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2026 Mu Alpha Theta State Convention Results

Episcopal placed 4th overall at the Louisiana Mu Alpha Theta State Convention held March 26th – March 28th in Baton Rouge. Episcopal brought 53 students that competed against 823 students from 30 schools across Louisiana. 

Individual Test Awards:

Theta Algebra – 5th – Dafi Weng, 21st – Christian Tucker  

 Alpha Precalculus – 3rd Evan Sanders

 Mu B – 6th Nate McLean, 8th Darren Weng, 11th Maximo Santana, 12th Autumn Baldridge, 14th – Timothy  Namikas

 Area Test Awards:

Theta Geometry – 6th Kyra Chilekar, 11th Callie Ghere   

Alpha Trigonometry – 2nd Leo Abraham, 8th Lila Awad

 Mu B – 1st Darren Weng, 3rd Maximo Santana, 15th Michael Zhang

 Potpourri – 4th Nate McLean

 Game/Team Awards:

Descartes Alpha  – 2nd Tarik Avci

 Mu B Gemini – 3rd Timothy Namikas and Airi Homma

 Hustle – 1st  Dafi Weng, Evan Sanders, Autumn Baldridge, and Leia Weng

 Theta Math Bowl  – 4th Nneoma Mbagwu, Rowen Berry, Lee Busekist, and Christian Tucker

 Mu A Math Bowl – 3rd Jordan Harvey, Andrew Richard, Jack McConnell, and Oscar Fenske

 Overall School Awards:

5th Theta Interschool

 6th  Alpha Interschool

 2nd Mu Interschool

 2nd T-shirt design

 3rd Banner Design

 4th Sweepstakes 

Middle School MATHCOUNTS

Congratulations to the Middle School MATHCOUNTS team who earned fifth overall in the state! In addition, seventh grader Sylvia Weng will represent Louisiana at the national competition after finishing fourth in the individual and second in the countdown rounds.

Team Members:

Sylvia Weng
Akari Koyama
August Cloud
Matthew Zhang

Middle School Youth Legislature Success

The following students were inducted into the Youth Legislature Hall of Fame:

• David Dampf
• Peter Doherty
• Juliette Haynie
• Ava Rowe
• Zane Froelich

Congratulations to the following students for successfully passing bills:

• Banning Breed Specific Dog Slaughtering by Ava Rowe and Kate Reeves
• Homeless Shelter Bill by Eric Hyde and Peter Doherty

The Episcopal School of Baton Rouge 2025-2026 application is now available! ​For more information on the application process, to schedule a tour, or learn more about the private school, contact us at [email protected] or 225-755-2685.