Every Highline elementary school has excited and talented mathematicians, and two-thirds of them demonstrated this fact at the 2017 Seahurst Elementary Math Bonanza on May 5.
204 students in 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-grades spilled out of the cafeteria into two overflow classrooms, making it the largest elementary math contest in Highline’s history! Of course, they hope to be even bigger next year, and the dream is to convince all 19 Highline elementary schools to participate.
In the weeks before the contest, many students met with teachers and parent coaches outside of class time to learn topics they hadn’t been exposed to and to familiarize themselves with the test formats. At the event, students competed in a variety of tests in different formats: an individual test in which students attempted to solve thirty problems in thirty minutes, a mental math test in which individuals tried to solve twenty questions in their head in fifteen minutes, and two team tests (Algebra & Probability and Geometry & Potpourri) in which teams of four students attempted to solve twenty topic-specific problems in fifteen minutes.
After the four events, students and their families enjoyed a dinner break while the scoring room wrapped up its work. Soon, the awards ceremony began with the All-That-and-a-Bag-of-Chips award for the highest-scoring student on each team of four, each of which received a bag of chips! Those winners were:
| School Name | Student Name | Grade |
| Beverly Park | Daniel Ly | 5 |
| Beverly Park | Elizabeth Barret | 5 |
| Beverly Park | Eyanna Bannister | 5 |
| Bow Lake | Jose Bocanegra | 6 |
| Bow Lake | Mundir Ali | 5 |
| Bow Lake | Soliana Alazar | 5 |
| Bow Lake | Sulekha Mahamud | 6 |
| Bow Lake | Zariatou Doucuore | 5 |
| Cedarhurst | Kierra Covey | 6 |
| Hilltop | Daniella | 6 |
| Hilltop | Diana | 5 |
| Hilltop | Ethan | 5 |
| Hilltop | Hazen | 5 |
| Hilltop | Quentin | 5 |
| Marvista | Aidan Phan | 5 |
| Marvista | Josh Abellon | 5 |
| Marvista | Justin Bell | 4 |
| Marvista | Lauren Jaffe | 6 |
| Marvista | Madelyn Novick | 5 |
| McMicken | Andrew Wiebe | 6 |
| McMicken | Armaan Singh | 6 |
| McMicken | David Bello Luna | 6 |
| McMicken | Hayden Burnett | 6 |
| McMicken | Kaythen Towne | 6 |
| North Hill | Abenzer Deresse | 4 |
| North Hill | Aria Hawkins | 5 |
| North Hill | Callie Bradshaw | 5 |
| North Hill | Forest Oliverson | 4 |
| North Hill | Jimmy Taylor | 4 |
| North Hill | Jocelyn Rose | 5 |
| North Hill | Lily Monahan | 4 |
| North Hill | Mason Becker | 4 |
| North Hill | Phillip Soran | 5 |
| North Hill | Reanna Lee | 6 |
| North Hill | Selam Bobenga | 4 |
| Parkside | Austin Corwin | 6 |
| Parkside | Ben Bowers | 5 |
| Parkside | Ioana Muresan | 4 |
| Parkside | Megumi Whisman | 5 |
| Parkside | Nina Door | 4 |
| Parkside | Quan Phan | 4 |
| Parkside | Selena Bolden | 6 |
| Rainier Prep | Cristian Herrera | 5 |
| Rainier Prep | Heba Al-Sheblawy | 5 |
| Rainier Prep | Jenny Nguyen | 6 |
| Rainier Prep | Josslyne Fregoso | 6 |
| Rainier Prep | Leslie Diaz De Leon | 6 |
| Rainier Prep | Siniya Jones | 5 |
| Rainier Prep | Tony Nguyen | 6 |
| Seahurst | Alexander Avecilla | 4 |
| Seahurst | BriarRose Ables | 4 |
| Seahurst | Catherine Lemus | 6 |
| Seahurst | Cody Reed | 4 |
| Seahurst | Daisy Guerrero | 4 |
| Seahurst | Harlen Mitchell | 6 |
| Seahurst | Jadalyn Estaban | 5 |
| Seahurst | Jasmine Delgado-Guerrero | 5 |
| Seahurst | Jennifer Bou | 5 |
| Shorewood | Eric Nguyen | 5 |
| Shorewood | Katie Clymer | 6 |
| Shorewood | Nicky Warfield | 4 |
| Shorewood | Rae Williams | 5 |
| Shorewood | Wily Wennerlind | 6 |
| Southern Heights | Loobna Shego | 6 |
The next award level was the “Sweet Solvers”, the highest-scoring student in each grade at each school, each of which received a candy bar! Those winners were:
| School Name | Student Name | Grade |
| Beverly Park | Eyanna Bannister | 5 |
| Beverly Park | Faith Antioquia | 6 |
| Bow Lake | Mundir Ali | 5 |
| Bow Lake | Sulekha Mahamud | 6 |
| Cedarhurst | Kierra Covey | 6 |
| Hilltop | Quentin | 5 |
| Hilltop | Daniella | 6 |
| Marvista | Justin Bell | 4 |
| Marvista | Madelyn Novick | 5 |
| Marvista | Lauren Jaffe | 6 |
| McMicken | Hayden Burnett | 6 |
| North Hill | Forest Oliverson | 4 |
| North Hill | Aria Hawkins | 5 |
| North Hill | Reanna Lee | 6 |
| Parkside | Quan Phan | 4 |
| Parkside | Megumi Whisman | 5 |
| Parkside | Austin Corwin | 6 |
| Rainier Prep | Heba Al-Sheblawy | 5 |
| Rainier Prep | Tony Nguyen | 6 |
| Seahurst | BriarRose Ables | 4 |
| Seahurst | Jennifer Bou | 5 |
| Seahurst | Catherine Lemus | 6 |
| Shorewood | Chris Talty | 4 |
| Shorewood | Rae Williams | 5 |
| Shorewood | Wily Wennerlind | 6 |
| Southern Heights | Loobna Shego | 6 |
The third award level is the ten top-scoring individuals in each grade across the district. They were:
| Division | Grade | Place | Student Name | School Name |
| JV | 4 | 9 | Alexander Avecilla | Seahurst |
| JV | 4 | 9 | Ryan Harrington | North Hill |
| JV | 4 | 6 | BriarRose Ables | Seahurst |
| JV | 4 | 6 | Selam Bobenga | North Hill |
| JV | 4 | 6 | Mason Becker | North Hill |
| JV | 4 | 5 | Jimmy Taylor | North Hill |
| JV | 4 | 4 | Abenzer Deresse | North Hill |
| JV | 4 | 3 | Michelle Ruiz | North Hill |
| JV | 4 | 2 | Lily Monahan | North Hill |
| JV | 4 | 1 | Forest Oliverson | North Hill |
| JV | 5 | 10 | Harveer Singh | North Hill |
| JV | 5 | 9 | Quentin | Hilltop |
| JV | 5 | 8 | Jasmine Delgado-Guerrero | Seahurst |
| JV | 5 | 7 | Jocelyn Rose | North Hill |
| JV | 5 | 6 | Tazmin Hanson | Seahurst |
| JV | 5 | 5 | Phillip Soran | North Hill |
| JV | 5 | 4 | Jennifer Bou | Seahurst |
| JV | 5 | 3 | Kai Praven | North Hill |
| JV | 5 | 2 | Aria Hawkins | North Hill |
| JV | 5 | 1 | Eyanna Bannister | Beverly Park |
| JV | 6 | 10 | Brooke Thomas | North Hill |
| JV | 6 | 9 | Naricris Cruz | Southern Heights |
| JV | 6 | 8 | Sydney Goitia | Rainier Prep |
| JV | 6 | 7 | Hayden Burnett | McMicken |
| JV | 6 | 6 | Daniella | Hilltop |
| JV | 6 | 5 | Loobna Shego | Southern Heights |
| JV | 6 | 4 | Manjot Singh | North Hill |
| JV | 6 | 3 | Josslyne Fregoso | Rainier Prep |
| JV | 6 | 2 | Reanna Lee | Rainier Prep |
| JV | 6 | 1 | Tony Nguyen | North Hill |
| Varsity | 4 | 10 | Thu Ngyuen | Parkside |
| Varsity | 4 | 9 | Nina Door | Parkside |
| Varsity | 4 | 8 | Ioana Muresan | Parkside |
| Varsity | 4 | 7 | William Fike | Marvista |
| Varsity | 4 | 6 | Anas Dirieh | Parkside |
| Varsity | 4 | 5 | Amelia Kwung | Parkside |
| Varsity | 4 | 4 | Nicky Warfield | Shorewood |
| Varsity | 4 | 3 | Quan Phan | Parkside |
| Varsity | 4 | 2 | Justin Bell | Marvista |
| Varsity | 4 | 1 | Chris Talty | Shorewood |
| Varsity | 5 | 10 | Colin Chirko | Shorewood |
| Varsity | 5 | 9 | Aidan Phan | Marvista |
| Varsity | 5 | 8 | Josh Abellon | Marvista |
| Varsity | 5 | 7 | Samuel Dagmawi | Shorewood |
| Varsity | 5 | 6 | Tran Dinh | Marvista |
| Varsity | 5 | 5 | Madelyn Novick | Marvista |
| Varsity | 5 | 4 | Sarah Berhan | Shorewood |
| Varsity | 5 | 3 | Eric Nguyen | Shorewood |
| Varsity | 5 | 2 | Maddy Handshew | Shorewood |
| Varsity | 5 | 1 | Rae Williams | Shorewood |
| Varsity | 6 | 10 | Luke Vlases | Parkside |
| Varsity | 6 | 9 | Alena Kang | Parkside |
| Varsity | 6 | 8 | Elliott Kurtz | Marvista |
| Varsity | 6 | 7 | Selena Bolden | Parkside |
| Varsity | 6 | 6 | Lauren Jaffe | Marvista |
| Varsity | 6 | 5 | Katie Clymer | Shorewood |
| Varsity | 6 | 4 | Evelyn Watson | Parkside |
| Varsity | 6 | 3 | Emily Cain | Shorewood |
| Varsity | 6 | 2 | Wily Wennerlind | Shorewood |
| Varsity | 6 | 1 | Austin Corwin | Parkside |
The final award level was the highest-scoring teams in each grade across the district. They were:
| Div. | Gr. | Place | School Name | Name | Gr. | Name | Gr. | Name | Gr. | Name | Gr. |
| JV | 4 | 5 | North Hill | Nora Hansen | 4 | Ethan Driscoll | 4 | Mason Becker | 4 | Selam Bobenga | 4 |
| JV | 4 | 4 | North Hill | Forest Oliverson | 4 | Camden Anderson | 4 | Abby Hills | 4 | Natalie Nutting | 4 |
| JV | 4 | 3 | North Hill | Lily Monahan | 4 | Michelle Ruiz | 4 | Braxton Loria | 4 | Marcelo Gonzalez | 4 |
| JV | 4 | 2 | North Hill | Jimmy Taylor | 4 | Ryan Harrington | 4 | Grace Smith | 4 | Ifrah Abdi | 4 |
| JV | 4 | 1 | Seahurst | Besa Hruska | 4 | Daisy Guerrero | 4 | Daniel Jensen | 4 | Tatum Swift | 4 |
| JV | 5 | 5 | North Hill | Parker Crawford | 5 | Aria Hawkins | 5 | Kyra Smith | 5 | Kai Praven | 5 |
| JV | 5 | 4 | Hilltop | Quentin | 5 | Krystalee | 5 | Vincent | 5 | Chelsea | 5 |
| JV | 5 | 3 | Seahurst | Jennifer Bou | 5 | Hiei Garrett | 5 | Son Chang | 5 | Tazmin Hanson | 5 |
| JV | 5 | 2 | Rainier Prep | Cristian Herrera | 5 | Abel Atinafu | 5 | Justin Castro De Jesus | 5 | Isai Fregoso | 5 |
| JV | 5 | 1 | Seahurst | Jasmine Delgado-Guerrero | 5 | Esmeralda Castro Cordero | 5 | Macintosh Brown | 5 | Pablo Palma-Orantes | 5 |
| JV | 6 | 5 | Southern Heights | Ivan Garcia | 6 | Loobna Shego | 6 | Naricris Cruz | 6 | Jenna Grant | 6 |
| JV | 6 | 4 | Hilltop | Lilean | 6 | Joel | 6 | Daniella | 6 | Makenna | 6 |
| JV | 6 | 3 | North Hill | Reanna Lee | 6 | Brooke Thomas | 6 | Jessica Chaves | 6 | Manjot Singh | 6 |
| JV | 6 | 2 | Rainier Prep | Jenny Nguyen | 6 | Isabella Le | 6 | Leslie Diaz De Leon | 6 | Ulysses Jasso-Roman | 6 |
| JV | 6 | 1 | Rainier Prep | Tony Nguyen | 6 | Jose Lopez Bernal | 6 | Sydney Goitia | 6 | Cassandra Nguyen | 6 |
| Vars. | 4 | 4 | Parkside | Nina Door | 4 | Ioana Muresan | 4 | Thu Ngyuen | 4 | Ellza Singh | 4 |
| Vars. | 4 | 3 | Marvista | William Fike | 4 | Justin Bell | 4 | ||||
| Vars. | 4 | 2 | Shorewood | Javaris Matthews | 4 | Nicky Warfield | 4 | ||||
| Vars. | 4 | 1 | Parkside | Amelia Kwung | 4 | Quan Phan | 4 | Anas Dirieh | 4 | Eden Solomon | 4 |
| Vars. | 5 | 5 | Parkside | Ben Bowers | 5 | Samuel Sanchez | 5 | Mia Cohn | 5 | Anni Simmons | 5 |
| Vars. | 5 | 4 | Parkside | Victor Perete-McIntyre | 5 | Megumi Whisman | 5 | Melat Kassahun | 5 | Zaki Mitchell | 5 |
| Vars. | 5 | 3 | Marvista | Tran Dinh | 5 | Madelyn Novick | 5 | Addison Wisen | 5 | Giulia Gudor | 5 |
| Vars. | 5 | 2 | Shorewood | Colin Chirko | 5 | Eric Nguyen | 5 | Lindo Tran | 5 | Samuel Dagmawi | 5 |
| Vars. | 5 | 1 | Shorewood | Maddy Handshew | 5 | Sarah Berhan | 5 | Rae Williams | 5 | Megan Talty | 5 |
| Vars. | 6 | 5 | Shorewood | Katie Clymer | 6 | ||||||
| Vars. | 6 | 4 | Marvista | Lauren Jaffe | 6 | Elliott Kurtz | 6 | Ayaan Osman | 6 | Martin Dinh | 5 |
| Vars. | 6 | 3 | Parkside | Luke Vlases | 6 | Selena Bolden | 6 | Alena Kang | 6 | ||
| Vars. | 6 | 2 | Parkside | Evelyn Watson | 6 | Austin Corwin | 6 | Malakai Silvestre | 6 | ||
| Vars. | 6 | 1 | Shorewood | Wily Wennerlind | 6 | Emily Cain | 6 | Lillian Burris | 5 | Chris Talty | 4 |
All of the tests for the 2017 Middlementary Math Bonanza were provided by National Assessment & Testing (http://www.natassessment.com), which in addition to this local competition administers four national contests by mail each year in different formats.
