Several years

ago, Angie Meredith, a teacher at Burch Elementary, decided to organize

a math bowl for students in grades two to five. It was such a big hit

that she encouraged other teachers to implement bowls at their schools.

Oak Grove,

Braelinn and North Fayette elementary schools took the suggestion and

started bowls for their students. The bowls were so popular that teachers

from these schools thought it would be a good idea to get all elementary

schools involved and have a county competition. Last spring several lead

math teachers approached math coordinator Kay Seabolt about the possibility

of a county contest.

"They

[teachers] pointed out to me that math was the only discipline without

a county competition. That was all they had to say," Seabolt recalls.

This year all

elementary schools conducted individual math bowl competitions for grades

four and five. The first place winning teams from each school qualify

to represent their school at the county competition scheduled for April

17 for fifth grade and 18 for fourth grade at the LaFayette Educational

Center.

Students were

selected for the bowls through a county math test given to all fourth

and fifth graders. The top 20 performing students from each grade level

were chosen to compete in their school's bowl. Each school created six

teams of three with two alternates.

"The kids

are so excited about representing their school in the county competition,"

says Judy Chambers, lead math teacher at North Fayette Elementary School.

"I consider this to be one of the most exciting things in elementary

math this year. The lead math teachers have given extra time for something

that is of a great benefit to students."

Seabolt says

the benefits of the county competition are multifold. It gives students

who are gifted in math an opportunity to display their knowledge and compete

with others, it is a great way to review concepts and develop problem-solving

skills, and it helps students perform better on standardized testing and

stimulates an interest in math.

"Other

students watch their friends and classmates competing and having fun and

it makes them want to learn more about math," Seabolt explains.

Each student

competing at the county level will receive a certificate for participation.

Trophies will be awarded to the schools for teams winning first, second

and third place in both grade levels.

Below are the

representatives from each school who will be participating in the countywide

elementary math competition.

Fourth

grade

Oak Grove Elementary:

Andrew Barth, Arianna Brown, Sydney Lux, (alternate ­ Damien Haas).

Fayette Elementary:

David Turmel, Joey Walker, Jennie Lee, (alternate ­ Joanna Lin).

Braelinn Elementary:

Andrew Martin, Shota Oba, Brooks Pfeifer, (alternate ­ Brein Millea).

Kedron Elementary:

Lauren Cash, Rachel Kogut, Ashley Sanders, (alternate ­ Joey Tesoriero).

Brooks Elementary:

Michael Mask, Robbie Grubbs, Nathan Byars, (alternate ­ Audrey Young).

Burch Elementary:

Kent Thompson, Dusty Watts, Steven Wilson, (alternate ­ Michael Lamb).

East Fayette

Elementary: Luke Wilkinson, Walker Rogers, Neal Royal.

North Fayette

Elementary: Kiana Courtney, Jake Barber, Randall Blizzard, (alternate

­ Aryton Bryan).

Peeples Elementary:

Mike Mosgrove, Adam Williams, Scott Erwin, (alternate ­ Cody McCollum).

Peachtree City

Elementary: Shelby Bachman, Sarah Halicks, Kate Williams, (alternate ­

Lauren Anderson).

Spring Hill

Elementary: Jeffrey Kuo, Mitch Mathis, Ehizele Osehobo, (alternate ­

Ashish Gandhi).

Tyrone Elementary:

Larissa Ruckl, Traice Terry, Matthew Jones, (alternate ­ Rachel Bell).

Fifth grade

Oak Grove Elementary:

Robin Atha, Ian Boulton, Michael Qin, (alternate ­ Ryan Bahr).

Fayette Elementary:

Jake Wellman, Amanda Holland, Sarah Dorney, (alternate ­ James Conrad).

Braelinn Elementary:

Laura Watson, Shoko Kayano, Jake Mittelman, (alternate ­ Steven LaBrecque).

Kedron Elementary:

Jimmy Justice, Alan Liow, Davy Widfeldt, (alternate ­ Brenden Leonard).

Brooks Elementary:

Paul Quinnell, Halie Smith, Rocky Ognio, (alternate ­ Andrew Bowman).

Burch Elementary:

Skylar Wright, Jordan Green, Kunj Pandya, (alternate ­ David Desprez).

East Fayette

Elementary: Seth Wilkinson, Elizabeth Finlon, Kaitlyn Olmos.

North Fayette

Elementary: Jordan Griffin, David Walker, Jesse Croyle, (alternate ­

A. J. Ellis).

Peeples Elementary:

Matt Sweat, Megan Copeland, Andy Barger, (alternate ­ Emily Breault).

Peachtree City

Elementary: Nathan Albright, Chris Snyder, Ai Taniguchi, (alternate ­

Frank Fiast).

Spring Hill

Elementary: Stuart Coburn, Joed Kendrick, Thomas Griffin, (alternate ­

Jeanie Choi).

Tyrone Elementary:

Sean Williams, Sarah Brillant, Nick Bearden, (alternate ­ Jocelyn

Simpson)

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