WASHINGTON, May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Edward Wan, a
13-year-old seventh grader from Lakeside Middle School in
Seattle, Washington, is the 2016
Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Champion, following an intense, elite
competition at the Renaissance Washington, D.C., Downtown Hotel. This is the
eighth year Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has served as the event's title
sponsor, as part of a decade-long commitment to MATHCOUNTS and a
larger effort to promote education in science, technology,
engineering and math.
Wan won the final round of the 2016 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National
Competition by answering the question: "What is the remainder when
999,999,999 is divided by 32?" He gave the correct answer, 31, in
6.95 seconds. As National Champion, Wan is the recipient of the
$20,000 Donald G. Weinert College
Scholarship and a trip to U.S. Space Camp.
Wan was the first seed competitor in the Countdown Round, during
which the 12 Mathletes® with the highest written test scores
competed in head-to-head matchups for the title of 2016 National
Champion. Sixth grader Luke
Robitaille, 12, of Euless,
Texas, was the Countdown Round Runner-Up. The semifinalists
were: eighth-graders Jason Liu of
Reno, Nev., and Ben Kang of Falls
Church, Va.
In the team competition, Texas
captured the title of First Place Team. Team members include
Andrew Cai (6th grade),
Robitaille, Benjamin Wright
(8th grade), and Justin
Yu (8th grade). All four of the Texas team members qualified for the Countdown
Round – a first in MATHCOUNTS history. The California state team took second place, and
the Washington state team placed
third.
"MATHCOUNTS national competitors are the next generation of
innovators who will develop technological advancements we can't yet
imagine," said Thomas A. Kennedy,
Raytheon Chairman and CEO. "We are proud to foster and celebrate
the hard work, commitment, and perseverance these students
demonstrate through academic excellence."
Edward Wan was among 224
competitors from all 50 states, plus U.S. territories and schools
that serve the U.S. State and Defense departments who traveled to
Washington, D.C., after earning a
spot in the national competition. More than 100,000 students
participated in the local and state competitions that led to this
weekend's event. This year's competition was the 33rd in the
MATHCOUNTS Foundation's history.
"I congratulate Edward and the rest of the 223 outstanding
competitors. They have shown extraordinary talent, desire and
determination throughout the entire MATHCOUNTS Competition Series,"
said Lou DiGioia, executive director
of MATHCOUNTS. "It is the student's drive and commitment to the
subject that is such an inspiration to us."
About MATHCOUNTS Foundation
MATHCOUNTS is a
nonprofit organization that strives to engage middle school
students of all ability and interest levels in fun, challenging
math programs, in order to expand their academic and professional
opportunities. Middle school students exist at a critical juncture
in which their love for mathematics must be nurtured, or their fear
of mathematics must be overcome. For more than 30 years, MATHCOUNTS
has provided free, high-quality resources to educators and
enriching, extracurricular opportunities to students to lay a
foundation for future success. Materials and information are
available at www.mathcounts.org.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2015
sales of $23 billion and 61,000 employees, is a
technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 94 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration, C5I™ products and
services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in
more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham,
Mass. Visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter
@Raytheon.
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