Members of Mars Area Middle School’s MathCounts Team from left, coach Mitzi Knapp, Clara Lukasiak, Grace Nam, Sophia Gourash, Joseph Shebek, Brett Kelly, Naveen Jayaraman, Levi Jackson and coach Melissa Ola participated in the 2022 MathCounts Midwestern Pennsylvania Chapter Regional Competition. Submitted photo

Mars Area Middle School’s MathCounts Team competed in the 2022 MathCounts Midwestern Pennsylvania Chapter Regional Competition held virtually in February.

Seventh-grader Grace Nam earned third place and seventh-grader Brett Kelly took fourth place, both qualifying for the 2022 Pennsylvania State MathCounts competition March 19, in Harrisburg. Eighth-grader Levi Jackson received fifth place; eighth-grader Joseph Shebek, sixth place; seventh-grader Clara Lukasiak, seventh place; eighth-grader Naveen Jayaraman, ninth place; and seventh-grader Sophia Gourash, 14th place.

The students competed against their peers at other MathCounts Midwestern Pennsylvania Chapter-member private and public schools. The competition was held via the Art of Problem Solving website.

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