Area students compete in WSC’s math contest

WAYNE - Approximately 200 students from 23 area middle and high schools participated in Wayne State College’s 49th annual Math Contest held May 9 on campus.

The Wayne State Math Contest is designed for middle school and high school students who enjoy challenging their math skills.

Participating students took a math exam that was scored against other students, participated in a game of “Jeopardy!,” and enjoyed other activities including a math scavenger hunt.

The math exams included pre-algebra, algebra, algebra II, geometry, pre-calculus, and calculus.

Once the exams were scored, the top 10 students in algebra, geometry, algebra II, and pre-calculus received certificates, with the top three receiving medals.

Participating schools were Bancroft-Rosalie, Bloomfield, Columbus Public School, David City Aquinas, David City Public Schools, Elgin, Emerson-Hubbard, Fremont Archbishop Bergen, Hartington- Newcastle, Harvard, Humphrey, Laurel-Concord-Cialeridge, Lawton-Bronson (Iowa), Leigh, McCool Junction High School, Millard North Middle School (Omaha), Oakland-Craig, Scribner-Snyder, South Sioux City, Stanton, Wausa, Wayne, and Wynot.

Area winners were: 

Algebra

4. Nolan Nordby, Laurel-Concord- Coleridge 

Algebra II

8. Cash Lenzen, Wynot 

Geometry

10. Lincoln Grutsch, Hartington- Newcastle

Pre-Calculus

10. Derek Nelson, Laurel-Concord^ Coleridge