Math Contest held at Cumberlands

Students from fifteen schools gathered at University of the Cumberlands on Friday, April 17, for the annual High School Mathematics Contest. The competition, sponsored by the Department of Mathematics and Physics, seeks to promote studies in these areas and to prepare students for careers in the fields of mathematics, physics, and engineering. Students competed in six areas of exams: algebra I, algebra II, geometry, pre-calculus, calculus and cooperative group.

 Schools participating were: 

Campbell County Comprehensive High School, Jacksboro, Tenn.; Corbin High School, Corbin, Ky.; East Jessamine High School, Nicholasville, Ky.; Fort Payne High School, Fort Payne, Ala.; Jellico High School, Jellico, Tenn.; Lexington Catholic High School, Lexington, Ky.; McClure Independent Christian Academy, Corbin, Ky.; Monticello Independent School, Monticello, Ky.; North Laurel High School, London, Ky.; Oneida Baptist Institute, Oneida, Ky.; Sayre School, Lexington, Ky.; Scott County Senior High School, Georgetown, Ky.; Somerset Christian School, Somerset, Ky.; South Laurel High School, London, Ky.; and Whitley County High School, Williamsburg, Ky. 

 This year’s winners included:

 Overall School Winners

1st – Fort Payne High School 

2nd – Sayre School 

3rd – Corbin High School 

3rd – North Laurel High School 

 Algebra I Exam

1st – JiHo Park, Oneida Baptist Institute 

2nd – Jordan Jones, Corbin High School 

3rd – Jesus Avalos, Fort Payne High School 

4th – Kyndall Phipps, Corbin High School 

5th – Holly Ubellacker, Scott County Senior High School 

 Algebra II Exam

1st – Jason Bentley, North Laurel High School 

2nd – Cathy Essex, Fort Payne High School 

3rd – Megan Hooven, Scott County Senior High School 

4th – Joshua Noe, Whitley County High School 

5th – Matthew Maher, Corbin High School 

 Geometry Exam

1st – Lane Gaynor, North Laurel High School 

2nd – Cody Pfiester, Sayre School 

3rd – Ben Rice, Somerset Christian School 

4th – Victoria Slade, East Jessamine High School 

5th – Lauren Zettler, East Jessamine High School 

 Pre-Calculus Exam

1st – Evan Mince, Fort Payne High School 

2nd – Jeff Dzugan, Corbin High School 

3rd – Derek Pell, Fort Payne High School 

4th – Tewondros Taferra, Somerset Christian School 

5th – Macahan Moore, North Laurel High School 

 Calculus Exam

1st – Adam Suhl, Sayre School 

2nd – Libbi Li, Sayre School 

3rd – Craig Roaden, Whitley County High School 

4th – Parker Collins, East Jessamine High School 

5th – Yi Dai, East Jessamine High School 

 Cooperative Group Exam

1st – Glen Bush, Riley Marshall, Vanessa Song, Sarah Streepey; Lexington Catholic High School 

2nd – Alex Achorn, Ben Colclough, Evan Ruschell, Caitlin Truitt; Sayre School 

3rd – Hoby Ashley, Tyler Beason, Julio Gamez, Jeff Stuckey; Fort Payne High School 

4th – Nick Dzugan, Ashley Fox, Josh Omer, Brenda Patel; Corbin High School 

5th – Henry Eberhardt, Josh Seidel, Rachel Seidel, Josh Yeary; North Laurel High School 

University of the Cumberlands would like to congratulate all the winners and participants of this year’s High School Mathematics Contest.

 Located in Williamsburg, Ky., University of the Cumberlands is an institution of regional distinction, which currently offers four undergraduate degrees in 37 major fields of study; 30 minors; nine pre-professional programs; graduate degrees, including a doctorate and certifications in education; an MBA; and online programs.