{"id":44744,"date":"2021-04-10T16:31:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T14:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.steinmuehle.de\/blog\/2021\/04\/10\/no-1-in-the-state-steinmuehlen-teams-take-top-honors-in-hesse-at-international-math-competition\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:34:56","slug":"no-1-in-the-state-steinmuehlen-teams-take-top-honors-in-hesse-at-international-math-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/blog\/2021\/04\/10\/no-1-in-the-state-steinmuehlen-teams-take-top-honors-in-hesse-at-international-math-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 1 in the State: Steinm\u00fchlen Teams Take Top Honors in Hesse at International Math Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the international “Bolyai” math team competition, Steinm\u00fchle emerged as the most successful school in Hesse, with three winning teams across eight high school grade levels! The competition, which originated in Hungary, was held in Germany for the first time in 2014. Even during its first participation, Steinm\u00fchle achieved very good results. Now, in its second appearance, the school\u2019s success has skyrocketed. <\/p>\n

It’s all about teamwork and outstanding mathematical skills. That’s because participants in the ”
\n” competition must meet two key requirements: the ability to develop solutions as part of a team of four, while making the most of their exceptional mathematical talents. <\/p>\n

In the competition, which was held online due to school closures, participants had to solve 13 problems within 60 minutes.
\nThe problems were available for download at a specific time, and solutions had to be uploaded no later than 60 minutes afterward.<\/p>\n

The fact that the competition took place online made conditions more difficult: no opportunity to practice together, no teamwork in a conference room, and time pressure\u2014combined with technical challenges related to uploading and downloading.<\/p>\n

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Principal Organized 23 Chat Groups<\/strong><\/p>\n

With a total of 23 teams\u2014which Principal Bj\u00f6rn Gemmer organized via 23 chat groups on the school\u2019s own \u201cStoneApp\u201d\u2014Steinm\u00fchle participated in the competition. It soon became clear that the considerable effort had paid off, as Steinm\u00fchle emerged at the end of the day as the most successful school in Hesse, with three winning teams across eight high school grade levels! Second place, with two winning teams, went to \u201cSchloss Hansenberg,\u201d the State of Hesse\u2019s boarding school for gifted students.
\nOur collection of portrait photos below shows what the state math champions look like:<\/p>\n

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Top row: Hesse champions in Grade 5, \u201cSteinm\u00fchle Team 5\u201d (from left): Alexandra K\u00f6ller, Flynn Biallas, Johanna Rogosch, Liam Randau. They placed first out of 59 teams across Hesse. Their math teacher is Steffen Ullwer. <\/p>\n

Middle row: Hesse\u2019s 7th-grade champions, \u201cDie Mathemagier\u201d (from left): Teresa Dinges, Sophia Rogosch, Jonathan Hundt, Leon Delong (the latter two\u2014the boys\u2014are friends of Teresa and Sophia and attend the Gymnasium Philippinum). They took first place out of 43 teams across Hesse. Their math teacher is Michael Schmidt. <\/p>\n

Bottom row: Hesse champions in Grade 8, \u201cSteinm\u00fchle Team 8\u201d (from left): Max Preidel, Lukas Zimmer, Mathilda Lambach, Mike Klatt. They took first place out of 38 teams across Hesse. Their math teacher is Eberhard Wieth. <\/p>\n

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A few additional teams in the top 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

But there were even more successful mathematicians among the participating Steinm\u00fchlen students. In addition to the three winning teams mentioned above, the following Steinm\u00fchlen teams ranked in the top 10 in their grade levels across Hesse: <\/p>\n