WINNERS FROM MATH FIELD DAY ANNOUNCED

Individual and team winners in the annual Math Field Day competition held April 19 on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University have been announced by the University's Department of Mathematics.

More than 700 students from 35 area schools competed in the event sponsored by the Department of Mathematics and the Southeast Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Individual grade level events

WORD PROBLEMS (Grade 9): First place, Laura Cupples, Cape Central Junior H.S.; Second place, Nathaniel Wilson, Potosi; Third place, Jeff Mueller, Notre Dame H.S.

NUMBER BASES (Grade 9): First place, Nick Puangsuvan, Caruthersville; Second place, Derek Fenwick, Notre Dame H.S.; Third place, Katie Grantham, Caruthersville.

ALGEBRA I (Grade 10): First place, Ellen Eye, Potosi; Second place, Amanda Ritter, Bunker; Third place, Kevin Pingel, Cape Central Junior H.S.

GEOMETRY (Grade 10): First place, Bryan Daume, Cape Central H.S.; Second place, Lien Hoang, Sikeston Senior H.S.; Third place, Jennifer Layton, Notre Dame H.S.

ALGEBRA II (Grade 11): First place, Robin Strange, Potosi; Second place, Amanda Harrison, Potosi; Third place, Drew Kiesling, Sikeston Senior H.S.

WORD PROBLEMS (Grade 11): First place, Sara Jansen, Notre Dame H.S.; Second place, Andy Mitchell, North County; Third place, John Potashnick, Sikeston Senior H.S.

EXPONENTIALS & LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS (Grade 11): First place, Craig Sebaugh, Oak Ridge; Second place, Marcy Swogger, Sikeston Senior H.S.; Third place Bryan Schaefer, Notre Dame H.S.

MATRICES & DETERMINANTS (Grade 12):First place, Amisha Shah, Notre Dame H.S.; Second place, Amy Jones, Viburnum; Third place, Ben Brown, Ste. Genevieve.

ANALYTIC GEOMETRY (Grade 12): First place, Chris Bucher, Notre Dame H.S.; Second place, Jennifer Carter, East Carter County; Third place, Elizabeth Bandermann, Sikeston Senior H.S.

CALCULUS (Grade 12): First place, Kim Pulley, Cape Central Senior H.S.; Second place, Laura Davis, South Pemiscot; Third place, Ben Brown, Ste. Genevieve.

Team Events

ALGEBRA I: First place, Notre Dame H.S., Julie Eftink, Derek Fenwick, Jeff Mueller, Kyle Shaffar; Second place, Dexter, Amy Bolin, Monica Gaylord, Jeffrey Huffman, Jim Bob Scherer; Third place, Jackson Junior H.S., Glen Brunke, Christina Salmon, Joetta Snell, Jeremy Wachter.

ALGEBRA II: First place, Cape Central H.S., Adam Bryant, Alice Chen, Jennifer Jones, Jeff Riley; Second place, Notre Dame H.S., Sara Jansen, Greg Steven, Bryan Schaefer, April Thompson; Third place, Potosi, Hillary Berentz, Ellen Eye, Gina Godat, Nathaniel Wilson.

GEOMETRY: First place, Sikeston, E. Farrenburg, Lien Hoang, Justin Tanner, Bill Vandivort; Second place, Notre Dame H.S., Tom Berkbigler, Jeremy Bratton, Bill Hamm, Jennifer Layton; Third place, Cape Central H.S., Ellie Bennett, Josh Cano, Bryan Daume, Kristine Mosebach.

TRIGONOMETRY: First place, Notre Dame H.S., Chrissy Auer, Chris Bucher, Lucy Knaup, Daniel Newton; Second place, Sikeston H.S., Amy Burns, Allison Kirk, Brad Lewis, Jonathan McCoy; Third place, Caruthersville, Jeremy Brooks, Kristi Kelsey, Jane Saengsamran, Katie Tipton.

MEDLEY: First place, South Pemiscot, Laura Davis, Heather Moon, Erica Morton, Kristy Reed; Second place, Caruthersville, Kevin Brewer, P. Chanvitayapongs, Ryan Hartman, Linda Lee; Third place, Bernie, Josh Griffin, Willy Reed, Joe Turner, Allen Weathers.

Problem Solving School Event: First place, Jackson, Barbara Miller, sponsor; Second place, South Pemiscot, Karen Davis, sponsor; Third place, North County, Bart Mitchell, sponsor.

Mathletics: First place, Bernie; Second place, Sikeston; Third place, Bell City.

Individual Open Events

SETS & LOGIC: First place, Michelle Boardman, Caruthersville; Second place, Jeremy Bratton, Notre Dame H.S.; Third place, William Johnson, South Pemiscot.

NUMBER THEORY: First place, Christy Brueckner, Cape Central H.S.; Second place, Amy Holst, Ste. Genevieve; Third place, Jennifer Jones, Cape Central H.S.

PROBABILITY: First place, Yung Park, Cape Central H.S.; Second place, Ben Brown, Ste. Genevieve; Third place, Robin Paarlberg, Viburnum.

COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS: First place, Lee Hutcheson, Sikeston H.S.; Second place, Jared Dirks, Bernie; Third place, Jeff Riley, Cape Central H.S.

HAND CALCULATORS: First place, Cathy Gooden, Cape Central H.S.; Second place, Jessica Anderson, Cape Central H.S.; Third place, Emily Tolbert, Dexter.

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING: First place, Vadim Totsky, Fredericktown; Second place, Tony Hays, Sikeston H.S.; Third place, Dustin Wyatt, North County.

GEOMETRY: First place, Josh Cano, Cape Central H.S.; Second place, Tom Berkbigler, Notre Dame H.S.; Third place, Angie Price, Potosi.

MENTAL ARITHMETIC: First place, Aaron Bruening, Cape Central H.S.; Second place, Don Carter, Dexter; Elizabeth Kunz, Cape Central Junior H.S.

ALGEBRA: First place, Chrissy Auer, Notre Dame H.S.; Second place, Judee Williams, Sikeston H.S.; Third place, Nikki Penn, Potosi.

HISTORY OF MATH: First place, T.J. Kennedy, Fredericktown; Second place, Amy Burns, Sikeston H.S.; Third place, Joe Alley, Fredericktown.

TRIGONOMETRY: First place, Jeremy Thomas, Cooter; Second place, Katie Tipton, Caruthersville; Third place, Joe Turner, Bernie.