San Rafael Elementary Math Club Excels in First-Year Math Olympiad Competition

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San Rafael Elementary School’s fourth and fifth-grade Math Club made an impressive debut this year in the prestigious Math Olympiad for Elementary and Middle Schools, a rigorous national and international competition that includes five challenging exams and more than 56,000 student participants from across the United States and around the world.

In its very first year competing, San Rafael’s team rose to the challenge with remarkable success, earning a team score that placed the school among the top 40% of all participating teams. In addition, 14 students received Awards of Excellence in recognition of their outstanding performance and dedication to advanced mathematics.

Special recognition goes to Kenji Van Den Burg and Leon Lafaille for achieving the highest scores in fifth grade and fourth grade, respectively. Congratulations to the entire Math Club for representing the Panda community with excellence, perseverance, and academic achievement.

San Rafael Elementary School, 1090 Nithsdale Rd., Pasadena, (626) 396-5790 or https://sanrafael.pusd.us/.

Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD), 351 S. Hudson Avenue, Pasadena, (626) 396-3600 or visit www.pusd.us.