RILI Gr. 1, 2 beat private schools in district math quiz

Therice Junel Nogrado (left)
prepares for the test.

Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc.'s (RILI) Grade 1 and Grade 2 contestants to the district level Math Quest outranked other private schools in Pila held Dec. 12 in Tubuan Elementary School.

Therice Junel Nogrado (Grade 2) outwitted her competitors from the private schools and ranked 2nd in the overall tally together with the contestants from the public schools. Kim Adriel Sta. Maria (Grade 1) also defeated other contestants from the private schools and landed in the 5th spot together with the contestants from the public schools.

Kim Adriel Sta. Maria (back)

writes his answer to the

problem.

Nogrado and Sta. Maria both answered mathematics questions involving the four basic operations. Questions were read by the quiz master and the contestants were left to form their own mathematical statements and then give the answers.

Other contestants from RILI were Lyn Rianne Ignacio (Grade 3), Ron Wesley Gonzales (Grade 4), Euclid Ivana Emmanuel Hidalgo (Grade 5), Gilliane Alysse Ruanes (Grade 6) and Marcus Adrian Balinas (Grade 6).

Nogrado and Sta. Maria advanced to the division level of the Math Quest, Jan. 8, held in Bagumbayan Elementary School, Sta. Cruz, Laguna. Both contestants placed 7th in the overall tally.

The contestants were coached by Mrs. Miriam Añoso, Mrs. Cherry Barrios, Mrs. Rowena Camut, Mrs. Jennelyn Alcantara, and Mr. Daniel Ezra Añoso.