Elementary School and Individual Winners of Westwood's 17th Annual Inter-Elementary Math Meet (Updated)

On Wednesday, March 26th, students of Pine Hill Elementary School were the overall winners at the 17th Annual Inter-Elementary Math Meet held at Westwood's Thurston Middle School, where over 200 elementary school students participated, with a large crowd of family and supporters in attendance, said Ishani Tewari, one of the event organizers.

Students from third, fourth, and fifth grades of Westwood Public Schools competed in teams representing their elementary schools - Downey, Martha Jones, Pine Hill, and Sheehan. Fifth graders also had the opportunity to compete as individuals.

Photo by Ishani Tewari. Elementary school students from Westwood Public Schools work on math problems at their recent competition held at Thurston Middle School.

The results of the competition among grade levels from the different schools follows:

Overall School Winner: Pine Hill Elementary

Photo by Jen French. Pictured are Downey School fifth graders who participated in the math competition.

5th Grade

1. Pine Hill
2. Martha Jones
3. Sheehan
4. Downey 

Photo by Ishani Tewari. Fourth graders participate in the speed round.

4th Grade

1. Downey
2. Pine Hill 
3.  Sheehan
4. Martha Jones

Photo by Ishani Tewari. Third graders participate in the White Board Round.

3rd Grade

1. Martha Jones
2. Pine Hill
3. Sheehan 
4. Downey

Photo by Ishani Tewari. Lucas Wu took first place in 5th grade individual competition.

In the individual competition among 23 competing fifth graders, the top three spots were won by:

1. Lucas Wu (Pine Hill), 
2. Evan Dias (Sheehan) 
3. Andrew Akhmedov (Pine Hill).

Photo by Ishani Tewari. Parents and supporters of math competitors sit on bleachers in the Thurston Middle School gymnasium as they observe the speed round of competition.

Thanks to Ishani Tewari and Jen French for contributing this news to Westwood Minute. 

Updated 4/6/2025 at 8:28 p.m. Additional photographs have been added.

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