Winning solutions to the 2018 Challenge Problem! The top six finalist papers are shared here.
- M3 Challenge Champions, $20,000 Team Prize
Los Altos High School (Team # 10387), Los Altos, California
Coach: Carol Evans
Students: Ryan Huang, Michael Vronsky, Daniel Wang, Justin Yu, Joanne Yuan
- M3 Challenge First Runner Up, $15,000 Team Prize
Marvin Ridge High School (Team # 10917), Waxhaw, North Carolina
Coach: Robin Filter
Students: Tyler Bolo, Andrew Claxton, Daniel Haller, Jainith Patel, George Rateb
- M3 Challenge Third Place, $10,000 Team Prize
Pine View School (Team # 10494), Osprey, Florida
Coach: Mark Mattia
Students: Chloe Harris, Dylan Hull, Tristan Lee, Zoe McDonald, Sarah Mihm
- M3 Challenge Finalist, $5,000 Team Prize
Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Team # 10265), Lincolnshire, Illinois
Coach: Paul Kim
Students: Albert Cao, Andrew Hwang, Deepak Moparthi, Joshua Yoon, Haoyang Yu
- M3 Challenge Finalist, $5,000 Team Prize
High Technology High School (Team # 10677), Lincroft, New Jersey
Coach: Raymond Eng
Students: Eric Chai, Kyle Lui, Steven Liu, Adithya Paramasivam, Yihan Wu
- M3 Challenge Finalist, $5,000 Team Prize
Middlebury Union High School (Team # 10278), Middlebury, Vermont
Coach: Perry Lessing
Students: Janet Barkdoll, Ezra Marks, Bastiaan Phair, Julian Schmitt, Laura Whitley
SEMI- FINALIST TEAMS
Papers from the following six teams underwent in-depth discussion and were deemed to be of exceptional quality
by judges. They were recognized as Semi-Finalists and received prizes of $1,500 each.
- Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Team # 10265), Lincolnshire, Illinois, Coach: Paul Kim
- Centennial High School (Team # 11032), Circle Pines, Minnesota, Coach: Dean Kienholz
- Fort Mill High School (Team # 10695), Fort Mill, South Carolina, Coach: Cathy Perez
- Hamilton High School (Team # 10435), Chandler, Arizona, Coach: Kathleen Royal
- Herricks High School (Team # 10725), New Hyde Park, New York, Coach: Trisha Ho
- St. Mary’s Academy (Team # 10788), Portland, Oregon, Coach: Ellen Tevik
HONORABLE MENTION TEAMS
Teams representing the following 22 schools were recognized with Honorable Mention distinction.
Team prizes of of $1,000 each were awarded to them for noteworthy submissions.
- ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL, Albany, California
- BERGEN COUNTY ACADEMIES, Hackensack, New Jersey
- CARMEL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Carmel, Indiana
- CENTRAL ACADEMY, Des Moines, Iowa
- CHARTER SCHOOL OF WILMINGTON, Wilmington, Delaware
- CUMBERLAND VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- EDWARD W CLARK HIGH SCHOOL, Las Vegas, Nevada
- EARLY COLLEGE AT GUILFORD, Greensboro, North Carolina
- GOVERNOR LIVINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
- GRAPEVINE HIGH SCHOOL, Grapevine, Texas
- HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL, Harrison, New York
- ILLINOIS MATH & SCIENCE ACADEMY, Aurora, Illinois
- LOYOLA ACADEMY, Wilmette, Illinois
- LOYOLA ACADEMY, Wilmette, Illinois
- MILLBURN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Millburn, New Jersey
- RICHARD MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL, Rockville, Maryland
- RIDGEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL , Ridgefield, Connecticut
- SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, Longmont, Colorado
- TROY HIGH SCHOOL, Fullerton, California
- WALTER JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL, Bethesda, Maryland
- WESTFORD ACADEMY, Westford, Massachusetts
- WHITE STATION HIGH SCHOOL, Memphis, Tennessee
TECHNICAL COMPUTING AWARD TEAMS
Winner $3,000
Los Altos High School (Team # 10387), Los Altos, California
Coach: Carol Evans / Students: Ryan Huang, Michael Vronsky, Daniel Wang, Justin Yu, Joanne Yuan
Runner Up $2,000
Pine View School (Team # 10494), Osprey, Florida
Coach: Mark Mattia / Students: Chloe Harris, Dylan Hull, Tristan Lee, Zoe McDonald, Sarah Mihm
Third Place $1,000
Palatine High School (Team # 10388), Palatine, Illinois
Coach: Melissa Meagher / Students: Evan Eckels, Robbie McCracken, Aciral Saxena, John Wang, Bhargav Yadavalli