MATH CHAMPS; ANNUAL COMPETITION HELD AT COLLEGE.Byline: Greg Botonis Daily News Staff Writer A team of Hart High School Hart High School may refer to:
Roney scored 95 of 100 points on the 90-minute, 20-question exam - the third consecutive year he has taken home first place. ``I've been doing this competition since I was a freshman,'' Roney said. ``I like math, but it's kind of a game to me - not something I really have to sweat. Overall, though, it's a cool contest.'' Senior Michael Ho, also of Hart High School, took second with a score of 83, followed by Julie Payne of Desert High School with a score of 76. The competition drew more than 100 students from 16 public and private high schools from the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys, plus Silver Valley High School in Yermo. Larger schools competed against one another in the Leibnitz League, while smaller schools tested in the Newton League. Each school was represented by a two-member team of freshmen and sophomores, and a three-member team of juniors and seniors. In the junior-senior team competition, each member completed a 100-point exam for a 300-point maximum score. The two-member freshman and sophomore teams each handled 11 questions in a ``leap-frog relay,'' for a 110-point maximum score. Partners traded papers during the test, allowing each student to finish a partner's work or correct mistakes. Ho and Hart High School team members Penny Lettis and Roney took first place in the Leibnitz League with a score of 223. Cindy Ricks, Thomas Kuo and James Tam of Burroughs High School took second with a score of 162. ``I think I'm actually better in English than I am in math,'' Lettis said. ``My family is math-oriented, but I really enjoy both.'' Among small schools in the junior-senior contest, Desert High's Payne, Todd Zielinski and Jason Payne placed first for their sixth consecutive year with a score of 162, followed by Roger Ng, Chris Chrisam and Jennifer Knight of Silver Valley High School taking second with a score of 111. ``My mom is a math teacher,'' said Jason Payne. ``I guess it just comes natural, but I really enjoy it, too.'' ``I love the competition,'' said Julie Payne. ``I really enjoy working out the problems. It's kind of cool that all of our hard work gets recognized.'' In the ``leap-frog'' contest among larger schools, Robert Chang and Eric Cloe of Quartz Hill High School Quartz Hill High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Lancaster, California. Founded in 1964, it is the third oldest comprehensive high school in the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). won with 85 points, and Burroughs High School team members Dirk Spoons and Russell Ricks came in second with 81 points. Desert High School team members Anthony Ford and Gitit Raz placed first among the freshman-sophomore small school category with a score of 85, followed by Josh Clover and James Landolt of Rosamond High School with a score of 78. Other schools competing included Antelope Valley Christian High School Christian High School, also known as CHS, is in O'Fallon, Missouri. The school mascot is the Eagle and the school colors are teal and black. Their women's soccer team has won many state championships. , Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. It was founded in 1912[1]. It is located in the Mojave Desert. , Bethel Christian High School, Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. High School, Highland High School Highland High School or Highlands High School may refer to: In the United States:
CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1--Color in AV Edition only) Antelope Valley College President Linda Spinks presents awards to Hart High School students Penny Lettis, Michael Ho and Brian Roney on Thursday for taking top honors in the larger schools junior-senior math competition. (2--Color--Ran in AV Edition only) Desert High School students Todd Zielinski, left, Jason Payne and Julie Payne won first place in the smaller schools junior-senior math competition. (3--Color) RONEY Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Special to the Daily News |
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