Team A from Pierce County High School captured first place in South Georgia State College’s High School Mathematics Tournament hosted February 23 on SGSC’s Waycross Campus.
A total of 74 students from Brantley, Coffee, Pierce, and Ware Counties participated in the two-part competition. The first part included each student completing a 75-minute, 40-question multiple choice exam. The exam covered topics in the high school curriculum – algebra, trigonometry, geometry, and calculus. Cody Page of Ware County High School captured first place. Chase LeFevre (Pierce), Camille Hendry (Pierce), Grayson Rockett (Coffee), and Clark Stovall (Pierce) rounded out the top five individual winners.
Recognition was also given to those students who had the highest exam score from their school. Luke Carter (Brantley), Grayson Rockett (Coffee), Chase LeFevre (Pierce), and Cody Page (Ware) were the high scorers for their respective schools.
The top two scoring teams from each school based on the written exam competed in a team-oriented “ciphering round.” The teams were given the same ten questions and three minutes to answer each one. The number of points awarded was determined by how fast the teams could answer each question correctly.
A combined score from the written exam and the ciphering round determined the overall team winners. In addition to Pierce County Team A, other team winners were Ware County Team A (second place), Pierce County Team B (third place), Brantley County Team A (fourth place), and Coffee Team B (fifth place).
Diane Griffis and Becky King of Pierce County were presented with the Dr. Barbara Losty Coach Award. The award is named in memory of the second president of the former Waycross College.
Tournament Director Dr. Lisa Howell would like to thank SGSC’s faculty, staff, and students as well as the James M. Dye Foundation for supporting this year’s tournament.
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