Sunday, May 25, 2003
Trumbull County Educational Service Center hosted a two-day Equations competition for 600 pupils in grades five through eight from 20 school districts this week. Equations is a comprehensive mathematics game that combines problem-solving with strategy, bluffing and intrigue. The game incorporates addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, root operation, logarithms, fractions, decimals, percents, variables, algebra, functions and more. Each team consisted of three to five pupils. The top three teams for each day were:
GRADE 5
Day 1: Hubbard -- Courtney Angelo, Eddie Zitnik, Kaity Rubinic, Katie Richards; Liberty -- Ryan Fitzsimmons, George Cali, Mike Bentz; Lakeview -- Chris Pinheiro, Eli Brantingham, Alex Pinheiro, Jake Heiligenberg.
Day 2: Warren City -- Michael Nicholl, Mitch Lowry, Chris Limperos, Joey Sekula; Trumbull Arts Academy -- Nick Helmick, Jeffrey Lesnoski, Liza Suich, Jason Ensor, Sarah Weirich; Badger -- Andrew Gordon, Paul Dunfee, Quintin Hubbard, Sarah Smith.
GRADE 6
Day 1: Lakeview -- David Barnes, Paul Monroe, Andrew Brekoski, Nicole Crandall, Jessica Downs; Champion -- Zac Sage; Lakeview -- Valerie White, Michael Furst, Tyler Ames, Alexa Stefanko, Alexandria Szakacs.
Day 2: Warren City -- Ben Penman, Chris Economos, Allison Cordray; Badger -- Aaron Pospisil, Anthony Leone, Sam Miller; Warren City -- Signe Lindberg, Arrielle Merten, Marissa Allgood.
GRADES 7-8
Day 1: Lakeview -- Steve Lane, Bethany Cook, Lauren Baker, Joanna Novotny; Lordstown -- Julian Krusely, Scott Chaffee, Jacob DiEugenio, Nathan Rech; Champion -- Justin Howe, Aaron Hauser.
Day 2: Niles City -- Mindy Hake, Zachary O'Meara, Melissa Sidley; Liberty -- Jon Krause, Joel Buckley, Ryan Catchpole, Breen Parry, Eric Saddle; Niles City (tie) -- Angela DeSimone, David Sherock, Alex Greskovich; and Earon Denovchek, Hunter Heinselman, Ricardo Beltran.
5TH GRADE PERFECT SCORES
Day 1: Courtney Angelo, Hubbard; Eddie Zitnick, Hubbard; Ryan Fitzsimmons, Liberty; Jason Barkley, Champion; Chelsea Maherman, Lordstown; and Chris Pinheiro, Lakeview.
Day 2: Michael Nicholl, Warren; Mitch Lowry, Warren; Nick Helmick, Trumbull Arts Academy; Jeffrey Lesnoski, Trumbull Arts Academy.
6TH GRADE PERFECT SCORES
Day 1: Elysam Raib, Liberty; Phillip Weiss, Liberty; and David Barnes, Paul Monroe, Andrew Brekoski, Valerie White, Michael Furst, Tyler Ames and Jamie Anderson, all Lakeview.
Day 2: Aaron Pospisil, Badger; Ben Penman, Warren City; Signe Lindberg, Warren.
7TH AND 8TH GRADE PERFECT SCORES
Day 1: Chad Gallo, Hubbard; Stephen Zubyk, Hubbard; Julian Krusely, Lordstown; Steve Lane, Lakeview; Mike Stewart, Lakeview.
Day 2: Mindy Hake, Vanessa Walsh, Kirstin Perry and Earon Denovchek, all Niles; Ben Stoyak, Jon Krause, Joel Buckley and Mike Mauer, all Liberty; Jason Propst, LaBrae; Daniel Smith, LaBrae; Leann Bingham, Badger.