A-State Mathematics and Statistics Department Announces Area High School Contest Winners

May 08, 2014
JONESBORO, Ark. — The Arkansas State University Mathematics and Statistics Department along with the Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics announced the winners of the 36th annual Northeast Arkansas Regional Math Contest.

JONESBORO, Ark. — The Arkansas State University Mathematics and Statistics Department along with the Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics announced the winners of the 36th annual Northeast Arkansas Regional Math Contest.

Ten different high schools throughout the region were represented by 140 students in the March 1 regional. Students enrolled in any one of the following courses of Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus, Calculus, or Statistics competed. Those who placed first, second or third were invited to participate in the State Math Contest April 26 on the campus of University of Central Arkansas in Conway.

Participants in the state contest placing first, second, and third in Algebra II, Pre-calculus, Calculus, and Statistics received scholarships for $600, $400, and $300, respectively. Valley View’s Yeongjoon Hwang finished third in Algebra II in the state contest.

The regional winners are:

Algebra IFirst Place: Zachary Proctor, Brookland Junior High SchoolSecond Place: Trevor Jones, Brookland High SchoolThird Place: Trey Harrison, Newport High SchoolHonorable Mention: Jacob Keefe, Newport Junior High SchoolHonorable Mention: Alberto Garcia, Newport Junior High School

GeometryFirst Place: Anika Mittal, Blytheville College Prep SchoolSecond Place: Olivia Langner, Brookland High SchoolThird Place: Matthew Hoffman, Newport High School

Algebra IIFirst Place: Yeongjoon Hwang, Valley View High SchoolSecond Place: Clayton Barrett, Paragould High SchoolThird Place: Autumn Lovelady, Westside High School

Pre-CalculusFirst Place: Aaron Hong, Jonesboro High SchoolSecond Place: Nate Tiner, Paragould High SchoolThird Place: Lexie Wilson, Paragould High SchoolHonorable Mention: Sheng Chen, Paragould High School

CalculusFirst Place: Iad Alhallak. Paragould High SchoolSecond Place: Kristen Lilly, Nettleton High SchoolThird Place: Hannah Massey, Walnut Ridge High School

StatisticsFirst Place: Faith Allen, Valley View High School

A-State Mathematics and Statistics Department Announces Area High School Contest Winners