Mathlete Highlights

• Lemont Invite: Calculator, Algebra 2, and Pre-Calculus teams placed in the Top 5 (out of 22 schools)

• ICTM Regionals: Calculator, Jr/Sr 8-Person, and Fr/So 2-Person teams finished in 2nd Place. Six Mathletes qualified for the ICTM State Finals.

• WSC Conference: 15 All-Conference Individuals, Five teams earned 1st place: Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Fr/So Calculator, Fr/So 8-Person, and Jr/Sr Team.

• IML Monthly Contest: 2nd Place in Division. Overall point total of 117 was highest in school history.

2014-2015

IML

• 6 monthly contests in which over 120 schools participated.

• After school, students work individually on 6 questions in 30 minutes.

Illinois Math League Contest

Morton East

placed 2nd in our division.

Monthly 2014-2015

Perfect Attendance Oscar Barraza Berenis Calleros Itzel Castaneda Oswaldo Cortes Betsy Escobedo Carla Gomez Matthew Herrera Kacia Huynh Enrique Leon Morad Misleh Alejandra Montoya Michael Morales

Isaac Munoz Adolfo Nava William Ocampo Jesus Patino Esmeralda Ramos Aletia Rebollar David Romero Daniel Salas Jesus Solis Margarita Sotelo Alek Valero Mark Valero

Top Scorers Enrique Leon

Jesus Solis

Daniel Salas

Oswaldo Cortes

William Ocampo

David Romero

1st

3rd

5th

4th

IML Freshman Algebra Contest 1st Place: Karlo Ferrer

Lemont Invitational

• Individual subjects: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II and Pre-Calculus

• Team competitions: Calculator Teams, Freshman/Sophomore Team and Junior/Senior Team.

• 22 Participating schools: Cornerstone, Eisenhower, Evergreen Park, Fenton, Illiana, Lemont, Marmion, Montini, Morris, Morton West, Mundelein, Plainfield Central, East, North and South, Riverside Brookfield, Shepard, St. Francis, St. Ignatius, St. Joseph, Yorkville.

January 28, 2015

Participants Ramon Barriga Guadalupe Blanco Emisael Bueno Berenis Calleros Daniel Carrillo Itzel Castaneda Oswaldo Cortes Betsy Escobedo Karlo Ferrer Carla Gomez Matthew Herrera Kacia Huynh

Eduardo Perez Gilberto Pineda Yasmeen Ragab Aletia Rebollar Andres Rodriguez David Romero Michael Romero Daniel Salas Jesus Solis Ivan Tolento Vanessa Trujillo Alek Valero

Abigail Leon Enrique Leon Stephanie Lopez Mariana Maldonado Sharon Maldonado Morad Misleh Alejandra Montoya Isaac Munoz Michelle Munoz Adolfo Nava William Ocampo Jesus Patino

Top Individuals Algebra Ivan Tolento

Geometry

Jesus Solis

Algebra II

Kacia Huynh

Daniel Salas

Pre-Calculus William Ocampo

David Romero

Team Awards • Calculator Team-4th place

Alek Valero

Jesus Solis

Kacia Huynh

Daniel Salas

Eduardo Perez

Team Awards • Algebra 2 -5th place Ramon Barriga

Daniel Carrillo

Itzel Castaneda

Oswaldo Cortes

Kacia Huynh

Enrique Leon

Morad Misleh

Jesus Patino

Michael Romero

Daniel Salas

Team Awards • Pre-Calculus - 5th place Berenis Calleros

Carla Gomez

Matthew Herrera

Sharon Maldonado

William Ocampo

Eduardo Perez

Aletia Rebollar

David Romero

Vanessa Trujillo

ICTM

• Statewide competition held at Oak Park River Forest HS, sponsored by the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

• Individual subjects: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus

• Team competitions: Calculator Teams, Freshman/Sophomore Team, Junior/Senior Team, Oral Team.

• 5 Participating schools: Hinsdale Central, Lyons Township, Morton East, Morton West, Oak Park-River Forest

February 28, 2015

Illinois Regional Math Contest

Participants Oscar Barraza Ramon Barriga Guadalupe Blanco Berenis Calleros Itzel Castaneda Daniel Castillo Oswaldo Cortes Betsy Escobedo Karlo Ferrer Matthew Herrera Kacia Huynh Abigail Leon Enrique Leon Mariana Maldonado Morad Misleh

Alejandra Montoya Isaac Munoz Adolfo Nava William Ocampo Roxanne Patino Eduardo Perez Yasmeen Ragab Aletia Rebollar Andres Rodriguez David Romero Daniel Salas Cristian Sanchez Jesus Solis Ivan Tolento Alek Valero

Team Awards Fr/So 2-Person Team – 2nd Place

Andres Rodriguez

Jesus Solis

Team Awards Jr/Sr 8-Person Team – 2nd Place

Ramon Barriga

Berenis Calleros

Itzel Castaneda

Enrique Leon

Morad Misleh

William Ocampo

Aletia Rebollar

David Romero

State Qualifiers Calculator Team – 2nd at Regionals, 23rd at State

Oscar Barraza

Kacia Huynh

Eduardo Perez

Jesus Solis

Alek Valero

Algebra 2

Daniel Salas

79th out of 160 Geometry Jesus Solis 59th out of 160

State Qualifiers

West Suburban Math Contest

• An annual, regional competition hosted by participating schools.

• Individual subjects: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, Calculus.

• Team competitions: Calculator Teams, Freshman/Sophomore Teams, and Junior/Senior Teams.

• 5 Participating Schools: Addison Trail, Morton East, Morton West, Proviso East, Willowbrook.

April 15, 2015

Participants Jennifer Aguilera Oscar Barraza Ramon Barriga Emisael Bueno Berenis Calleros Itzel Castaneda Daniel Castillo Ismael Contreras Oswaldo Cortes Karlo Ferrer Matthew Herrera Kacia Huynh Daniel Irizarry Enrique Leon Morad Misleh

Alejandra Montoya Michael Morales Michelle Munoz William Ocampo Fabian Ortiz Samuel Osorio Eduardo Perez Yasmeen Ragab Aletia Rebollar Andres Rodriguez David Romero Daniel Salas Jesus Solis Ivan Tolento Alek Valero

All-Conference Algebra Daniel Castillo

Alek Valero

Algebra 2 Ismael Contreras Andres Rodriguez

All-Conference Pre-Calculus Oswaldo Cortes Kacia Huynh

Enrique Leon

Morad Misleh Daniel Salas Jesus Solis

All-Conference Calculus Berenis Calleros Matthew Herrera

William Ocampo

Eduardo Perez David Romero

Team Awards Pre-Calculus: 1st place

Ramon Barriga Itzel Castaneda Oswaldo Cortes Kacia Huynh Enrique Leon Morad Misleh Daniel Salas Jesus Solis

Calculus: 1st place

Oscar Barraza Berenis Calleros Matthew Herrera William Ocampo Fabian Ortiz Eduardo Perez Aletia Rebollar David Romero

Fr/So Calculator: 1st place

Emisael Bueno Daniel Castillo Andres Rodriguez Jesus Solis Alek Valero

Fr/So 8-Person: 1st place

Karlo Ferrer Alejandra Montoya Michelle Munoz Samuel Osorio Yasmeen Ragab Ivan Tolento

Jr/Sr Team: 1st place

Jennifer Aguilera Oscar Barraza Ramon Barriga Berenis Calleros Itzel Castaneda Ismael Contreras Oswaldo Cortes Matthew Herrera Kacia Huynh Enrique Leon Morad Misleh William Ocampo

Fabian Ortiz Eduardo Perez Aletia Rebollar David Romero Daniel Salas

Jr/Sr Calculator: 2nd place

Oscar Barraza Kacia Huynh William Ocampo Eduardo Perez Daniel Salas

Fr/So Team: 2nd place

Emisael Bueno Daniel Castillo Karlo Ferrer Daniel Irizarry Alejandra Montoya Michael Morales Michelle Munoz

Samuel Osorio Yasmeen Ragab Andres Rodriguez Jesus Solis Ivan Tolento Alek Valero

Algebra: 3rd place

Daniel Castillo Karlo Ferrer Ivan Tolento Alek Valero

Algebra 2: 3rd place

Jennifer Aguilera Emisael Bueno Ismael Contreras Alejandra Montoya Michelle Munoz Samuel Osorio Yasmeen Ragab Andres Rodriguez

Jr/Sr 8-Person: 3rd place

Ramon Barriga Berenis Calleros Itzel Castaneda Oswaldo Cortes Enrique Leon Morad Misleh Aletia Rebollar David Romero

Seniors

Oscar Barraza – Cornell University

Berenis Calleros – Triton College

Carla Gomez – Loyola University

Matthew Herrera – Loyola University

Sharon Maldonado – University of Illinois: Chicago

William Ocampo – University of Illinois: Urbana

Fabian Ortiz – St. Xavier University

Eduardo Perez – University of Illinois: Urbana

Esmeralda Ramos – St. Xavier University

Aletia Rebollar – University of Illinois: Chicago

David Romero – University of Illinois: Urbana

Margarita Sotelo – Western Illinois University

Vanessa Trujillo – University of Illinois: Chicago

Mark Valero – University of Illinois: Chicago

Seniors

Senior Career Award

• Recipients are Seniors Who Have Been Committed to Mathletes for All 4 Years at Morton East.

• Must Have Qualified For and Attended an Average of 2 Competitions and 4 IMLs During Frosh, Soph, Junior, & Senior Year.

• Super Secret Formula: Competitions = 10 Points Each IMLs = 3 Points Each Recipients Must Earn at Least 128 Points!

2014-2015

Senior Career Award 2015 Recipients

Oscar Barraza Berenis Calleros William Ocampo Eduardo Perez

Aletia Rebollar David Romero Vanessa Trujillo

District 201 Board of Education Mr. Jeffry Pesek, President

Mr. Kasumba “Kal” Lwanga, Vice-President

Ms. Jessica Jaramillo-Flores, Secretary

Mr. Mark D. Kraft, Board Member

Dr. Margaret Kelly, Board Member

Mr. Lido Manetti, Board Member

Mr. Vincent LaPaglia, Board Member

District Administration Dr. Michael Kuzniewski, Superintendent

Mr. Timothy Truesdale, Asst. Superintendent of Educational Programs

Mr. Joseph Keating, Executive Director of Human Resources

Mr. Ali Mehanti, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer

Mr. Anthony Grazzini, Director of Student Activities

Ms. Mary O’Sullivan, Director of Mathematics

Morton East Administration Mr. Jose Gamboa, Principal

Ms. Wendy Archer, Assistant Principal

Mr. Randall Borgardt, Assistant Principal

Dr. Michael Parrie, Assistant Principal

Mr. Richard Baranowski, Dean of Students

Mr. Eric Ramirez, Dean of Students

Ms. Celestina Rivera, Dean of Students

Ms. LaQuitha Snow, Dean of Students

Freshman Center Administration Ms. Mayra Arroyo, Principal

Ms. Angelica Rodriguez, Assistant Principal

Mr. Hector Freytas, Dean of Students

Numeracy Coaches Ms. Mary Pat Anderson & Mr. James Dobrzanski, Morton East

Mr. Glenn Brunton & Mr. Benjamin Dobes, Freshman Center

Morton Teachers and Staff Members

Mathlete Captains:

Guadalupe Blanco – So Jesus Solis - So

Itzel Castaneda – Jr Kacia Huynh – Jr Morad Misleh – Jr

Berenis Calleros – Sr Aletia Rebollar - Sr Vanessa Trujillo – Sr

Mathlete Coaches:

Mr. Tim Januzyk Ms. Barbara Kane Mr. Joseph Ngai Mr. Robert Russ

Mr. Matt Horvath

All Mathletes,

please come up to

the stage for our

group photo.