Parent Teacher Magazine Union County Public Schools May/June 2017 | Page 16

Math 24 challenge adds up to fast-paced excitement for UCPS middle school students An eighth grader from Porter Ridge Middle School, Dylan Beckham, walked away with the district championship title during the annual Union County Middle School Math 24 competition held at Piedmont Middle School on April 5. Dylan competed with students from nine UCPS middle schools in four rounds of mental math. Students had to create solutions that totaled 24 using only four numbers. “Students practiced all year for the opportunity to represent their schools,” said Heather Karpinski, Cuthbertson Middle media coordinator. “The competition was exciting and fast-paced.” The winners and their schools are listed below: District winner: Dylan Beckham, Porter Ridge Middle School Gold medal winners: Isabella Cirncione - Marvin Ridge Emily Gladden - Cuthbertson Reese Milhone - Porter Ridge Silver medal winners: Alexis Smith - East Union Penakee Das - Marvin Ridge Jayden Starke - Marvin Ridge Rebecca Poskie - Marvin Ridge Jailyn Tineo - Marvin Ridge Diya Shah - Marvin Ridge Brianna Lee - Piedmont Nate Ladimir - Porter Ridge Athan Wright - Porter Ridge Brock Patyk - Porter Ridge Autumn Weitzel - Sun Valley Amil Agarwal - Weddington Bronze medal winners: Matthew Recher - Cuthbertson Jinbeibei Huang - Cuthbertson Owen Peronto - Cuthbertson Ainsley Ogletree - Cuthbertson Dust Edwards - East Union Taylor O’Dell - Marvin Ridge Aditya Nair - Marvin Ridge Alyssa Tauro - Marvin Ridge Autumn Tucker - Marvin Ridge Angel Valenzuela-Ponce - Monroe Graham Best - Parkwood Lorie Nguyen - Parkwood Matthew Gagnon - Piedmont Rene Rodriguez - Piedmont Catherine Andrews - Piedmont Josh Vickers - Piedmont Will Hart - Piedmont Ashni Patel - Porter Ridge Dominic Conroy - Porter Ridge Mallory Ansell - Sun Valley Samuel Joshua - Weddington Aaditya Jampani - Weddington 8th grader Dylan Beckham is the winner of the UCPS Middle School math competition. VET CAMP 2017 MATH 24 Competition Winners —This article was provided by the Union County Public Schools Communications Office. 14 • May/June 2017 • Parent Teacher Magazine  [email protected] • www.ncvetcamp.com Week-long camps from June 12th - August 18th 8:45 - 1:15 pm Daily! Kids will get hands on experience! Rising 2nd-5th Graders & 6th - 8th Graders Campers will: • Observe doctors & technicians in pet exams • Experience components of Veterinary Medicine such as ultrasound, x-rays, wound care, dental care • Observe an actual surgery • Learn how to identify parasites under a microscope • Learn pet first aid • And much more.... 601 N. Church St. • Waxhaw, NC 28173 704.843.2269 • www.WaxhawAnimalHospital.com NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS - Make your appointment today!