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New Hanover County Middle
School Students
Succeed in Regional MATHCOUNTS Competition
The regional MATHCOUNTS
competition was held on Saturday, February 23, 2008, at Murray
Middle School. Teams from New Hanover County Schools did
exceptionally well securing the first, second, and third places
in the Team Competition and several students finished among the
top 10 in individual competition.
The team from Roland Grise Middle School took top honors
finishing first in the Team competition and having all four of
its team members finish among the top 10 individuals. The team
members are Frances Lu, Rosa Yang, Kammy Liu, and Aiwei Yan.
Kammy Liu finished as the top scoring individual for the day.
Aiwei Yan finished as the third individual top scorer, while
Frances Lu finished fifth and was the winner of the Countdown
Round. Rosa Yang finished eighth. The team from Roland Grise is
coached by Christy Kornegay and Glen Cronin.
Mathletes from Myrtle Grove Middle School and Noble Middle
School also did well. The team consisting of Taufik Raharjo,
Owen Burwell, Jun Huo, and Zach Grieb from Myrtle Grove finished
as the second place team. Taufik Raharjo was the second highest
individual scorer and Zach Grieb finished seventh. The coach for
Myrtle Grove Middle School is Aimee Bunker. Noble Middle School
finished third in the Team competition. Members of this team are
Wey Wey Su, Jeon Wook Kang, Will Schoolfield, and Andrew Stowe.
Noble’s team is coached by Judith Wells.
Qingyang Xu, from Williston Middle School, finished fourth in
the individual competition. His coach is Cheryl Williams.
A total of 182 students from 50 different schools will compete
in the state MATHCOUNTS competition on March 14, 2008, in
Durham, NC. The top 10 students will vie for scholarships and
awards from NC State University and Duke TIP program. All three
teams, as well as Xu, will represent New Hanover County Schools
at this competition.
MATHCOUNTS is sponsored in North Carolina by Duke Power,
Progress Energy, PSNC Energy, BellSouth, North Carolina Board of
Examiners for Engineers and Land Surveyors, NC State University,
Duke TIP Program and the North Carolina School of Science and
Math.
For more information, contact Elizabeth Murray at 910-254-4240.
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