The 18th edition of the High School Integration Bee competition took place on Sunday, April 19, at the University of Pittsburgh. Seventeen talented students from local high schools participated.
The five winners, in order, were:
1st Place: Alexander Chen, Shady Side Academy
2nd Place: Daniel Bandos, Gateway High School
3rd Place: Zoey Cieslak, Shaler Area High School
4th Place: Jacob Presto, Shaler Area High School
5th Place: Elise Williams, Shaler Area High School
Dr. Roxana Popescu and Dr. Linhong Wang co-organized the event, and they would like to thank everyone who contributed to this event in any way!
"We are especially grateful to our generous sponsor, the College in High School Program at the University of Pittsburgh. A heartfelt thanks goes to the director of the CHS program, Dr. Mike Giazzoni, and to Mrs. Linda Yurasits, Program Administrator, for their dedication, hard work, and invaluable support. We also thank the Department of Mathematics for co-sponsoring the event.
We extend our sincere appreciation to the outstanding volunteers whose efforts were instrumental in the success of the event: faculty members Tom Everest and Sheng Xiong, and to our graduate students Edison Hauptman and Lily DiPaulo. We also deeply appreciate the dedicated teachers who encouraged their students to participate. Special thanks to Paul Stadelman, who was present in the audience to support his students! We thank and appreciate the help of our staff members: Phillip Fry, Richard Misura, William Tarleton, and Lou Lane.
We’re delighted to have organized this meaningful event and look forward to seeing everyone again next year!"