April 2023 News

Academy/Burris Future Problem Solving Team Wins State Tournament

Monday, April 3, 2023

On Saturday, April 1, the Indiana Academy and Burris Future Problem Solving (FPS) team won first place at the Indiana state tournament. As a result, the team will be advancing to the FPSPI international conference June 7-11 at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst. In addition to the team’s first place finish, Academy junior Anna Gu won first place in the Scenario Writing competition for her short story.

The combined Academy-Burris team consists of Academy students Sadie Berg, Anna Gu, and Jess Littleford; and Burris student Owen Ross, who plans to attend the Academy next year. Sadie Berg and Jess Littleford serve as coaches for the senior team, and also act as senior coaches for the Burris junior team.

Congratulations to our Future Problem Solvers!