The 8th Annual Martha E. Deichler Memorial Union County Math Contest was held Saturday, January 25 at El Dorado High School. One hundred sixty-nine (169) students from six (6) Union County Schools participated in the contest for 6th through 12th graders.
The Deichler family and Mustard Seed Wealth Management sponsored this year’s event providing cash prizes, medallions, and door prizes. General Mills and Kellogg’s also sponsored the event providing snacks for the competitors and volunteers.
Winners include:
Calculus II:
1st place – Zander Jones, El Dorado High
2nd place – Aidan Price, El Dorado High
3rd place – Scott Ratchford, El Dorado High
Honorable Mention – Jansen Shaffer, El Dorado High
Calculus I:
1st place – Jadon Cunningham, El Dorado High
2nd place – Micah Smith, Smackover High
3rd place – Tanecia Boone, El Dorado High
Honorable Mention – Doug Bartlett, El Dorado High
Statistics:
1st place – Abby Bounds, Smackover High
2nd place – Trevor Pyron, Smackover High
3rd place – Bailey Rivers, Smackover High
Honorable Mention – Jack Surbrook, Smackover High
Pre-Cal/Trig:
1st place – Alaina Nolden, El Dorado High
Algebra II:
1st place – Robert Boerwinkle, El Dorado High
2nd place – Kaylee Armstrong, Smackover High
3rd place – Calvin Huang, El Dorado High
Honorable Mentions – from El Dorado High: Kendralyn Henry and Benny Williams; from Smackover High: Anna Morgan, Skyllar Tanner, and Anna Grace Crutchfield
Geometry:
1st place – John Stipp-Bethune, El Dorado High
2nd place – Levi Shaffer, El Dorado High
3rd place – Anna Dixon, Smackover High
Honorable Mention – Kieran Obiozo, El Dorado High
Algebra I:
1st place – Jill Stone, Barton Junior High
2nd place – Mattie Nash, Barton Junior High
3rd place – Simeon Stipp-Bethune, Barton Junior High
Honorable Mentions – from Strong High: Kasey Graves; from Barton Junior High: Patricia Burns
8th grade Math:
1st place – Grace Williamson, Barton Junior High
2nd place – Rashell Austion, Barton Junior High
3rd place – Diana Obiozo, Barton Junior High
Honorable Mentions – from Barton Junior High: Jonah Davis, Josh Malin, and Jacob Neugebauer
7th grade Math:
1st place – Cecile Cerisier, Barton Junior High
2nd place – Nathan Woollen, Barton Junior High
3rd plalce – William Obiozo, Barton Junior High
Honorable Mentions: from Barton Junior High: Isaac Stell and Sebastian Marquez
6th grade Math:
1st place – Paxton Strong, Washington Middle
2nd place – Richard Lemley, Washington Middle
3rd place – Maryana Woollen, Washington Middle
Honorable Mentions – from Parkers Chapel: Brayden Bussey; from Washington Middle: Joseph Potts
Cash awards in each category are:
1st place - $100
2nd place - $75
3rd place - $50
Honorable Mentions - $25