Watkinson student and West Hartford resident Matteo Carraba ranked in the top 15 percent in the competition.
Matteo Carrabba of West Hartford. Submitted photo
Submitted by Stacy Routhier, Watkinson School
On Saturday March 14, Matteo Carrabba 19′ of West Hartford represented Watkinson School in Hartford at the MathCounts State Competition and placed 28th in a field of nearly 200 top middle school mathletes.
While only the top four competitors will continue on to the national rounds, ranking in the top 15 percent is still a huge accomplishment.
“I am really happy with my finish. I just wanted to break the top 60. The questions were challenging, and I did better than I expected, ” said Matteo.
Since this competition is open only to students in grades 6-8, this was Matteo’s last MathCounts victory, but coach Paige Kenausis is excited to keep him on as assistant coach and will seek other opportunities to keep Matteo involved in competitively in upper school. And just for fun, the competition was held on pi day, 3/14/15.
Watkinson School is Hartford’s oldest independent day school serving students in grades 6-12/PG. Their next open house is April 15, from 9-11 a.m.
