Plano ISD Students Advance to State MathCounts Competition
Students at each Plano ISD middle school participated in a regional MathCounts competition, with five
middle school teams and/or individuals qualifying for the state contest which was held in late March in
Austin. The MathCounts competition series is the only competition program of its kind, with live, inperson events in all 50 states, as well as U.S. territories and schools worldwide. The competition is
ideal for students who have a passion for math. Students engage in "bee-style" contests, competing
against and alongside their peers. At the local, state and national level, students participating in
MathCounts win scholarships and prizes every year. Congratulations to these Plano ISD state contest
participants and award winners (pictured before heading to the state competition). Students competed
in teams unless specified as individual competitors.
Murphy Middle School – Jeremiah Budiman, Justin Lee, Mason Reiter and Rishad Islam; Coach: Clarice Pery
Otto Middle School – Justin Yu (Individual); Coach: Louis Lantiere
Rice Middle School (State 3rd Place Team) – Eric K Zhang, Brandon Chen, Brandon Wang, Nicholas Tsao,
Michael Ying (Individual), Nicholas Zhong (Individual) and Rishi Shridharan (Individual); Coach: Laura Liu
Robinson Middle School – Autumn Tan, Aman Singh, Alexander Ni, Shenai Chan; Coach: Beverly Kennington
Schimelpfenig Middle School (State 4th Place Team) – Darren Huang (Individual), Vincent Huang (state 8th
place individual), Kenny Huang (state 10th place individual), Anthony Jiang and Jett Wang (state 8th place
individual); Coach: Chris Mutke