Math Field Day area winners

Southeast Missouri State University has announced the winners in the 42nd annual Math Field Day competition held April 11 at Southeast.

Five hundred ninety-five students from 28 area high schools competed in this year’s Math Field Day.

The students competed in areas such as algebra I, algebra II, geometry, trigonometry, word problems, exponential and log functions, matrices and determinants, computational mathematics, data analysis, sets and logic, probability, mental arithmetic, analytic geometry, number bases, number theory, hand calculators and calculus.

The day included both individual and team events, and concluded with a scholar bowl-style event.

Area schools that competed in this year’s contest include Bell City High School, Bernie High School, Bunker High School, Clarkton High School, Gideon High School, Malden High School, Naylor High School and Poplar Bluff High School. There were also homeschooled participants.

For more information about Math Field Day, visit https://semo.edu/math/competitions.html.

Area winners include: Algebra I (10th)-small school-first place-Kate Wheeler, homeschooler; Geometry (10th)-small school-second place-Ethan Hann, Malden; Algebra II (11th)-large school-first place-Lauren Robertson, Poplar Bluff; Word Problems (11th)-large school-Ross Dare, Poplar Bluff; Matrices & Determinants (12th)-small school-first place-Aiden Cumins, Bunker; Analytic Geometry (12th)-small school-second place-Devin Barnes, Bernie; Sets & Logic-small school-third place-Harley Russell, Clarkton; Number Theory-small school-second place-Georgia Wright, Bell City; Non-Routine Problem Solving Level 2-small school-second place-Trenton Rhine, Malden; Non-Routine Problem Solving Level 2-large school-third place-Ross Dare, Poplar Bluff; Geometry Open-small school-second place-Keara Brickey, Bunker; Mental Arithmetic-small school-first place-Cymber Arnold, Bernie; Algebra I-small school-first place-Clarkton; Geometry-small school-first place-Bunker; Geometry-small school-third place-Gideon.