Xavier Algenio wins silver for math in SIMSO nat’l round
18 Jan 2022
Ateneo de Manila Junior High School student Xavier Algenio (Monserrat/9-Lewis) won the silver award for Math in the secondary 2/grade 8 division of the Siam International Math & Science Olympics (SIMSO) Philippines National Round, which was held online on November 7, 2021.
Based in the Kingdom of Thailand, SIMSO aims to discover champions from all over the globe who are passionate about numbers, logic, and science.
As a national round medalist, Xavier will advance to the SIMSO Final Round, which is tentatively scheduled to be held next month. Participating countries in the SIMSO Final Round will include Afghanistan, Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, France, Georgia, Ghana, Holland, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Thailand.