Finalists (Top 6 teams)

M3 Finalist Awards honor the top six teams overall for outstanding mathematical approaches to the three main prompts in the Challenge problem. Teams are required to create mathematical models; justify assumptions, define parameters, describe their process, analyze effects of change, and describe results. 

The top six awards, ranging from $6,500 to $22,500 (£4660–£16,130), were awarded after the final round of judging on April 26 to teams representing the following high schools.

M3 Challenge Champion, $22,500 (£16,130) Team Prize
Livingston High School (Team #14817), Livingston, New Jersey
Coach: Cheryl Coursen / Students: Aditya Desai, Sidhant Srivastava, Leo Stepanewk, Edward Wang, Charles Yu

M3 Challenge Runner Up, $17,000 (£12,187) Team Prize
High Technology High School (Team #14694), Lincroft, New Jersey
Coach: Raymond Eng / Students: Adithya Balachandran, Lasya Balachandran, David Chang, Alexander Postovskiy, Hazem Zaky

M3 Challenge Third Place, $12,000 (£8,603) Team Prize
Johns Creek High School (Team #14482), Johns Creek Georgia
Coach: Julie Meert / Students: Jason Bao, Aditya Bora, Mehul Dhoot, Joseph Suharno, Austin Tsang

M3 Challenge Finalist, $6,500 (£4660) Team Prize
Adlai E Stevenson High School (Team #14485), Lincolnshire, Illinois
Coach: Paul Kim / Students: Spandan Goel, Greycen Ren, Andrew Liu, Gabriel Visotsky, Joy Qu

M3 Challenge Finalist, $6,500 (£4660) Team Prize
Adlai E Stevenson High School (Team #14486), Lincolnshire, Illinois
Coach: Paul Kim / Students: Emily Hu, James Kim, Brandon Lu, Sai Merneedi, Praneet Rathi

M3 Challenge Finalist, $6,500 (£4660) Team Prize
Julia R Masterman Middle High School (Team #14665), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coach: Kathryn Smith / Students: Tobias Beidler-Shenk, Tanay Bennur, Hayden Gold, Owen Moss, Ethan Soloway

Technical Computing Finalist Teams

M3 Technical Computing Scholarship Awards honor teams for outstanding use of programming to analyze, design and conceive a solution for the Challenge problem. Teams must have used any programming platform other than spreadsheets to be eligible for the award. *This award may be overlaid and added onto M3 finalist, semi-finalist, or honorable mention distinction and prizes; it is not mutually exclusive. 

The top three awards, ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 (£716 – £2,148), were awarded after the final round of judging on April 26 to teams representing the following high schools.

Technical Computing Winner, $3,000 (£2,148) Team Prize
Nueva School (Team #14656), Hillsborough, California
Coach: Ted Theodosopoulos / Students: Elliot Chin, Ryan Cheng, Sebastian Deery, Joseph Kraus, Nikhil Thakur

Technical Computing Runner Up, $2,000 (£1,432) Team Prize
Richard Montgomery High School (Team #14928), Rockville, Maryland
Coach: Warren Wilkerson / Students: Alexander Karbowski, Jerry Shen, Danesh Sivakumar, Tony Wu, Junzhi Xie

Technical Computing Third Place, $1,000 (£716) Team Prize
Pine View School (Team #14525), Osprey, Florida
Coach: Mark Mattia / Students: Uday Goyat, Grace Jiang, Maxim Kasyanenko, Julia Kourelakos, Danny McDonald

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 (£1,075) each.

F W BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL (Team #14717), GAINESVILLE, Florida, Coach: Will Frazer
MIDDLESEX HIGH SCHOOL, (Team #14975), MIDDLESEX, New Jersey, Coach: Vera Vitali
PINE VIEW SCHOOL (Team #14525), OSPREY, Florida, Coach: Mark Mattia
RICHARD MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL (Team #14928), ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Coach: Warren Wilkerson
RIDGEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Team #14700), RIDGEFIELD, Connecticut, Coach: David Yolen
WAYZATA HIGH SCHOOL (Team #14744), PLYMOUTH, Minnesota, Coach: Bill Skerbitz

Technical Computing Honorable Mention Teams

Teams representing the following 4 schools were recognized with Technical Computing Honorable Mention distinction.

High Technology High School (Team #14694), Lincroft, New Jersey
Julia R Masterman Middle High School (Team #14665), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pine View School (Team #14526), Osprey, Florida
Upper St Clair High School (Team #15059), Upper St Clair, Pennsylvania

Honorable Mention Teams

Teams representing the following 35 schools were recognized with Honorable Mention distinction. Team prizes of $1,000 (£716) each were awarded to them for noteworthy submissions.

ACADEMIES OF LOUDOUN, LEESBURG, Virginia
ACADEMY FOR INFORMATION TECH, SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey
BENSALEM HIGH SCHOOL, BENSALEM, Pennsylvania
CARMEL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, CARMEL, Indiana
CHAMBLEE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, CHAMBLEE, Georgia
EMMA WILLARD SCHOOL, TROY, New York
F W BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL, GAINESVILLE, Florida
GOV LIVINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL, BERKELEY HTS, New Jersey
HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL, CHANDLER, Arizona
HINSDALE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, HINSDALE, Illinois
HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL, MEQUON, Wisconsin
KING EDWARDS SCHOOL, BATH, SOMERSET*
KINGSTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, KINGSTON, New York
MAGGIE L WALKER GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL, RICHMOND, Virginia
MAYFIELD SR SCHOOL OF HOLY CHILD, PASADENA, California
MAYFIELD SR SCHOOL OF HOLY CHILD, PASADENA, California
MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MATH & SCIENCE, COLUMBUS, Mississippi
MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MATH & SCIENCE, COLUMBUS, Mississippi
MONTA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL, CUPERTINO, California
MONTGOMERY BLAIR HIGH SCHOOL, SILVER SPRING, Maryland
MORGANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, MORGANTOWN, West Virginia
NASHUA HIGH SCHOOL-NORTH, NASHUA, New Hampshire
NICOLET HIGH SCHOOL, GLENDALE, Wisconsin
NILES NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, SKOKIE, Illinois
NORTH HAGERSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, HAGERSTOWN, Maryland
NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNS CREEK, Georgia
PINE VIEW SCHOOL, OSPREY, Florida
TEXAS ACADEMY MATH & SCIENCE, DENTON, Texas
THOMAS JEFFERSON HS-SCIENCE & TECH, ALEXANDRIA, Virginia
THOMAS S WOOTTON HIGH SCHOOL, ROCKVILLE, Maryland
TRUMBULL HIGH SCHOOL, TRUMBULL, Connecticut
UPPER ST CLAIR HIGH SCHOOL, UPPER ST CLAIR, Pennsylvania
WARD MELVILLE SR HIGH SCHOOL, EAST SETAUKET, New York
WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, WESTWOOD, Massachusetts
WHITE BEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH, WHITE BEAR LK, Minnesota

Outstanding Communication Of Results Awards

Outstanding Communication of Results Awards ($500 each) are given to teams that deliver presentations with the best overall clarity, presence, and polish, and were awarded after the final round of judging on April 26 to teams representing the following schools.

King Edwards School (Team #14679) Bath, Somerset
Coach: Philip Davies / Students: Jack Garrard, Filip Oczko, Max Smith, Carl Willis

Julia R Masterman Middle High School (Team #14665), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coach: Kathryn Smith / Students: Tobias Beidler-Shenk, Tanay Bennur, Hayden Gold, Owen Moss, Ethan Soloway

Adlai E Stevenson High School (Team #14486), Lincolnshire, Illinois
Coach: Paul Kim / Students: Emily Hu, James Kim, Brandon Lu, Sai Merneedi, Praneet Rathi

Nueva School (Team #14656), Hillsborough, California
Coach: Ted Theodosopoulos / Students: Elliot Chin, Ryan Cheng, Sebastian Deery, Joseph Kraus, Nikhil Thakur

* top ranking UK team was invited to the virtual final event to present their paper