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April 8, 2016, 4:00 p.m. CDT
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Peru, Nebraska- Peru State College and the Peru State Mathematics Club with faculty advisors Dr.
Paul Hinrichs and Dr. Laura McCauley hosted the 23rd Annual Greater Southeast Nebraska Mathematics Challenge on Friday, April 1, 2016.
More than 100 students from eleven schools participated in the competition.
Participating schools were divided into three divisions based on the Nebraska School
Activities Association enrollment figures for the school. Each school was allowed
to enter a team of three students in each of the four subject areas: geometry, algebra
II, pre-calculus and calculus.
Students were tested in three different ways. The first was a forty-question, multiple-choice
individual exam in the subject for which they registered. The second test was a team
exam where the students answered open-ended mathematics questions. The third testing
session was a quiz bowl against other students in their subject area.
Awards were given in each division and subject for the three top individual scores
on the written tests and the top team score (individual tests and team test) in each
division and subject.
Geometry Individual | ||||||
Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | ||||
1st | Faith Santana | Auburn | Anya Bogen | Palmyra | Isaiah Spruth-Janssen | Johnson Brock |
2nd | Trent Lockard | Lincoln Christian | Alex Fairchild-Flynn | HTRS | Logan Anderson | Lewiston |
3rd | Emily Kraai | Lincoln Christian | Jarod Hergott | Thayer Central | Kristin Meybrunn | Lewiston |
Algebra II Individual | ||||||
Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | ||||
1st | Aidan Nelson | Lincoln Christian | Jon Hansen | Weeping Water | Ray Nierman | Harvard |
2nd | Esther Lun | Lincoln Christian | Logan Standerford | HTRS | Kylie Doupnik | Harvard |
3rd | Nathan Lancaster | Beatrice | Michael Stackpole | Weeping Water | Lynnae Bennett | Harvard |
Precalculus Individual | ||||||
Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | ||||
1st | Jeff Sullinger | Beatrice | Trenton Plager | HTRS | Julio Marquez | Harvard |
2nd | Nathan Spilker | Beatrice | Emily Gonnella | HTRS | Hannah Fields | Harvard |
3rd | Zheyu Qui | Lincoln Christian | Hyeon Wang | Thayer Central | Tristan Kalvoda | Harvard |
Calculus Individual | ||||
Division 1 | Division 2 (open) | |||
1st | Michael Baumfalk | Beatrice | Kelsey Griess | Harvard |
2nd | Trevor Lockard | Lincoln Christian | Simon Wiedel | Thayer Central |
3rd | Nathan Rickels | Lincoln Christian | Jadyn Dightman | Thayer Central |
Geometry Team | |||
Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | |
1st | Auburn | Thayer Central | Johnson Brock |
2nd | Lincoln Christian | HTRS | Lewiston |
Algebra II Team | |||
Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | |
1st | Lincoln Christian | Weeping Water | Harvard |
2nd | Beatrice | HTRS | Sterling |
Precalculus Team | |||
Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | |
1st | Lincoln Christian | Thayer Central | Harvard |
2nd | Beatrice | Weeping Water | Johnson Brock |
Calculus Team | ||
Division 1 | Division 2 (open) | |
1st | Lincoln Christian | Harvard |
2nd | Beatrice | Thayer Central |
The competition was founded in 1993. Area high school teachers started the contest
to foster and develop mathematics education in southeast Nebraska.
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For more information, visit www.peru.edu or call 1-800-742-4412.
About Peru State College: Nestled in the historic hills of the Missouri River, the
“Campus of a Thousand Oaks" is Nebraska’s oldest college and will celebrate its sesquicentennial
anniversary in 2017. Peru State College’s constant commitment to academic excellence
has resulted in a unique and innovative mix of online, traditional, undergraduate
and graduate programs. Similarly, the college's ongoing student engagement promotes
inquiry, discovery and innovation on-campus and across the region. Peru State College
is committed to being a good steward of education, students, the region and Nebraska
for another 150 years.