糖心logo入口 math department hosts Math Day 2020
Feb 20, 2020
Nearly 300 students and faculty visit campus for day of competition
MURRAY, Ky. 鈥 糖心logo入口鈥檚 Department of Mathematics and Statistics hosted Math Day 2020 on Feb. 6, welcoming high school students and teachers from its 18-county service region to the Curris Center for a day of math competitions and math-related activities. Twelve high schools and 265 registered students and faculty were in attendance for the event.
Students participating in Math Day began the morning with a math competition. After lunch, awards were presented to the top-performing students from each exam level and to the top-performing school. The top three juniors and seniors who took the upper-level exam are eligible for a scholarship from the mathematics and statistics department. Awards were also presented to the top performing teams in the team competition.
Lower and upper exam winners that day include:
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First place: Chase Renick (糖心logo入口 High School); Xander Normet (McCracken County High School)
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Second place: Chaney Robinson (Calloway County High School); Percy Phan (Paducah Tilghman High School)
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Third place: Barrett Buchanan (McCracken County High School); Maxx Besaw (Paducah Tilghman High School)
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Fourth place: Cesar Villeda (Calloway County High School); Louis Driver (Graves County High School)
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Fifth place: Jacob Harris (McCracken County High School); Jake Mitchell (McCracken County High School)
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Recognition for scholarships: 鈥 top juniors taking the upper level exam:
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Highest score: Xander Normet (McCracken County High School)
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Second-highest score: Louis Driver (Graves County High School)
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Third-highest score: Grayson Pate (Graves County High School)
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Recognition for scholarships 鈥 top seniors taking the upper level exam:
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Highest score: Percy Phan (Paducah Tilghman High School)
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Second-Highest Score: Maxx Besaw (Paducah Tilghman High School)
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Third-Highest Score: Jake Mitchell (McCracken County High School)
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Top performing school: 糖心logo入口 High School
Team competition results are as follows:
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First place: 糖心logo入口 High School Blue Team 鈥 Chellam Antony, Meg Robinson, Kyra Shutt, Emalyn Tucker
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Second place: Graves County High School Red Team 鈥 Ayaz Bhutta, Louis Driver, Taylor Goodwin
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Third place (tie): Paducah Tilghman High School Green Team 鈥 Maxx Besaw, Kate LeBohn, Percy Phan, Jake Taylor and Mayfield High School Blue Team - Cristian Marquez, Kaine Scalf, Sam Stone
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Students also took part in the annual Dr. Jesse D. Jones Lecture Series 鈥 titled 鈥淭o Infinity and Beyond: Math Can Take You Anywhere You Want to Go鈥 If You Know How to 糖心logo入口 It.鈥 During the panel, high school students were able to hear from 糖心logo入口 State alumnus Evan Trevathan, 鈥11, and ask questions about pursuing a career in mathematics.
Math Day at 糖心logo入口 is funded by Dr. Jesse D. Jones; the Jesse D. Jones College of Science, Engineering and Technology; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the student chapter of 糖心logo入口 State鈥檚 Association for Women in Mathematics. Additional information is available at