Wellington Landings Middle School’s Academic Games teams had a fantastic comeback season, having competed in both the elementary and middle divisions at all three Palm Beach County tournaments.
In the math tournament, the elementary and middle teams both placed third. In the language arts tournament, the elementary team placed first. In the final tournament, social studies, the elementary team placed fourth, and the middle team placed second.
Additionally, Mason Graham, Mitchell Gulkis, Dylan Sanita, Jonah Smith, Bria Mintzer, Katie Castor and Francesca Herman qualified to compete in the state tournament by placing in the top 10 in one of the local tournaments. By placing in the top five, Jonah Smith and Mason Graham have qualified to attend the national competition April 26-29 in Charlotte, N.C.
WLMS looks forward to another outstanding season next year and welcomes all students interested in participating. If you have a student attending WLMS next year and would like more information, e-mail andrew.walsh@palmbeachschools.org, margie.walsh@palmbeachschools.org or christopher.cartagena@palmbeachschools.org.
For general information, visit www.agloa.org.
Above: (Front row) Sam Herman, Jack Webber, Mason Graham, Jonah Smith, Katie Castor, Francesca Herman, Dylan Sanita and Hali Klopman; (back row) Tom Heckel, Mitchell Gulkis, Josh Breauchy, Jose Cruz, Nick Briendel, Joseph Rich, Lexi Dubocq, Sarah Carlson and Bria Mintzer. Not pictured: Josh Myerson.
