Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s effort at a recent math competition added up to the best results possible as the Titans placed first and second at an 11-team competition at Westfield High School on Dec. 3.

The winning team consisted of Stefanie Nguyen ’25, Vivi Venkat ’25 and Dion Suh ’25, while the runner-up group included Jack Wang ’26, Sang Nguyen ’26 and Tony Sheng ’28.

Quotes from Faculty Advisor Mark Fischer

On the team winning: “It was great to see our students do so well at this small event. The first-place team was made up of our school's Math Team Leadership Team. Their hard work organizing, planning and working on practice problems prepared them to handle the competition questions with ease. The competition was made of six individual rounds and a group round. Each student participated in four of six of the individual rounds. Stefanie stood out as our top scorer though everyone did well.”

On why it’s beneficial to participate on WMA’s Math Team: “The Math Team meets every Sunday at 6:30 (p.m.) in the Athenaeum. It is open to any student in Grade 9-12. It is for students who enjoy puzzling over mathematics and/or enjoy competitive challenges. There are a range of questions so a student does not have to be off-the-chain good at math - just someone who enjoys the topic and likes socializing with like-minded people.”