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. Thirty-two students from eight Pine Belt area schools spent the morning working out various math problems to earn a spot in the state competition. The following winners of the regional competition will meet at the Mississippi School for Math and Science in Columbus, on April 11, to compete on a state level.
Seminary seventh grader, Fernando DePaz-Sorto took first place with West Jones’ Caleb Stewart earning second-place honors. Eighth-grader Sydney Russell from West Jones won first place and Andrew Albritton from West Jones achieved second place. Each of the 32 participants received a certificate from Jones College and the MCTM.
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