Mu Alpha Theta Team Is Runner-Up at State Math Convention

Members of Mu Alpha Theta and their faculty moderators pose with their trophies at the State Tournament in Baton Rouge.
The Blue Jay Mu Alpha Theta team placed second overall in the Louisiana Mu Alpha Theta State Math Convention in Baton Rouge. The tournament, which took place from March 26-28, saw competition from 31 schools throughout the state. Sixty Blue Jays contributed to the team effort. In addition to receiving the second place Sweepstakes award, Jesuit also brought home the third place trophy for the Interschool Test.
The Blue Jays were accompanied by teachers Ms. Leslie Merritt, Ms. Khanh Nguyen, Ms. Jo Ann Schexnayder, Mr. Rob Weiss, Mr. David Wright, Mr. Michael Armelin, and Mr. Julio Minsal-Ruiz, S.J.
Mu Alpha Theta is a national high school and junior college honorary mathematics club designed to meet the challenge of reaching out to our academically talented students and turning them on to mathematics. Members are students who have completed four semesters of college preparatory mathematics and in addition have completed or are enrolled in a fifth semester mathematics course, providing their mathematics work was done with distinction (minimum B average). The main focus of Mu Alpha Theta is the interaction of our chapter with those of other area schools. This is accomplished through monthly district meetings, local tournaments, and an annual state convention.
Full Results
Overall 2nd place Sweepstakes winner; 3rd place in Interschool Test
Math Bowl Teams
Analysis Ciphering Team A (Cade Arbour, José Cuscó, Harrison Millar, and Jeremy Scheffler): 2nd and Analysis Ciphering Team B (Cameron Kaupp, Matthew Miceli, Steven Sellers, and Brady Stiller): 4th
Theta Ciphering Team A (Samy Amkieh, David Gravolet, Ean Neyrey, and Malcolm Sundell): 3rd
Calculus Gemini Team (Mark James and Brandon Sprague): 4th
Analysis Gemini Team A (Anthony Stoner and John James): 2nd
Theta Gemini Team (Garrett Crumb and Michael Farrugia): 2nd
Hustle Team A (Matthew Stuckey, Connor Maheu, Mark Piglia, and Caleb Rogers): 3rd
Individual Awards in Descartes: Patrick Finegan: 4th in Analysis and William Tittle: 3rd in Calculus
Other Top Results in Games
Analysis Ciphering Team C (William Dowling, Patrick Simonson, Evan Slattery, and Logan Yokum): 9th
Theta Ciphering Team B (James Groos, John Thomas Holmes, Jae Kweon, and Alex Welsh): 8th
Analysis Gemini Team B (Anton Derbes and Chalon Fogarty): 6th
Hustle Team B (Josh Talbot, Kenneth Krizan, Andrew Vuong, and Christian Gonzalez): 10th
Individual Test Awards
Geometry
David Gravolet: 2nd
Michael Farrugia: 4th
John Thomas Holmes: 5th
Caleb Rogers: 9th
Garrett Crumb: 10th
Malcolm Sundell: 11th
Theta (Algebra II)
Ean Neyrey: 10th
Alpha (Analysis)
John James: 10th
Connor Maheu: 11th
Steven Sellers: 20th
Mu B (Calculus)
Steven Stradley: 6th
Matthew Sentilles: 9th
Area Tests
Geometry
John Thomas Holmes: 4th
Algebra II (Theta Equations and Inequalities)
Noah Billeaud: 6th
Analysis (Pre-Calculus)
Kenneth Krizan: 2nd
Andrew Vuong: 6th
Chalon Fogarty: 9th
Logan Yokum: 11th
Sterling Stafford: 12th
Analysis (Trigonometry)
William Dowling: 4th
Calculus (Mu B)
Steven Stradley: 4th
Anthony Smith: 8th
Puzzlements
Matthew Sentilles: 4th
Daniel Sagona: 8th
Galleries
Mu Alpha Theta, State Convention, March 26-28, 2015
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Theta (Algebra II) student Ean Neyrey
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John James, Brady Stiller, Connor Maheu, Jeremy Scheffler, Patrick Finegan, Mark Piglia, Cameron Kaupp, and Matthew Torres relax in between competition rounds.
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Mu Alpha Theta president, Matthew Stuckey, captains the Interschool Test Team, comprised of all 60 Blue Jays.
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Analysis Ciphering Team B: Cameron Kaupp, Brady Stiller, Matthew Miceli, and Steven Sellers.
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Theta Gemini Team: Garrett Crumb and Michael Farrugia
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Analysis Ciphering Team A: Harrison Millar, Jose' Cusco', Cade Arbour, and Jeremy Scheffler.
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Theta Ciphering Team B: John Thomas Holmes, Alex Welsh, Jae Kweon, and James Groos.
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Hustle Team A: Connor Maheu, Mark Piglia, Caleb Rogers, and Matthew Stuckey (Captain)
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Theta Ciphering Team A: Ean Neyrey, David Gravolet, Samy Amkieh, and Malcolm Sundell.
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Analysis Ciphering Team C: Patrick Simonson, William Dowling, Logan Yokum, and Evan Slattery.
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Gemini Teams - Theta: Garrett Crumb and Michael Farrugia; Analysis Team A: John James (not pictured) and Anthony Stoner; Calculus: Mark James (not pictured) and Brandon Sprague; Analysis Team B: Chalon Fogarty and Anton Derbes.
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Alpha (Analysis) students: Steven Sellers and Connor Maheu.
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Individual testing.
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Analysis (Pre-Calculus) students: Chalon Fogarty, Sterling Stafford, Kenneth Krizan, Logan Yokum, and Andrew Vuong.
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Mu Alpha Theta vice president, Matthew Sentilles, along with Blue Jays Chris Ainsworth, William Tittle, and Gregory Suhor engage in friendly chess competition while Daniel Sagona looks on.
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Calculus Mu B students: Steven Stradley and Anthony Smith
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Seniors Sam Zelden, Collin Thibodeaux, Anthony Smith, Mark James, Josh Talbot, Matthew Stuckey, and Gregory Suhor take a lunch break.
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William Tittle (Descartes Calculus)
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Patrick Finegan (Descartes Analysis)
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Forty Jesuit students, representing every grade level, participated in the Brother Martin Mu Alpha Theta State Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015.
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Garrett Tobin takes an individual test in shark costume.
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Individual testing.
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Individual testing.