Dos Pueblos Sweeps Math Bowl

It was a clean sweep for Dos Pueblos High School at the 31st annual High School Mathematics Contest at Westmont on February 9. Charger Paul Grosen won the Chalk Talk competition, successfully describing this year’s topic, cryptology.

With students from a record 12 California high schools attending, the College Bowl competition, complete with buzzers, was fierce. Dos Pueblos came out on top again, winning both age groups. The 9th-10th grade winners were Andy Qin, Theo Lysek, and Nikhil Ograin. The 11th-12^th grade College Bowl champions were Paul Grosen, Rhea Kommerell, Miles Kretschner, and Matthew Lindheim-Marx. Math teacher Travis Bower oversaw both Dos Pueblos teams. 

Other competing schools included Cate, Crescenta Valley, La Cañada, Mark Keppel, Oaks Christian, Pacific Bay Christian, Providence, San Marcos, Santa Barbara, Synergy Quantum Academy, and Thacher.

Registration Opens For Summer Sports Camps

Westmont has opened registration for its annual youth summer sports camps, one of the longest running and most successful camps in the Santa Barbara region. Various sports camps for ages 5-13 begin June 10 and run weekly through July 26. Early bird registration by April 1 costs $200 for a half-day camp; $240 for a full-day camp (basketball and baseball) at westmont.edu/summercamps. 

Registration on April 2 or after costs $240 for a half-day camp and $270 for a full-day camp (basketball and baseball). Fees include T-shirt, photo, and awards. The full-day basketball and baseball camps run from 9 am to 3 pm. Half-day camps operate from 9 am to 1 pm with extended care available until 3 pm.

Westmont offers a variety of co-ed sports camps, including Archery/Badminton (June 10-14, July 15-19), Sports Skills (June 17–21, June 24–28), Tennis (June 17–21, July 22–26), Basketball (June 17–21, July 8-12), Soccer (July 1–5), Volleyball (July 1–5), Track and Field (July 8–12), and Baseball (July 22–26). Girls Cheer and Dance Camps are July 1–5 and July 8–12.

“Kids of all ages and skill levels work with college coaches and student-athletes as they learn,” says Jeff Azain, co-director and men’s basketball assistant coach. “Our experienced coaches help youth grow skills and introduce sports to those just beginning. We have state-of-the-art facilities and tremendous coaches and staff, most of whom are current athletes or local students who create a safe and fun environment while providing sport-specific instruction. Most importantly, we love the kids we get to work with.”