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Mason math whiz scores trip to White House
A William Mason High School senior’s math skills earned him a trip to the White House Monday, as well as a handshake from the commander-in-chief.
Tong Zhan, 16, of Mason, was one of 40 finalists with the Intel Science Talent Search in the nation’s capital for the final’s of this year’s competition. The search, administered by the Society for Science and the Public, is America’s oldest and most prestigious science research competition for high school seniors, according to a press release sent out by the organization. Zhan was one of 1,608 to compete this year and will find out this week whether he won the competition.
Zhan earned his place in the finals by studying Ramsey’s Theory, a branch of mathematics that studies the conditions under which order appear during chaos. He met with Obama on the front porch of the White House, and said Obama talked briefly about the importance of science and math education before adding that his oldest daughter was also interested in science.
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By Mary
March 9, 2009 4:25 PM | Link to this
How refreshing to see some publicity regarding our youth who excel in academics being invited to and greeted at the White House. There seem to be many more photo ops of the Commander in Chief greeting athletes. I was beginning to wonder if that was all the White House cared about.