Fayette County middle and high school math students are once again big winners at the Griffin RESA Regional Middle and High School Math contests.
Fayette teams placed in all divisions at both the middle and high school level, and several students earned individual awards as well.
Nearly 30 middle schools from the region and 150 students participated on the middle school level. Fayette County’s Flat Rock placed first in Division I (smaller schools); Whitewater took first in Division II (medium schools); and J.C. Booth and Rising Starr placed second and third, respectively, in Division III (larger schools).
In addition, Andy Huynh of Flat Rock took second place in the overall individual competition.
At the high school level, Sandy Creek took second place in Division I (smaller schools); Starr’s Mill and Fayette County earned first and second place, respectively, in Division II (medium schools); and McIntosh placed first in Division III (larger schools).
The high school students swept the overall individual awards with first place honors going to both Nathan Hung of McIntosh and Ryan Anderson of McIntosh; second place to Joshua Tysor of Starr’s Mill; and third place to Nick Powell of Whitewater.
About 125 students participated in the high school regional math contest.
School systems included in the Griffin RESA Regional Middle School and High School Math contests are those in Butts, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Newton, Pike, Spalding, and Upson counties.
