Mathematics competition yields six winners
FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Huntington, Ind.-Wednesday, Huntington University held its first annual Middle Grades Mathematics Competition. There were 15 four-member teams from area schools in Indiana and Ohio. The competition was run by Huntington University freshman Joshua Fitzgerald who served as student coordinator alongside supervising professor, Dr. Patrick Eggleton, associate professor of mathematics. Fitzgerald is a mathematics education major from New Haven, Ind. Students began with a 20 multiple-choice question written test, followed by a quick-response individual round. After lunch, the teams worked together on one final round of questions before top honors were awarded to the three best teams and three best individuals.
The top three schools in the competition were first place: Garrett Middle School of Garrett, Ind.; second place: Salamonie School of Warren, Ind., and third place, Riverview Middle School of Huntington, Ind. The top three individual medalists were first place: Megan Getts of Garrett Middle School, second place: Dylan Simpson of Queen of Angels School, and third place: Xi Zheng of South Side Middle School.
Registered teams included
Salamonie School
Warren, Ind.
Saint Mary of the Assumption
Avilla, Ind.
Garrett Middle School
Garrett, Ind.
Riverview Middle School
Huntington, Ind.
Christian Home Educators of Paulding County (CHEPC)
Payne, Ohio
Milford School
Milford, Ind.
Queen of Angels School
Ft. Wayne, Ind.
St. John the Baptist
South Bend, Ind.
Bethlehem Lutheran School
Ft Wayne, Ind.
Adams Central
Monroe, Ind.
Central Noble Middle School
Albion, Ind.
Huntington Area Home Educators (HAHE)
Andrews, Ind.
Huntington Catholic
Huntington, Ind.
South Side Middle School
Anderson, Ind.
Veritas Academy
South Bend, Ind.
