Junior high students add up wins
The Meridian Community College Math and Science Division hosted the regional Seventh and Eighth Grade Math Tournament, sponsored by the Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Middle and junior high schools in MCC's district are invited to send top seventh and eighth-grade mathematics students to this competition. Students take a written standardized test. Twenty-three students participated in this year’s district competition.
The first and second-place winners in each grade qualify for the state competition on April 6 at the Mississippi School for Math and Sciences in Columbus.
Seventh-grade winners include Asher Ivey from Clarkdale Middle School, first place; Madison McRee from Northeast Middle School, second place; and George Jones from Magnolia Middle School, third place. Eight-grade winners include Dylan Null from West Lauderdale Middle School, first place; Lucas Moore from Clarkdale Middle School, second place; and Matthew Chen from West Lauderdale Middle School, third place.