Students qualify for national MathCON
Two Dorseyville Middle School students were named MathCON 2025 finalists. Seventh-graders Shengfeng Fei and Brian Xu each earned 285/300 points in the online test in March and ranked in the 99th percentile. Both have secured a spot in the MathCON Finals that will be held May 10 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago where they will compete with North America’s brightest mathletes.
Shengfeng and Brian were two of 628 finalists from across the United States and Canada, chosen from more than 31,000 students, to compete in the finals of this prestigious academic competition. They were selected based on their score on the online math assessment.
“MathCON isn’t just a competition – it’s an opportunity for students to discover their potential in STEM,” said Nik Hallberg, program director of MathCON. “By making math engaging and accessible, we’re empowering the next generation of problem solvers, innovators, and leaders who will shape the future.”
MathCON, North America’s premier math competition, challenges students in grades 4-12 with advanced problem-solving tasks that foster critical thinking, mathematical reasoning and real-world applications. The group’s vision is to build a collaborative mathematics community for students and educators in order to support, advocate and influence STEM education in the U.S. to pave the way for the 21st century generation of problem-solvers.