The Kingdom of 109
An absolute monarchy dedicated to the preservation of traditional mathematics
Flagbearers
1st: Zain Mirza, Zain Zahir, George Cao
2nd: John Godwin, Ishaan Kathuria, Sean Wei
3rd: Brandon Torng, Sunho Oh, Ava Rotondo
4th: Tayae Rogers, Zach Anderson, Sherrie Feng
5th: Brandon Ou, Katharine Walker, Eli Sporn
LT: Eli Sporn, Jenica Fichadia, Yasemin Akin, Wonsup Song
Datemasters
Andrew Swenson, Alex Surratt, Kristen Waagner, Rafael Perez
Ambassador
Caitlin Cunningham
Chief of Staff
Matthew Lindeman
General of the Air Force
James Chen
109 Awards
Best Explainer
1st: Alex Kao-Sowa
2nd: James Veccia
3rd: Brandon Torng
4th: Tayae Rogers
5th: Robert Chitic-Patapievici
Best Penmanship
1st: Yurim Kim
2nd: Emily Gaw
3rd: Parsa Abedi
4th: Melanie Chen
5th: Megan Li
Biggest Mouth
1st: Alex Kao-Sowa
2nd: Justin Feng
3rd: Jonathan Tseng
4th: Jeffrey Pei
5th: Eli Sporn
Most Improved
1st: Yasmin Akhtar
2nd: Liam Gilpin
3rd: Sean Hutchinson
4th: Jack Dempsey
5th: Sevval Gulhan
Best Student
1st: Seowon Choi
2nd: Andrew Li
3rd: Ava Rotondo
4th: Sherrie Feng
5th: Brandon Ou
K109 History 2014-15
Crown Prince Kieran
In June, Kieran Maximos was crowned Prince of 109 before a large crowd in 209. The faithful 109ers sang the anthem as the royal family (including grandma) entered. Speaking for the prince, Mr. Huang and Queen Stephanie pledged to raise Kieran Maximos to be faithful to 109 and its citizens.
Foreign Relations Turmoil
2014-15 was probably the most tumultuous period of foreign relations in 109 history. R.A.S.P., a faction within neighboring 210, through messages, began to threaten 109 with force if 109 did not succumb to them. Mr. Huang would not relinquish any sovereignty to any nation, let alone a faction that was not recognized by its nation's current head (Mr. Williams).
However, the threats kept coming, including threats of assassination during Prince Kieran's coronation. Hence, several weapons manufacturers including Miller Holliner, Ashley Zhang, and Eric Chen began to prepare for war.
Meanwhile, 109 ally Ms. Hughey launched psy-ops, changing the hearts and minds of would-be combatants from 210 through the use of cute pictures of kittens. Apparently, the combined use of military strength and cuteness did the trick. By the end of 4th quarter, R.A.S.P. had backed off and 109ers could breathe a sigh of relief.
R.A.S.P. Continues to Cause Trouble
After the threat of war was over, R.A.S.P. continued to cause havoc. After kidnapping 109 weapons manufacturer Miller Hollinger, they replaced him with a Hollinger robot who claimed that he had pretended to be R.A.S.P. and wrote all of the supposed correspondence from R.A.S.P. to 109. Naturally, 109 saw through this trick and incarcerated the robot. The search for the real Miller Hollinger continues.
