Mu Alpha Theta Places Second at State Convention

Posted March 27, 2018 / Last updated March 29, 2018

71 Jesuit Blue Jays attended the 2018 Mu Alpha Theta State Convention in Baton Rouge, earning many awards, including the 2nd place overall Sweepstakes Trophy.

The Jesuit team, consisting of 71 students, placed second overall in the 2018 Louisiana Mu Alpha Theta State Math Convention. The convention was held at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge on March 22 – 24. The Blue Jays were led by senior officers Timmy Stahel, Luke Sisung, David Hart, and Austin Tran and junior officers Christopher Vuong and Jack Zvonek. More than 700 students from 36 different Louisiana schools competed in the competition.

The Jesuit Mu Alpha Theta Team was accompanied by teachers Mrs. Kate Brauner, Ms. Jo Ann Schexnayder, Mrs. Leslie Merritt, Mrs. Yvonne Leger, Ms. Khanh Nguyen, Mr. Paul Rogers, Mr. Jordan Holmer, and Jesuit math department legend, Mr. David Wright.

Legendary Jesuit math teacher, Mr. David Wright, poses with Calculus students and senior Analysis students.

Awards:

Interschool Tests

Theta (Geometry and Algebra II)	2nd
Alpha (Analysis)	2nd

Games

Theta Ciphering Teams:	James Bercaw, Christian Nguyen, Caden Swain, and Colby Zito	2nd
	Lucas Deane, William Mentz, Jonathan Tittle, and William Wells	3rd
	Connor Myers, Hunter Richardson, Rayford Smith, and Darren Tsang	8th
Alpha Ciphering Teams:	Neehar Desai, Josef Ernst, Jonathan Sanders, and Matthew Vlosich	4th
	Reece de Boisblanc, Jason Dominique, Andrew Fugetta, and Tyler Lobitz	5th
Mu B Ciphering Team:	Leo John Arnett, Robert Christmann, Graeme Mjehovich, and Austin Tran	2nd
Theta Gemini Teams:	Frederick Junius and Dominic Stoner	1st
	Michael McGovern and Garrison Trahant	2nd
Alpha Gemini Team:	Christopher Vuong and Aidan Walker	1st
Mu B Gemini Teams:	Garrett Crumb and Michael Farrugia	2nd
	Miller Goldenberg and Charles Korndorffer	3rd
Theta Descartes:	Tom Levy	1st
	Milan Mardia	2nd
	Aqib Zakaria	3rd
Alpha Descartes:	Cameron Kosloski	4th
	Peter James	7th
	Gabe Sims	9th
Mu A Descartes:	David Hart	10th
Mu B Descartes:	Ryan Tucker	3rd
	Paul James	9th
Hustle Teams:	Caleb Rogers, William Schott, Bradley Fugetta, and Alec Scheffler	2nd
	Tanner Tripoli, Jack Zvonek, Daniel Sentilles, and Dylan Sellars	6th

Individual Test Awards

Geometry:		Theta (Algebra II):		Alpha (Analysis):		Scholarship:
Garrison Trahant	2nd	Alec Scheffler	2nd	Bradley Fugetta	10th	Garrett Crumb	5th
Michael Melancon	4th	Lucas Deane	3rd	Neehar Desai	13th	Austin Tran	6th
Connor Myers	5th	Aqib Zakaria	9th	Christopher Vuong	15th	Caleb Rogers	7th
Brett Steele	9th	Jonathan Tittle	10th	Matthew Vlosich	20th
Hunter Richardson	10th	Milan Mardia	12th
		Dylan Sellars	16th

Area Test Awards

Geometry:		Theta Algebra II		Analysis (Trigonometry):		Analysis (Advanced Math):		Mu A Differentiation (Calculus):
Connor Myers	4th	Dylan Sellars	2nd	Nicholas Cibilich	10th	Tyler Lobitz	2nd	Clay Talbot	13th
Michael Melancon	6th	Richard Montoya	16th	Jason Dominique	12th	Matthew Dowling	3rd
Hunter Richardson	10th			Michael Plessala	15th	Daniel Sentilles	8th

Galleries

Mu Alpha Theta State Convention, March 22-24, 2018

Jesuit students in the opening General Session of the 2018 Mu Alpha Theta State Convention held at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge
Jesuit Mu Alpha Theta senior officers: Timmy Stahel, Austin Tran, Luke Sisung, and David Hart at the 2018 state convention
Jesuit Mu Alpha Theta junior officers Jack Zvonek and Christopher Vuong at the 2018 state convention
Richard Montoya (16th) and Dylan Sellars (2nd) - Theta Algebra II Area Tests
Hunter Richardson (10th), Connor Myers (4th), and Michael Melancon (6th) - Geometry Area Tests
Daniel Sentilles (8th), Matthew Dowling (3rd), and Tyler Lobitz (2nd) - Analysis Advanced Math Area Tests
Nicholas Cibilich (10th), Jason Dominique (12th), and Michael Plessala (15th) - Analysis Trigonometry Area Tests
Clay Talbot (13th) - Mu A Differentiation Area Test
Geometry students Hunter Richardson (10th), Connor Myers (5th), Garrison Trahant (2nd), Michael Melancon (4th), and Brett Steele (9th) with their Individual Test Awards.
Analysis students Christopher Vuong (15th), Matthew Vlosich (20th), Neehar Desai (13th), and Bradley Fugetta (10th) placed in the Alpha Individual Tests.
Algebra II students pose with their Individual Test Awards: Alec Scheffler (2nd) and Lucas Deane (3rd) - kneeling; Milan Mardia (12th), Jonathan Tittle (10th), Dylan Sellars (16th), and Aqib Zakaria (9th) - standing
Tom Levy, Milan Mardia, and Aqib Zakaria earned the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies in Theta Descartes.
Alpha Descartes students earning recognition: Peter James (7th) and Cameron Kosloski (4th); Gabe Sims (9th), not pictured
Mu B Descartes student Ryan Tucker (3rd)
Theta Gemini (2nd): Michael McGovern and Garrison Trahant
Theta Gemini (1st): Dominic Stoner and Frederick Junius
Alpha Gemini (1st): Aidan Walker and Christopher Vuong
Mu B Gemini (3rd): Miller Goldenberg and Charles Korndorffer
Michael Farrugia displays the Mu B Gemini (2nd) trophy he earned with teammate Garrett Crumb (not pictured).
Hustle Team (6th): Dylan Sellars, Jack Zvonek, Tanner Tripoli, and Daniel Sentilles
Hustle Team: Alec Scheffler, William Schott, Caleb Rogers, and Bradley Fugetta
Theta Ciphering (8th): Darren Tsang, Hunter Richardson, Rayford Smith, and Connor Myers
Algebra II Theta Ciphering (3rd): William Wells, Lucas Deane, Jonathan Tittle, and William Mentz
Algebra II Theta Ciphering (2nd): Christian Nguyen, Colby Zito, Caden Swain and James Bercaw
Alpha Ciphering (5th): Tyler Lobitz, Reece deBoisblanc, Jason Dominique, and Andrew Fugetta
Alpha Ciphering (4th): Matthew Vlosich, Jonathan Sanders, Neehar Desai, and Josef Ernst
Mu B Ciphering (2nd): Leo John Arnett, Graeme Mjehovich, Austin Tran, and Robert Christmann
Seniors Caleb Rogers (7th) and Austin Tran (6th) placed in the Scholarship Test (Garrett Crumb, 5th, not pictured).