SDA Students Excel!

[Gregory Matthews]

 

Quote The third and fourth-grade classes from Orangevale Adventist School (OAS), taught by Shelley Kramer, recently celebrated an incredible achievement at the 2025 Tang Math President’s Day Tournament. The Tang Math Tournament is for Kindergarten through fifth grade, and the math model uses a systematic and streamlined approach to instruction, using visual models, cleverly designed problems, games, and puzzles. Competing against 6,000 students from 330 classrooms nationwide, OAS students excelled in the following categories: First Place for the 3rd and 4th grade level Second Place overall for first, third, and fourth grades Individual Competition, Levi, a fourth grader, won for his grade level Individual Competition, Oliver, a third grader, won for his grade level Overall competition, First Places for Levi and Oliver in their grade levels Additionally, 15 OAS students ranked in the top 100 for the number of puzzles completed, solving over 3,000 puzzles each and over 15,500 math fluency puzzles. Kramer praised her students, "We are extremely proud of the class for their dedication, perseverance, and outstanding performance in this tournament. We are committed to helping each student at Orangevale reach their full academic and personal potential. This achievement reflects the values of discipline, teamwork, and perseverance that we strive to instill in our students."

The above quote is taken from the March 27k 2025 edition of Northern Lights, which is a publication of the Northern California Conference of Seventklhllllllllll-day Adventists.

For more information on this competition, see:

https://tangytuesday.com/tournament