Oakbrook Elementary hosted the Academically Talented and Gifted (ATG) 24 Math Tournament in March.  ATG students who qualified for the tournament, representing 20 of our elementary schools, met to play each other in two rounds of the game. In addition, many Utica Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology (MST) students joined to proctor each team as well as support each ATG coach. 

The tournament is organized around the 24 Game where students use all four numbers on a given card, along with any of the four math operations, to create an expression equal to 24. Points are awarded for each card the student gets correct. According to game developers, the 24 Game helps children sharpen basic math skills such as computation, problem solving, number sense, critical thinking and patterning.

Everyone was excited for the students and there were several rounds of applause for all the participants. Congratulations to each student who challenged themselves in the tournament! 

ATG 24 Challenge Math Tournament Winners:

Fourth Grade
1^st Place – Avyukt Deo – Messmore
2^nd Place – Tim Abd Almasshih – Graebner
3^rd Place – Abigail Odish – Schuchard

Fifth Grade
1^st Place – Ana Teschendorf – DeKeyser
2^nd Place – Novyanna Toma – Schuchard
3^rd Place – Ellen Kaka – Schuchard

Sixth Grade
1^st Place – Dalton Chirco – DeKeyser
2^nd Pace – Jannah Hayya – Schuchard
3^rd Place – Jordan Robincheck - DeKeyser