A swarm of Sinnott Elementary School students excelled at the 2023 International Academic Competitions (IAC) National Bees competitions in Arlington, Virginia last month.
Sixth-grader Tejus Karadi placed third in both the Latin American History National Championship exam and the American Geography National Championship exam and eighth in the history bee. Fellow Sinnott sixth-grader Stavya Dangaria secured a second-place finish at the Science Bee Nationals.
Stavya finished first and Tejus placed third at the 2023 IAC Academic Bee, a medley of all subjects including but not limited to science, history, geography, literature and current events.
Third-grader Tara Karadi, the youngest of the Sinnott team to qualify for the playoffs, competed in geography and science bees, reaching the quarterfinals in both disciplines. Fifth-grader Shreya Ram and sixth-grader Parth Baheti also made it to quarterfinals of the science bee, while sixth-grader Kashvi Agarwal secured fourth place.
Sixth-grader Joash Thomas made it to quarterfinals in history bee and was a member of the Sinnott history bowl team that reached the quarterfinals in the National History Bowl competition. Stavya and Tejus were also on the team.
Other Sinnott students who competed in the 2023 Elementary/Middle School IAC Nationals were third-grader Adhya Dangaria and sixth-grader Prisha Ghelani. All nine earned their ticket to the national competition through an online regional qualifying exam. Students who passed the exam went on to regional competitions. More than 1,800 students participated in the Nationals.