Winner of 2025 Math Integration Bee Announced
Five high school students were the finalists in The University of Scranton’s 2025 Math Integration Bee held on campus in April. From left are: Elijah Serota, Wyoming Valley West High School; Franklin Ritz, Hazleton Area High School; Neiv Sinha, Whitehall High School; Johncarlos Peralta, Hazleton Area High School; and John Mastellar, Central Columbia High School.Neiv Sinha, Whitehall High School, Whitehall Township, won The University of Scranton’s 2025 Math Integration Bee for high school students, which took place on campus in April. Sinha was a finalist in the University’s 2024 Math Integration Bee.
In addition to Sinha, the four other finalists in the 2025 competition, in alphabetical order, were: John Mastellar, Central Columbia High School, Bloomsburg; Johncarlos Peralta, Hazleton Area High School, Hazle Township; Franklin Ritz, Hazleton Area High School, Hazle Township; and Elijah Serota, Wyoming Valley West High School, Plymouth.
The University’s Mathematics Department hosted the Integration Bee during the spring semester on campus. The competition functions similarly as a spelling bee, but with contestants completing definite and indefinite integral problems, a type of calculus problem, instead of spelling words. The competition can help high school students improve their skills for Advanced Placement mathematics tests. The Bee is offered free of charge, registration is required.
