The Pittsburgh State Math Competition took place on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The competition included 18 large schools including Shawnee Mission, Olathe, and Blue Valley High Schools. We had many West students participate in this event. The following students placed among the top spots of their divisions.

Grade 11 Events:

Graphing- Jeffrey Yankovich-5^th

Analytic Geometry-Chris Whitlock-5^th

Trig-YuanHui Feng- 1^st, Chris Whitlock- 8^th

Algebraic Simplifications- Jeffrey Yankovich- 5^th

Geometry- Amber Yeasin- 3^rd, Samantha Schluter-Palcua- 6^th

Functions- Chris Whitlock- 8^th

Grade 12 Events:

Analytic Geometry- Alex Hart- 3^rd, Andrew Nation- 10^th

Number Theory- Karthink Kailish and YuanHui Feng- Tied 6^th

Marathon- Erin Lanigan- 1^st, Mark Maiden- 2^nd

Algebraic Equations and Inequalities- Karthik Kailish- 4^th, Andrew Nation- 9^th

Algebraic Simplifications- Mark Maiden- 10^th

Geometry- Alex Hart- 2^nd

Potpourri- Erin Lanigan- 2^nd

Computational Math- Mark Maiden- 3^rd, Dillon Fuchsman- 8^th, Lexi Bisbing- 10^th

Team Events:

Team Geometry- Argel Moncayo Cady Pendleton, Karen Bustos, and Karthik Kailish- 3^rd

Team Algebra Medley- Amber Yeasin, Samantha Schluter- Pascua, Jeffrey Yankovich, and YuanHui Feng- 6^th

Team Calculator- Andrew Nation, Alex Hart, Erin Lanigan, and Dillon Fuchsman- 4^th

Congrats to all the participants!