Elementary Students Demonstrate Math Skills at County Competition

Elementary Students

Demonstrate Math Skills at County Competition

Fayette's best

fourth- and fifth-grade mathematicians showcased their calculation skills

during the second annual Fayette County Elementary Math Tournament.

Teams of three

students from each elementary school worked against the clock to solve

different types of word problems covering various mathematic areas such

as geometry, algebra and measurement. Students on each school's team collaborated

with each other to determine the calculations.

All elementary

schools hosted individual competitions to determine the three-person teams

that would represent each school at the county tournament. Teams placing

first at the school level were given the opportunity to vie for the county

championship. The competition was designed to recognize the skills and

accomplishments of each school team.

"All of

these students are already winners representing their schools and should

be very proud of their accomplishments. We are very proud of them,"

Kay Seabolt, math coordinator, told students and parents at the competition.

Winners of

the fifth-grade tournament were Jad Sheikali, Ken Jackson (alternate)

and Patrick Kelly of Kedron in first place; Andrew Barth, Amy Bonecutter,

David Emmel and Mike Firowcz (alternate) of Oak Grove in second place;

and Robbie Grubbs, Patrick McLaughlin (alternate), Michael Mask and Taylor

Dickson of Brooks in third place.

Fourth-grade

winners were Tiffany Liao (alternate), Cal Wheeler, Nick Marette and Graham

Risch of Kedron in first place; Casey Sullivan, Matine Van Voorthuysen,

Shelby Coffee (alternate) and Sean Curtis of Peachtree City in second

place; and Omoye Osehoba, Paige Boyer, Laura Brunks and Doug Horgen (alternate)

of Spring Hill in third place.

Each participant

received a certificate of participation and the first-, second- and third-place

teams in both grade levels were awarded a trophy to take