It happens every November; representatives from a dozen or more local grade schools make the trek to Bishop Blanchet’s halls to do some math.

On the morning of November 8th, while many Braves were taking the SAT or watching Netflix, 113 participants representing 14 schools competed in the 42nd Annual Bishop Blanchet Mathematics Contest.

The kids from North Seattle’s St. Matthew Parish School took home the first place hardware. St. Louise of Bellevue took second, and St. John on 80th and Greenwood placed third.

The top five 8th grade winners:

• 1st Place – $5000 scholarship – Chris Marley – St. Pius X
• 2nd Place – $3000 scholarship – Alexander Bowman – St. Louise
• 3rd Place – $2000 scholarship – John Austin – St. John
• 4th Place – $2000 scholarship – Elizabeth Bowen – St. Matthew
• 5th Place – $2000 scholarship – Bernard Cassidy – St. Joseph

The top 7th grade winners:

• 1st Place – Colin Shea – St. Matthew
• 2nd Place – Evan Servito – St. John
• 3rd Place – Oli Lane – Christ the King
• 4th Place – Sophie McDowall – Our Lady of Fatima
• 5th Place – Emily Hanlin – St. Luke