Press release:
On Friday, May 6th, Seahurst Elementary School's Math Club hosted 150 of Highline's top 4th-6th-grade mathematicians for the 2011 Elementary Math Bonanza. This was their second year running the event, which they intend to continue indefinitely. "We love seeing so many students excited about extracurricular mathematics!" said Tom Clymer, the Seahurst Math Club's advisor, "Hopefully they'll take that excitement back to their school and will be able to experience it year-round in a Math Club of their own."

After some opening instructions, students took both an Individual Written Test and an Individual Mental Math Test. The difference between these formats is significant: in the former, students may perform scratch work while arriving at their answer, but in the latter, the ONLY thing a student may write is their final answer to each problem; all work towards this end must be done mentally.

Following these two events, the students reorganized themselves into teams of four for two team tests: the first focused on the topics of Algebra and Probability, while the second focused on Geometry and "Potpourri". Seahurst volunteers and attending coaches and parents proctored the tests, and as each test was completed these adults also worked to quickly and accurately score the answer sheets to enable awards to be determined in a timely manner.

Once the final test was over, students tucked into pre-ordered pizzas and anxiously awaited results. Shortly thereafter, the results were in:

The High-Scoring Individuals in Each School and Grade were:
School Name
Grade
Student Name
Beverly Park
4
Jackie Zarate
Beverly Park
5
Abel Berhan
Beverly Park
6
William Hickman
Cedarhurst
4
Micah Larson
Cedarhurst
5
Naomi Klimek
Cedarhurst
6
Benjamin Dressler