<p>Assistant Principal, Eric Smith shares congratulations to junior, <b>Angela Cai,</b> who won <b>First Place in the Association for Women in Mathematics's Essay Contest</b> Grades 9-12 category for the essay <b>"Stepping Outside the Mold to Improv-e Mathematics" about Ellen Eischen!</b><br/><br/>You can find out more about the AWM/MfA Essay Contest <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fawm-math.org%2Fawards%2Fstudent-essay-contest%2F&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7Cc3bbef44a02242b5c82708d8f2ef757d%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637526457576413742%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=4rsLvhFpxsgJQS0DKy4DeWf1PDY3TPEJt4wvd0DHHLk%3D&reserved=0">here</a> and read this year's winning essays <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fawm-math.org%2Fawards%2Fstudent-essay-contest%2F2021-student-essay-contest-results%2F&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7Cc3bbef44a02242b5c82708d8f2ef757d%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637526457576423731%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=f0535aGe5gU3giPu1%2ByqA8caIcKT6PZ%2FaxxkWFU4wtU%3D&reserved=0">here</a>. This year, there were 247 entries across the three categories (Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, and Undergraduate), and these entries came from 30 states, the District of Columbia, and nine other countries. We are very proud of Angela!</p>
