Students place in CalcuSolve competition

Six Fox Chapel Area School District elementary school students recently placed in the 2024 grades 5-6 CalcuSolve competition. Individually, Fairview Elementary School fifth-graders Daniel Wu and Samuel Barritt, and Kerr Elementary School fifth-grader Stephen Lei, all tied for second place. Additionally, the Fairview Elementary School team of fifth-graders Finnegan Frank, Eleanor Hoff, James Minor and Daniel Wu were among the top teams by winning third place.

More than 350 students from nearly 30 school districts participated in the contest from across Allegheny County and surrounding areas. The tournament, held virtually November 6, 2024, was sponsored by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit.

CalcuSolve is a competition that tests students’ problem-solving skills related to mathematics.  Students compete as part of a team, as well as individually.