He's already on the district championship team: For Jan Audretsch, the goal now is to win the state championship - Steinmühle

Mathematics is his specialty—and Jan Audretsch has now impressively demonstrated this in yet another competition following his qualification for the National Mathematics Olympiad. As one of seven remaining students from the local area who won their district rounds at the 50th Hessian Mathematics Competition, the eighth-grader from Steinmühlen recently took the exam in Kassel that will determine who becomes the state champion.

50,000 took part

A total of 50,796 eighth-grade students from 509 Hauptschulen, Realschulen, Gesamtschulen, and Gymnasien participated in the school-level round of the 50th Hessian Mathematics Competition. In the second round, 1,924 students remained in the competition, and after the third round, 173 district winners remained across Hesse.

Honoring the State Champions

Now that the final exam has been taken, Jan and the entire Steinmühlen team—made up of classmates, teachers, and school administrators—are eagerly awaiting the final decision. The awards ceremony for the state winners will take place on June 12 in Darmstadt.

Math as a Door Opener

Even back in Kassel, after completing their work, the young mathematicians received high praise from company and school representatives for their achievements to date. VetterTec GmbH, a company based in Kassel, the Hessenmetall Nordhessen employers’ association—which is supporting the competition for the 17th time—and the Kassel State School Board highlighted the young people’s outstanding achievements, ambition, and dedication, describing mathematics as a key skill that opens many doors in one’s career.