAL: Edward Bao Vedansh Mannem Prajesh Mishra Mitul Sendilkumar Beckendorff Junior High - KatyCoach: Sunny KokaINDIVIDUAL: Anthony C. Li David S. Lu Canyon Vista Middle School - Austin Coach: Austin BoriackINDIVIDUAL: Darren Han Lerchen Zhong

Carroll Middle School - Southlake Coach: Prasanth AthipatlaINDIVIDUAL: Vivek Athipatla

College Station Middle School - College StationCoach: Jamie BassettINDIVIDUAL: Jerry Hsieh Keving Y. Yang Coppell Middle School North - CoppellCoach: Haihong ZhengINDIVIDUAL: Matthew Xie

Coppell Middle School West - CoppellCoach: Veronica WangINDIVIDUAL: Nolan S. Jiang

Crockett Middle School - AmarilloCoach: Debra BeeneINDIVIDUAL: Quan D. Nguyen

Cross Timbers Middle School - GrapevineCoach: Sterling BristowINDIVIDUAL: Cathy Du Jonathan Z. Wang

Dawson Middle School - SouthlakeCoach: Christin KelberINDIVIDUAL: Richard Wang Aidan Zhou

Dexter - Wichita FallsCoach: Jon HofmanINDIVIDUAL: Sabastiano Endara-Sargeant Kyle B. Rater

EA Young Academy - North Richland HillsCoach: Carol RaymondINDIVIDUAL: Tarun Rapaka

Ereckson Middle School - AllenCoach: Ke WangINDIVIDUAL: Jessie Wang

Flour Bluff Junior High - Corpus ChristiCoach: Anthony GillespeyINDIVIDUAL: Tristen L. Corpuz Nathaniel J. Puumala Connor Murphy

Congratulations to all MATHLETES® & Coaches!Students willcompete as individuals. All competitors’s Sprint & Target Round scores are tabulated to determine the top fourn Mathletes who will represent Texas at the 2021 Raytheon National MATHCOUNTS Competition in Washington, D.C.



Fort Settlement Middle School - Sugar Land Coach: Sheryl PhegleyINDIVIDUAL: Kevin J. Chen Eric Li Chloe Weng Harmony School of Innovation - BrownsvilleCoach: Salvador Piña, IIIINDIVIDUAL: Mesut Altiyev

Harmony School of Innovation - El PasoCoach: Mucahit EnginINDIVIDUAL: David G. Flores

Harmony School of Science - El PasoCoach: Ahmet Fidan INDIVIDUAL: Beyza Orsun Harmony Science Academy - CarrolltonCoach: Elif BektasINDIVIDUAL: Audrey R. Perry

Harmony Science Academy - College StationCoach: Osman KucukINDIVIDUAL: Nashla Cortes Harmony Science Academy - El PasoCoach: Fatma TerziogluINDIVIDUAL: Sabrina Cordero Kyle Ma Jackson Gwen S. Rodriguez

Harmony Science Academy - LubbockCoach: Servet YildizINDIVIDUAL: Arrio X. Arroyos Andres Cass

Highland Park Middle School - DallasCoach: Tim CaffeeINDIVIDUAL: Andrew Li

Hutchinson Middle School - LubbockCoach: Christian PradoINDIVIDUAL: Lishan Prado

Coach: Chunmai WangINDIVIDUAL: Xi Chen

John P. Odom Academy - BeaumontCoach: Jim WilsonINDIVIDUAL: Saipardu KP Aki Krishan Gupta Arun K. Vaithianathan Christa R. Wilson

Kenneth White Junior High - MissionCoach: Adrian ChapaINDIVIDUAL: Enrique Alba Nicholas Ochoa Lindale Junior High School - Lindale Coach: Miranda TewINDIVIDUAL: Jacob L. Groth John E. Rasbury Anthony Shoukry Reed Thrasher-Evers

Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School - AmarilloCoach: Justina NwokediINDIVIDUAL: Amaka Nwokedi

Mandarin Immersion School - HoustonCoach: Wei WangINDIVIDUAL: Dylan Wang

Marvin Baker Middle School - Corpus ChristiCoach: Christian MooreINDIVIDUAL: Elijah Seth C. Alfaro Vera Hsiang

McNiel Middle School - Wichita FallsCoach: Jeremy CarrollINDIVIDUAL: Jun E. Park Aarya Tanjavar



Mike Moses Middle School - NacogdochesCoach: Andy WattsINDIVIDUAL: Olivia Ajero Naomi Bracamontes Nixon J. Long Haylee Vose Moore MST Middle School - TylerCoach: Tamera BowersINDIVIDUAL: Shloak Dalai

Nimitz Middle School - OdessaCoach: Venugopal YankarlaINDIVIDUAL: Kanishk Yankarla Noel Grisham Middle School - AustinCoach: Tianna GloverINDIVIDUAL: Eric Min Aiden A. Wen

Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic School - Port LavacaCoach: Andrew SpearsINDIVIDUAL: Iliana S. Lara Quail Valley Middle School - Missouri City Coach: Michelle NalINDIVIDUAL: Katherine Y. Liu Andrew Shen Leo Yu Cody Zhou Kuan Z. Zhou

Rice Middle School - PlanoCoach: Laura LiuINDIVIDUAL: Harini Venkatesh Andrew B. Yu Rising Scholars Academy - San BenitoCoach: Maria MarquezINDIVIDUAL: Matthew Lin

Saint Patrick Catholic School - Lufkin Coach: Clara PottsINDIVIDUAL: Dereck Polo

Sartartia Middle School - Sugar LandCoach: Jiandang GeINDIVIDUAL: Alexander Z. Sun Seven Lakes Junior High School - KatyCoach: Maura LytleINDIVIDUAL: Victor Liu Shadow Ridge Middle School - Flower MoundCoach: Hua YangINDIVIDUAL: Ethan Feng

St. Mark’s School of Texas - DallasCoach: Valerie DavidINDIVIDUAL: Surya V. Dinesh Guanjie Lu

T.H. Rogers School - HoustonCoach: Ming ZhangINDIVIDUAL: Andrew Sazykin Tejeda Middle School - San AntonioCoach: Keneth KlineINDIVIDUAL: Lorenzo Dominguez

Trautmann Middle School - LaredoCoach: Blanca GarzaIMDIVIDUAL: Farrell F. Meng Travis Middle School - Port LavacaCoach: Raymond GrantINDIVIDUAL: Derrick Chu Leo Liang Stacy Zhang Trinity School of Midland - Midland Coach: Phillip EdwardsINDIVIDUAL: Claire Xu Trinity Valley School - Fort WorthCoach: Satish TiwariINDIVIDUAL: Sameer A. Bhatti Neal Shrestha



United Day School - LaredoCoach: Jessica YeldermanINDIVIDUAL: Eric Garcia United Middle School - LaredoCoach: Teresita PescadorINDIVIDUAL: Eric Cho Ashmita Ghosh Kaiyuan W. Nan

Walsh Middle School - Round RockCoach: Amy WangINDIVIDUAL: Ray Zhao

Wellborn Middle School - College StationCoach: Jane ZhouINDIVIDUAL: Bowan Tian

West Ridge Middle School - AustinCoach: Manisha BanerjeeINDIVIDUAL: Joseph Zhang

Westbrook Intermediate School - FriendswoodCoach: Rob BurridgeINDIVIDUAL: Emily Dong Connor Huynh Jason Sha Colin Shen Gary J. Sun

William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard - Dallas Coach: LiGuo HuangINDIVIDUAL: Alan Huang

Coach: Alicia LeeINDIVIDUAL: Yusuf I. Shabazz

Wylie East Junior High - Abilene Coach: Amy Grimland INDIVIDUAL: Noah A. Flores Aiden T. King Ethan M. Murray

YWLA of Midland - Midland Coach: Cathrine WatersINDIVIDUAL: Sanjana Vadlapatla


A math enrichment program that provides Club Leaders with the resources and materials needed to run a math club. Registration is open

to schools, organizations & other groups. The Club helps build confidence in students of all ability and interest levels by giving them the opportunity to engage in unique math activities in a relaxed, social setting.

For more information visit www.mathcounts.org

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The Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin will award a one-time $2,000 scholarship to the top ten individuals if they choose to pursue a degree in engineering.

An innovative program that empow-ers students to be math teachers, video producers, actors and artists. Students form a team and create a video that

teaches the solution to one problem in the current MC handbook. The four finalist advance to the finals where they present their video to the competitors at the National MATHCOUNTS Competition.

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