MATH BOWL: HUGE SUCCESS

by Sally Kievert

On May 6^th and May 7^th, students from District 113A traveled to Prairie State College to compete in the 2009 South Cook Math Bowl. River Valley School was represented by third grader Josh Reitz, fourth grader Kevin Tuscher, and fifth grader, Misbah Chagpar. In team competition, the third and fourth graders were awarded 1^st place in a field of 23 teams and the fifth and sixth graders were awarded 4^th place in a field of 25 teams. In individual competition, Josh Reitz was awarded a 2^nd place medal in a field of 46 competitors and Kevin Tuscher was awarded a 5^th place medal in a field of 50 competitors. In addition, Josh Reitz was awarded an MVP medal for the district team. Congratulations go to Josh, Kevin, and Misbah for their outstanding achievements in Mathematics competition.

Principal's side note: A HUGE thank you to math teacher and coach, Sally Kievert. Her hard work and dedication to our students is appreciated!