ELLISVILLE – Jones College’s Math department along with the Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics recently sponsored the district level MCTM Math Contest for Jr. High School students. Twenty-eight students from seven Pine Belt area schools spent the morning working out various math problems to earn a spot at the state competition. This is the first time regional competition was held since March 2020, due to the Covid-19 restrictions.
South Jones seventh grader, Kassidy Stewart took first place with Leakesville’s Piper James earning second-place honors. Eighth-grader, Collin Windham from Northeast Jones won first place and Jeb Barnes from South Jones achieved second place. These students will continue competing on the state level on April 1, 2023 at the Mississippi School for Math and Science.
Picture Cutline winners left to right: Jones College recently sponsored the Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics district Jr. High School Math contest. Winners pictured left to right are 7th grader, Kassidy Stewart-South Jones earning 1st place. Second place honors were awarded to 7th grader, Piper James of Leakesville. First place honors amongst 8th grade competitors was Collin Windham of Northeast Jones and 8th grader, Jeb Banes of South Jones earned 2nd place.