- Seneca Valley School District
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Seneca Valley students excelled in local Academic Games tournaments throughout the school year, resulting in a record 53 students who attended the National Academic Tournament in Atlanta, Georgia, April 22 - 26. Several of these individuals brought back national championship titles and top place finishes.
Elementary Division:
In the competition of LinguiSHTIK, a grammar and vocabulary game, Ian Bilger and Tanya Gupta tied for Individual Co-National Champion. Members of the 4th place team from Seneca Valley are David deVyver, Sreya Padamati , Anna Roberts, Greta Schmidt, Paul Amado, Jonah Kriess, Andrew Loeffler and Nate Smith. Members of the 7th place team from Seneca Valley are Jason Chen, Ella Fulford, Veronica Pimenova, Eric Ristey and Sydney Thompson.
In the competition of On-Sets, a mathematical game, David deVyver earned Individual National Champion status and was a member of the 4th place team with Ella Fulford and Nate Smith.
In the competition of Propaganda, a persuasion game, Dawson Ward earned 9th Place in the individual competition. Fourth place winners from Seneca Valley are Connor Allen, Courtney Beals, Meera Rathod and Nate Smith.
Middle Division:
In the competition of Propaganda, Brenna Wrubel earned a fifth place in the individual competition and was part of the team that placed fourth along with Simren Jayaraman, Matthew Murphy and Robert Appling. Arya Nayak earned a 9th place finish in the individual competition.
In the competition of Presidents, a game of historical contexts and political events of U.S. presidents, Sebastian Wary and Brenna Wrubel were part members of the team that finished fourth.
Senior Division:
In the individual competition of Equations, a mathematical game, the following students placed out of 842 total participants:
Kyle Cindrich 30th Place
Urvi Gupta 35th Place
Alex Garcia 36th Place
Jarrett Johnston 68th Place
Rhea Kudtarkar 73rd Place
Shane Ruiz 79th Place
Jonathan Simoes 97th Place
Jacob Johnston 108th Place
Angelo Giannotta 113th Place
Mark Livingstone 124th Place
In the individual competition of On-Sets, the following students placed out of 842 total participants:
Kyle Cindrich 37th Place
Shane Ruiz 56th Place (tie)
Mark Livingstone 56th Place (tie)
Rhea Kudtarkar 65th Place
Alex Garcia 83rd Place
Urvi Gupta 95th Place
In the individual competition of World Events, a game of political and cultural events, the following students placed out of 842 total participants:
Mark Livingstone 23rd Place
Jacob Johnston 38th Place
Jarrett Johnston 49th Place
In the individual competition of Presidents, the following students placed out of 842 total participants:
Lucy Geronime 24th Place
Jarrett Johnston 60th Place
Jacob Johnston 97th Place
Urvi Gupta 101st Place
In the individual competition of LinguiSHTIK, the following students placed out of 842 total participants:
Angelo Giannotta 40th Place
Kyle Cindrich 42nd Place
Jarrett Johnston 46th Place
Alex Garcia 52nd Place
Urvi Gupta 54th Place
Jonathan Simoes 56th Place
Mark Livingstone 62nd Place
Rhea Kudtarkar 74th Place
Jacob Johnston 82nd Place
In the individual competition of Propaganda, the following students placed out of 842 total participants:
Lucy Geronime 19th Place
Jonathan Simoes 31st Place
Rhea Kudtarkar 51st Place
Kyle Cindrich 59th Place
Urvi Gupta 91st Place
Nationals give students a real world experience and an opportunity to test their knowledge against some of the brightest students in the nation. The players at Nationals received recognition and awards in the same way that sports champions are honored. A top 10 finish at Nationals is equivalent to an athlete earning All-American Status.
Academic Games Leagues of America (AGLOA) is dedicated to developing “Thinking Kids” of character, excellence, and integrity. These games challenge students to use higher order thinking skills in the subjects of Language Arts, English, History and Mathematics. Academic Games provides motivation to achieve a goal; to demonstrate determination, creativity and perseverance to overcome challenges; and to understand that hard work and commitment leads to a greater chance of success.