Bay Ridge
Budding Aristotle!
Forget those Venn diagrams, no need for a calculator!
St. Anselm Academy’s fifth grader James Schmidt wowed the crowd and ciphered faster than an abacus to win the math bee challenge, as part of Catholic School’s Week.
Teacher Janet Batista organized the bee that had third, fourth, and fifth graders vying to be named ace arithmetician.
James easily waded through those complex polynomials, searched for X and found Y, and broke through the wall of the 10th power to be crowned math bee wizard. James will now go on to represent the school in the regional event that will take place later in the year.
Principal James McKeon, director John Quaglione, parents, family, and fellow students were all on hand to cheer James on, and give him high-fives on the victory.
James can now add a Super Standing O to his credits.
St. Anselm Catholic Academy [365 83rd St. at Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, (718) 745–7643].
