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Area Students Compete In
Math Competition
(Press
Release 03-02-07)
Hank Mooney, Office of Public Information
More than 50 students from nine area schools
competed in the regional Matchcounts competition recently held on the
Wilburton campus of Eastern Oklahoma State College. Mathcounts is a
national math enrichment, coaching and competition program that promotes
middle school mathematics achievement in every U.S. state and territory.
It challenges students in math skills, develops self-confidence and
rewards them for their achievements. The top students advance to the
state and ultimately to the national level.
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Mathcounts Top 10
Students
placing in the top 10 include from front left: Dylan Leach from
Stilwell Middle School; Tosha Fletcher, Stillwell Middle School;
Derrick Luetjen, Stigler Middle School; Shane Fields, Kiowa Middle
School and Zack Harper, Cameron Middle School.
Back row: Samuel Inman, Stilwell Middle School; Toby Sequest, Haileyville Elementary
School; William Carson, Stillwell Middle School; Craig Fowler, Stigler Middle
School and Mathew Fuller, McCurtain Middle School. |
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Mathcounts Haileyville
The
team from Haileyville Elementary placed second overall in the
competition and include from front left: Toby Sequest and Matt
Needham. Back row, Billy Menees, B.J. Collums and Selina Riley,
coach. |
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Mathcounts Stilwell
The team from Stilwell Elementary placed
first overall in the competition and include from front left: A.J.
Smith, Julia Luisi, Dylan Leach and Samuel Inman. Back row, Beth
Essary, coach, William Carson, Ryan Christie, Joshua Essary and
Tosha Fletcher. |
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