In January, Melody W. ’28 was victorious in two math competitions in the Northeast. At Mathcounts Westchester-Putnam Chapter Competition in Ardsley, Melody won first place as an individual, earning the highest score overall among over 80 participants from 13 schools. She also took second place in the countdown round. 

At the Exeter Math Club Competition in New Hampshire, as captain of the Westchester Area Math Circle Blue team, Melody led her team to a third-place finish in the guts round and a fourth-place finish in the team round among. Over 35 teams competed. Melody also placed tenth in the accuracy round and seventeenth overall.