PROBLEM SOLVERS : MATHLETES TURN OUT FOR COMPETITION.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer Joe Walker Middle School, Cole Middle School and Sacred Heart School Sacred Heart School may refer to one of these schools: In the United States
'''Palmdale High School . Seventh- and eighth-grade teams from Joe Walker garnered first-place awards in the large school category, while seventh-graders from Cole and eighth-graders from Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and also used in the Anglican Church. finished on top in the small school category. ``Most of the time we were arguing over the answers,'' said Ragu Sivarajan, who along with teammates Rajima Danish, Leor Ram, Melissa Bergman, and Jessica Ulvin was part of the winning seventh-grade team from Joe Walker. A total of 368 seventh- and eighth-graders from 17 schools from around the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley participated in the eighth annual math contest at the high school gymnasium. About 45 teams of sixth-graders from 27 schools competed Tuesday, with Acton Elementary School elementary school: see school. winning among large schools and Sacred Heart School among small schools. ``It's not only a good math competition, the kids can have fun and get to know kids who have an interest in math from other schools,'' said Scott Nevison, head of the math department at Palmdale High. The individual and team tests included problems on fractions, decimals, percentages, algebra and geometry. The seventh-grade winning team from Cole was Patrick Robins, Thanh Ly, Rob Bentley, Nick Schell, and Ian Tramell. ``I've never been in a mathlete contest before,'' said Robins, the team captain. ``I think it's cool. It's the first time I won an award.'' Joe Walker's eighth-grade winning team members consisted of Elizabeth Farina, Diann Brizzolara, Allyson Godfrey, B.J. Swift, and Johnny Monnette. Sacred Heart's winning eighth-grade team consisted of Ruby Rios, Erika Hernandez Captain Erika Hernandez, portrayed by Ada Maris, is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe, introduced in the episode, "Home". Hernandez is the second Starfleet captain given command of a starship in Earth's Warp 5 program, and is assigned to , Robert Watts, Reed Gacho, and Aaron Apilado. Rios and Hernandez also tied for first in individual scoring among eighth-graders from small schools. ``It's a surprise,'' Rios said. ``It's like, whoa. I didn't think I did that good.'' Steven Roth of Joe Walker won top individual honors among eighth-graders from large schools. Among seventh-graders, Bergman from Joe Walker won first-place in individual scoring in the large school category, and James Allington from Buena Vista School won in the small school category. ``I'm just really excited,'' Bergman said, clutching her winning trophy. ``I'm kind of shaking. I didn't expect it. I knew I got one problem wrong. I thought one kid would beat me.'' In Tuesday's sixth grade competition, Acton's winning team consisted of Donny Smith, Josh Smith Joshua Smith (born December 5, 1985 in College Park, Georgia, U.S.) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. High school career , Kelsey Burkhardt, Derek Davis Derek Davis is a television and radio presenter who has worked for Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), the Irish national broadcaster for most of his career which has spanned more than three decades.[1] Personal life Derek Davis was born in Bangor, Co. and Ben Bevens. Sacred Heart's winning team was Joey Schuster, Travis Gatza, Dustin Leslie, David Leslie, David, d. 1682, Scottish military commander. After serving in the Swedish army, he was a major general under his uncle, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of Leven, in the Scottish army that joined the forces of Oliver Cromwell in defeating the royalists at Marston Matz and Aileen Suzara. Justin Tarnoff of Monte Vista Monte Vista can refer to
CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--color) Members of the High Desert Junior High School 8th grade team participate in the mathlete competition. Team members are, from left, Brittany Barnes, Natassia Weaver, Victor Tabuchi, Jason Brown and Emily Costello. (2--color) Meggan Myers, 13, of Joe Walker Middle School works on a math problem during the competition. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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