Seven Furies Make Top 20, FCDS Places Fourth at MathCounts
Congratulations to Edwin Xiao, who qualified for the state finals in the North Carolina MathCounts competition. Edwin came in fourth in the competition and represented Forsyth Country Day School in the Countdown Round, going head-to-head against three other students to make it to the Final Four. The school came in fourth overall.
Other top math students from FCDS’s Middle School competed against 125 total students from 14 schools from across the region in individual and team rounds consisting of exams and buzzer rounds. Please congratulate the following students:
Joshua Howard (Team & Individual)
Edwin Xiao (Team & Individual)
Sophie Scherer (Team & Individual)
Jake Koonin (Team & Individual)
Saanvi Pawa (Individual)
Landon Greenwood (Individual)
Jacques Hall (Individual)
Sarah Jin (Individual)
Berk Yalcinkaya (Individual)
Celeste Waugh (Individual)
Edwin Xiao (Team & Individual)
Sophie Scherer (Team & Individual)
Jake Koonin (Team & Individual)
Saanvi Pawa (Individual)
Landon Greenwood (Individual)
Jacques Hall (Individual)
Sarah Jin (Individual)
Berk Yalcinkaya (Individual)
Celeste Waugh (Individual)
Seven FCDS students (including Edwin) placed in the top 20 at the competition:
Joshua Howard – Seventh Place
Jake Koonin – Tenth Place
Sophie Scherer – Eleventh Place
Jacques Hall – Twelfth Place
Saanvi Pawa and Sarah Jin (Nineteenth Place – tie).
All of FCDS’s impressive group finished in the top 55 at MathCounts.
“Considering there were about 125 students who competed, all top math students from their respective schools, I think this is quite an accomplishment!” said MathCounts advisor Charlotte Phillips.
Forsyth Country Day School (FCDS) is a private, college preparatory, independent school for preschool through high school located in Lewisville, NC, just outside of Winston-Salem. Students benefit from a challenging academic curriculum, fine and performing arts, competitive athletics, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.
Non-Discrimination Policy: Forsyth Country Day School is committed to administering all education and employment activities without discrimination based on one’s race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Non-Discrimination Policy: Forsyth Country Day School is committed to administering all education and employment activities without discrimination based on one’s race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
