NEW: Central Mass Schools Represent at State Math Competition
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
There was a strong Central Mass contingent, including students from Auburn High School were among those taking part in a competition challenging them to answer questions ranging from simple arithmetic, algebra and geometry to more sophisticated problems.
The following won awards:
Grade 12: first place went to Erik Johnson from the Bromfield School in Harvard; second place to Tanner Douglas from Nashoba Regional High School; and third place to James Gandek from Nashoba Regional High School.
Grade 11: first place went to Joel Sharin of Nashoba Regional High School; second place to Madeline Jenkins of Nashoba Regional High School; and third place to Samuel Kirschbaum of Nashoba Regional High School.
Grade 10: first place went to Joshua Bricknell of Nashoba Regional High School; second place to Bryce McLaughlin of Groton-Dunstable Regional High School; and third place to Stephen Pie of Groton-Dunstable Regional High School.
Students spent the start of the day with the 90-minute mathematics exam, followed by lunch. While the exams were scored, visitors attended mathematical presentations by Fitchburg State students Nicholas Kallfa, Emily MacArthur and Nicholas Starr, and Fitchburg State faculty member Jennifer Berg conducted a session on solutions.
The day ended with a brief awards ceremony in Weston Auditorium presided over by Mathematics Professor Gerald Higdon, with remarks from Fitchburg State President Robert V. Antonucci. Honorable mention was given to all students who scored in the top 15 percent in each class, and the top three scorers from each class were given plaques.
The contest is named for Elizabeth Haskins, a mathematics professor who retired from Fitchburg State in 1978 and passed away in 2004.
In addition to Auburn High students, participants included students from Bromfield, Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Groton-Dunstable, Lunenburg, Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School, Narragansett Regional High School, Nashoba Regional High School, North Central Charter Essential School, North Middlesex Regional High School, Notre Dame Preparatory School, St. Bernard’s Catholic High School and Tyngsboro.
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