Citizen Staff Report
Citizen Staff Report
Young Tucson math whizzes are headed to state competition after placing in this year’s MATHCOUNTS contest.
About 130 students participated in the Southern Arizona Chapter of the competition, held Feb. 14 at Cienega High School.
The program promotes math achievement and hosts competitions similar to sports events. Students train individually and in teams and can compete in local, state and national competitions.
The top four students in Arizona will receive a free trip to Orlando, Fla., for national competition in May. National winners receive college scholarships, and the champion wins a trip to U.S. Space Camp.
The top ranking Tucson teams, consisting of the top 40 percent of all teams, were:
1. Sonoran Science Academy
2. Desert Sky Middle School
3. Alice Vail Middle School
4. Emily Gray Junior High School
5. R. B. Wilson K-8 School
6. Amphitheater Middle School
7. Coronado K-8 School
8. Corona Foothills Middle School
The top ranking students, consisting of the top 25 percent of all participating students, were:
1. Joshua Sloan, Sonoran Science Academy
2. Peter Bian, Sonoran Science Academy
3. Courtney Spalt, Emily Gray
4. Nicholas McFarlin, Sonoran Science Academy
5. Kirk Hendricks, BASIS Tucson
6. Stephanie Mendivil, Desert Sky
7. Stan Palasek, Sonoran Science Academy
8. Nam Ngo, Desert Sky
9. Ostin Zarse, Sonoran Science Academy
10. Dulce Ochoa, Alice Vail
11. Sophie Clark, Alice Vail
12. Michah Scholes, Emily Gray
13. Nathan Toombs, Corona
14. Paul Wrona, R. B. Wilson K-8 School
15. Aimee Askira, BASIS
16. Alex Frank, Desert Sky
17. Sam Wilson, Alice Vail
18. Ty Schneider, Sonoran Science Academy
19. Maren Bailey, Alice Vail
20. Harrison Hanzlick, Alice Vail
21. Jeremy Lenington, Emily Gray
22. Rachel Foss, Emily Gray
23. Andrew Wien, Coronado
24. Allie Hilkemeyer, Desert Sky
25. Lucian Draper, Amphitheater Middle School
26. Michael Wang, BASIS
27. Katy Muhlrad, Sonoran Science Academy
28. Michael Kronenfeld, Wilson
29. James Parisi, Sonoran Science Academy
30. Lisandro Jimenez, Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School
31. Marisa Halfman, Emily Gray
32. Ashlee Riehl, Desert Sky
Sonoran Science Academy will advance to state competition on March 14. The top two students not on the top team will also advance: Courtney Spalt of Emily Gray and Kirk Hendricks of BASIS.