Bay Ridge
Math Man
St. Anselm Catholic Academy math wizard James Schmidt knitted his brow in concentration, as a hush fell over the auditorium, and computed a complicated equation to win the Brooklyn Diocesan Math Bee, proving the fifth grader is an ace student and a ciphering genius when it comes to middle-school math.
Arithmetic athletes from 18 schools from the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens jumped, hopped, configured, and vied through 23 rounds of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing — and our guy James beat them all to become Math Man of the Year.
James’ proud pop Mr. Schmidt, St. Anselm’s board chairman John Quaglione, Principal James McKeon, and teacher Janet Batista cheered the young wizard to victory.
“On behalf of everyone at St. Anselm’s, we congratulate James on making our school so proud,” said Quaglione. “We look forward to the continued expansion of our STEM, (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), program, and know that James and all of our students will continue to excel at our school.”
Standing O offers congratulations and says, “Keep on adding!”
St. Anselm Catholic Academy [365 83rd St. at Third Avenue in Bay Ridge, (718) 745–7643].
