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East Young Achiever

Reid R. Frazier
By Reid R. Frazier
1 Min Read July 28, 2005 | 21 years Ago
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Lunaris Ruan

Residence: Plum.

Age: 12.

Family: Mother, Ruxin Meng; Father, Yimin Ruan; a brother, Berty Ruan, 10

School: Lunaris will be a seventh-grader at Oblock Junior High School.

Noteworthy: Lunaris won the Allegheny County 24 Challenge sixth-grade tournament and participated in the state tournament in Harrisburg. In the math game 24 Challenge, competitors are given four numbers and must add, subtract, multiply or divide the numbers to arrive at the number 24.

Activities: Playing the piano, swimming, reading Chinese.

Quote: "My parents are good at math, and I like math. I was really surprised because I didn't think I was going to win. And I was happy, too. I was proud of myself."

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