39th Annual Regional Math Contest Winners Announced

JONESBORO – Arkansas State University’s Mathematics and Statistics Department along with the Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics hosted the 39th annual Northeast Arkansas Regional Math Contest.

Sixteen schools throughout the region were represented by 174 students. Students enrolled in any one of the following courses – Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Trig/Pre-Calculus, Calculus, or Statistics – competed for top honors.

Those who placed first, second or third have been invited to participate in the State Math Contest April 22 in Conway where students will compete for scholarships of up to $600. Honorable mentions went to students that lost out on placing first, second, or third, by a tie-breaker question.

The regional winners were:

Algebra I

First Place: Jacob Holmes – Rector High SchoolSecond Place: Hyunseo Seok – Valley View Junior High SchoolThird Place: Sameer Mittal – KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School

Geometry

First Place: Kayla Wilcox – Nettleton High SchoolSecond Place: Riya Mittal – KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High SchoolThird Place: Matthew Sherman – MacArthur Junior High SchoolHonorable Mention: Levi McGrew – Nettleton High School

Algebra II

First Place: Fiona Fu – Jonesboro High SchoolSecond Place: Maggie Xu – Jonesboro High SchoolThird Place: Susan Abshier – Jonesboro High School

Pre-Calculus

First Place: Minjeong Seok – Arkansas School of Math, Science and ArtsSecond Place: Charles Schlesinger – Jonesboro High SchoolThird Place: Trevor Paulsen – Harrisburg High School and Quinn Thomas – Jonesboro High School

Calculus

First Place: Olivia Langner – Brookland High SchoolSecond Place: Jason Waddell Jr. – Paragould High SchoolThird Place: Jared Barham – Paragould High School

Statistics

First Place: Aly Nichols – Nettleton High SchoolSecond Place: Amelia Singh – Nettleton High SchoolThird Place: Paige McCord – Nettleton High School

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