St. Anselm student wins diocese math bee
His knowledge of numbers and his coolness under pressure have won a Bay Ridge student the top prize in a big contest.
James Schmidt, a fifth-grader at St. Anselm Catholic Academy in Bay Ridge, was the Middle Grades division winner of the Brooklyn Diocesan Math Bee and got to take home a trophy.
The Math Bee, which took place at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy in Sunset Park on April 13, featured finalists from 18 schools throughout the diocese. The diocese includes Brooklyn and Queens.