The George School Varsity Math Team (GSVMT) has had massive success this year, accumulating in victories in the 9 week Philly Varsity Math League series that took place this fall and the Varsity Tournament.
Photo Credits: Alana Sung ‘25
The tournament, hosted by GSVMT, took place on December 1st from 9:45 AM to 1:45 PM. A total of 11 schools competed with 12 different teams participating including: our rival Westtown, Shipley School, The Hill School, Abington Friends School, Episcopal Academy, and more. This year, two of our own, George School Green and George School White, participated in the contest. Our Founder, Forest Ho-Chen ‘22 and University of Pennsylvania Class of 2026, traveled all the way from the university to help with the contest and to participate in journalism alongside our Co-Executive Editor Briana Zhang ‘25.
Photo Credits: Briana Zhang ‘25
The Green team, undefeated throughout the whole tournament, consisting of Mc Gu ‘24, Luke Zhang ‘24, Kevin Gong ‘25, Jackson Yang ‘25, Simone Lu ‘25, Ricky Hou ‘25, and Bill Li ‘26, took first place, edging out Episcopal Academy in a not-so-close final, winning 27-20.
The contest ended in Mc Gu ‘24 winning the individual championship and taking a photo with the Klein Bottle.
Photo Credits: Briana Zhang '25
The White team, consisting of Max Lin ‘24, Ally Fu ‘24, Alana Sung ‘25, Anna Gluschuk ‘25, Dalton Guan ‘26, Ben Pham ‘26, and Anne Huang ‘27, maintained a 3-2 record losing only to seeded teams, including Westtown in a 16-25 loss. They made the main draw, losing in round 2, and continued to play in the consolation bracket. Their wins included defeats of Penn Charter, The Haverford School, and Friends Central.
Photo Credits: Briana Zhang ‘25 and George School Instagram
The success of GSVMT was so prominent that it made both a George School Instagram story and post as well as an article on the school website. There was also an article written on local news about their success that summarized the victory:
Photo Credits: Alana Sung '25
More media can be found on Instagram including photos and a video recap:
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