On March 17th, the Science/Engineering Magnet Math and Science teams traveled to San Antonio to compete against the top math and science teams from across the state at the Texas Math and Science Coaches Association (TMSCA) State Meet. TMSCA exists to support the math and science UIL programs in Texas and hosts this meet each year to give teams from all across the state a chance to see how they compare as the District, Region and State UIL Meets approach.
SEM had a great performance, placing 3rd overall in the State out of 39 6A schools. The following students placed in the top 10 in the state for their grade:
Number Sense – 2nd place team
- Raviraj Rege – 1st place, 12th grade
- Yash Chandak – 2nd place, 12th grade
- Tomisin Ogunfunmi – 6th place, 11th grade
- Pranay Varada – 6th place, 9th grade
Calculator Applications – 2nd place team
- Raviraj Rege – 1st place, 12th grade
- Yash Chandak – 3rd place, 12th grade
- Victor Diaz – 1st place, 11th grade
Mathematics – 3rd place team
- Raviraj Rege – 1st place, 12th grade
- Yash Chandak – 6th place, 12th grade
- Moises Trejo – 9th place, 12th grade
- Victor Diaz – 6th place, 11th grade
Science – 6th place team
- Raviraj Rege – 7th place, 12th grade
Top Gun
The Top Gun award is for the top student in each grade. Students are awarded points each time they place in the top 15 of an event, and the student with the most points at the end of the day is named the Top Gun. We had three students who finished in the top 6 of the Top Gun standings for their grades. Both seniors will be receiving a scholarship from TMSCA.
- Raviraj Rege – 1st place, 12th grade
- Yash Chandak – 2nd place, 12th grade
- Victor Diaz – 5th place, 11th grade
Please congratulate these students on their performance, and thank you to all of the students that competed for SEM.
Josh Newton