Garden City’s Locust School students shine in First in Math tournament
On March 20, students from Locust School in Garden City participated in the First in Math tournament, an exciting competition designed to strengthen skills through a variety of interactive and engaging standards-based mathematics problems. First in Math is an online platform that supports students from kindergarten through eighth grade, offering challenges that range from basic addition to advanced algebra.
During the tournament, students competed virtually against peers across New York State within their grade level. Each participant had 15 minutes to solve as many skill building problems as possible.
Locust School’s top scorers—Jacob Young, Mehgan Chan and Thomas Coppola—ranked among the highest in the region and will represent Garden City at the statewide championship on May 31.
“We are incredibly proud of our first grade students,” said Locust Principal Eileen Vota. “Their hard work and dedication for learning truly shone through.”
