The regional finals of the 2016 Pangea Competition were held nationwide on June 4, 2016, as part of seven regional final events. The final math competition and the awards ceremony took place on the same day. The regional final for Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and Hesse took place at the Frankfurter Hof in Mainz.
To qualify for the regional final, participants had to place in the top 10 in their respective regions (federal state or states). The final exams began simultaneously at all locations at 11:00 a.m. and lasted 60 minutes. After the exam, the results were evaluated on site and announced at the awards ceremony. Every participant received a gift, a T-shirt, and a certificate; those who placed 1st through 10th nationwide also received cash prizes.

Our two Steinmühlen contestants were clearly having a great day and both finished in the ranks that earned them gold medals:
Justus Schneider placed second in the Hesse rankings and 29th nationwide in his grade level (9th grade).
Jan Audretsch (Class 6b) went one better and also finished as the second-best student from Hesse in his group, achieving an outstanding 4th place at the national level!

The school is proud not only of Jan and Justus’s performance, but also of all the school’s participants who did so well this year, advancing to the intermediate round.
The participants in the Kangaroo Math Competition were also exceptionally successful, with five students from Class 5a standing out in particular. (See the “NEWS” updates from April 15 and 25!)

The school congratulates the young mathematicians and will continue to count on them!

Addendum: If you’d like to get an idea of what the Pangea competition is all about, you can take a look here at the problems for 6th grade—the same ones that Jan Audretsch was given:
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On the topic of Black & White Stories , the three theater groups in 7th grade came up with a wide variety of ideas:

Class 7a demonstrated with “Duplo Times – Bad Times”what happens when the Duplo family’s children are kidnapped, their friends desperately need money, a mob boss is retiring, and there are still quite a few other skeletons in the family’s closet.

Class 7b put on a funny and fast-paced production of Romeo and Juliet, in which key elements of Shakespeare’s play take a different turn—and not just geographically.

Class 7c took the audience along on a class trip to Buxtehude, which turned into a mystery-themed class trip .

Bodam Lee (9b) returned extremely pleased from her first appearance at the national finals of “Jugend Musiziert,” the German Music Council’s competition for young musicians. More than 80 participants from Germany had qualified for the finals in Kassel in the violin/age group IV category, including six musicians from Hesse and Bodam Lee, our student.

In her performance, she presented a mix of classical and modern styles—from Beethoven’s Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12, to Isang Yun’s *Li-Na im Garten* —and considered her third-place finish a fitting recognition of her performance and the effort she put into preparing for it.

Our soccer team won the WK II regional tournament in Schwalmstadt and has once again qualified for the state finals in Grünberg.

As is often the case, our team struggled a bit at the start of the first game and had trouble finding their rhythm against Christophorusschule Oberurff. It wasn’t until Arthur Laux put us ahead that the team gained more confidence; they gradually found their passing rhythm and were able to dominate the game. A spectacular free kick by Jonas Pfalz late in the game then sealed the victory.

Buoyed by their victory, our team regained its usual form and dominated Kaulbach School Arolsen from the very first minute of the second game. Arthur Laux’s early goal was then built upon by Jannis Borsdorf (2 goals), Sam Kempkes, and Jakob Reinhard to make it 5–0. It wasn’t until the very end of the game that Kaulbach School scored a consolation goal.

Thanks to their team spirit and skill, the team confidently and deservedly advanced to the Hesse finals.

Congratulations, and good luck in the Hesse finals!