FINALISTS (Top 6 teams)
The top six awards, ranging from $5,000 to $20,000, were awarded after the final round of judging on April 29
to teams representing the following high schools. The top six finalist papers are shared here.
M3 Challenge Champions, $20,000 Team Prize
High Technology High School (Team #12038), Lincroft, New Jersey
Coach: Raymond Eng
Students: Eric Chai, Gustav Hansen, Emily Jiang, Kyle Lui, Jason Yan
M3 Challenge First Runner Up, $15,000 Team Prize
Richard Montgomery High School (Team #12300), Rockville, Maryland
Coach: Matt Davis
Students: Matt Kolodner, Clarissa Xia, Jack Yang, Laura Yao, Lauren Zhou
M3 Challenge Third Place, $10,000 Team Prize
Nicolet High School (Team #12831), Glendale, Wisconsin
Coach: Mike Weidner
Students: Zach Godkin, Gabe Guralnick, Savir Maskara, Ryan Mortonson
M3 Challenge Finalist, $5,000 Team Prize
Academy for Science and Design (Team #11801), Nashua, New Hampshire
Coach: Karen Legault
Students: Denver Blake, Daniel Bujno, Ian Coolidge, Frederick Lee, Nathan Yeung
M3 Challenge Finalist, $5,000 Team Prize
Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Team #11729), Lincolnshire, Illinois
Coach: Paul Kim
Students: Matthew Jalnos, Joey Rivkin, Tony Tan, Joshua Tsai, Angela Zhang
M3 Challenge Finalist, $5,000 Team Prize
Wayzata High School (Team #12063), Plymouth, Minnesota
Coach: William Skerbitz
Students: Amanda Chan, George Lyu, Zachary Xiong, Caroline Zeng, Alisha Zhu
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.
- Dublin Jerome High School (Team #12626), Dublin, Ohio, Coach: David Stroh
- Huron High School (Team #12238), Ann Arbor, Michigan, Coach: Philip Eliason
- Mississippi School of Math and Science (Team #12988), Columbus, Mississippi, Coach: Philip Benge
- Montgomery Blair High School (Team #12246), Silver Spring, Maryland, Coach: William Rose
- William Fremd High School (Team #11999), Palatine, Illinois, Coach: Christopher Grattoni
- Winchester High School (Team #12747), Winchester, Massachusetts, Coach: Craig Mackenzie
HONORABLE MENTION TEAMS
Teams representing the following 22 schools were recognized with Honorable Mention distinction. Team prizes of $1,000 each were awarded to them for noteworthy submissions. Schools listed twice have two teams that received recognition.
- ACAD-ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES, Scotch Plains, New Jersey
- BERGEN COUNTY ACADEMIES, Hackensack, New Jersey
- CHAMBLEE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, Chamblee, Georgia
- CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- COLUMBUS NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, Columbus, Indiana
- GOV LIVINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
- HAYFIELD SECONDARY SCHOOL, Alexandria, Virginia
- HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL ACADEMY, Melbourne, Florida
- HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL ACADEMY, Melbourne, Florida
- HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL, Mequon, Wisconsin
- IMMACULATE HEART ACADEMY , Township of Washington, New Jersey
- INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY EAST, Troy, Michigan
- LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL, Los Altos, California
- NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE-MATH, Durham, North Carolina
- NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE-MATH, Durham, North Carolina
- PINE VIEW SCHOOL, Osprey, Florida
- RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL, Richardson, Texas
- RIDGEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, Ridgefield, Connecticut
- ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL, Des Moines, Iowa
- SCHOLARS ACADEMY, Conway, South Carolina
- SCIENCE HILL HIGH SCHOOL, Johnson City, Tennessee
- UNION COUNTY ACADEMY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, Scotch Plains, New Jersey
TECHNICAL COMPUTING AWARD TEAMS
Winner, $3,000 Team Prize
North Carolina School of Science-Math (Team #12352), Durham, North Carolina
Coach: Daniel Teague / Students: Daniel Carter, Kathleen Hablutzel, Max Hirsch, James Thompson, Xintong Xiang
Runner Up, $2,000 Team Prize
Academy for Science and Design (Team #11801), Nashua, New Hampshire
Coach: Karen Legault / Students: Denver Blake, Daniel Bujno, Ian Coolidge, Frederick Lee, Nathan Yeung
Third Place, $1,000 Team Prize
High Technology High School (Team #12038), Lincroft, New Jersey
Coach: Raymond Eng / Students: Eric Chai, Gustav Hansen, Emily Jiang, Kyle Lui, Jason Yan