Trumbull County Educational Service Center recently hosted an Equations competition for 440 pupils
Trumbull County Educational Service Center recently hosted an Equations competition for 440 pupils in grades 5-8 from 20 school districts. Equations is a comprehensive mathematics game that combines problem-solving interaction 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 school district selected one day to send their teams to the competition. Each team consists of three to five pupils. The Equations competition is organized annually by the Trumbull County Educational Service Center. The top three team winners for the May 13th Equations competition were:
FIFTH-GRADE DIVISION
First: Joey Jaros, Nathan Hendryx, Donald Fenstermaker, Jason Downey, all of LaBrae.
Second: Emily Dugan, Gina Cerimele, Alex Cope, Haylee Harford, Maxwell Hoover, all of LaBrae.
Third: Jenna Breedlove, Jackie Walters, Will Rummell, Collin Cameron, all of Weathersfield.
SIXTH-GRADE DIVISION
First: Lindsay Jaros, Peyton Aldridge, Tim Armour, Amber Davidson, all of LaBrae.
Second: Daniel Burns, Michael Craver, Zac Hagy, Frankie Krynicki, Greg Strohmeyer, all of Weathersfield.
Third: Lauren Cameron, Tyler Cluse, Kenzie Kovacs, Ryan Nutter, all of Weathersfield.
SEVENTH- AND EIGHTH-GRADE DIVISION
First: Josh Butcher, Meghan Garland, Rachael Letscher, Tyler McLellan, all of Weathersfield.
Second: Mallory Bower, Chris Dirando, Kyle Stulgis, Karen Schilling, all of Weathersfield.
Third: Ricky Benge, Josh Durig, Pierce Rassega, all of Weathersfield.
The top three team winners for the May 21st Equations competition were:
FIFTH-GRADE DIVISION
First: A.J. Whipkey, Katlynn Hennessey, Nick Roth, Teddy Rosch, all of Bloomfield.
Second: Sarah Dubos, Sheyna Casseday, Kendall Hall, Ashley LeMasters, all of Newton Falls.
Third: Danielle Carrell, Lauren Gearhart, Arkansas Lickwar, Anthony Onderko, Ben Rhinehart, all of Lordstown.
SIXTH-GRADE DIVISION
First: Allan Metz, Nicholas Johnson, Jacob Jones, Hunter King, Mary Bennett, all of Lordstown.
Second: Nicholas Vigorito, Megan Gimmareo, Christina Carrell, Michaela Baird, Sarah Cash, all of Lordstown.
Third: Hannah Zelle, Courtney Platt, Beanna McCrystal, all of Newton Falls.
SEVENTH- AND EIGHTH-GRADE DIVISION
First: Tessa Rowlands, Celeste Marshall, Zack Frasca, Laura Ogram, Logan Hufstetler, all of Lakeview.
Second: Jeremy Lucas, Alli Thirion, Evan Kelly, Kristen Harris, Matthew Bickerton, all of Lakeview.
Third: Jeff Alper, Zach Cohn, Daniel Persson, Jared Wiesen, Ryan Connelly, all of Liberty.