SMECO, schools announced Math Challenge winners

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SMECO) and the public school systems of Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties recently sponsored the ninth annual Elementary Mathematics Challenge.

More than 650 students from almost 60 elementary schools participated in the competition. Each school was invited to send a team of fourth-graders and a team of fifth-graders, with up to seven students per team. 

Students competed individually by taking a multiple-choice test in the first part of the challenge. Students then worked together in teams to complete five multiple-step mathematics problems. The scores of the top five individuals from each school are combined, then the team score is added in to obtain the final school total.

Calvert County Team Winners – Fourth Grade

First Place – Huntingtown Elementary

Second Place – Plum Point Elementary

Third Place – Mt. Harmony Elementary

Calvert County Individual Winners – Fourth Grade

First Place – Sam Smith, Cardinal Hickey Academy

Second Place – Amanda Spyropoulos, Mt. Harmony Elementary

Third Place – Kaleb Davis, Huntingtown Elementary

Calvert County Team Winners – Fifth Grade

First Place – Mt. Harmony Elementary

Second Place – Plum Point Elementary

Third Place – Sunderland Elementary

Calvert County Individual Winners – Fifth Grade

First Place – Alex Slabaugh, Mt. Harmony Elementary

Second Place – Jessica Cummings, Sunderland Elementary

Third Place – Tyrell Howard, Mt. Harmony Elementary

Charles County Team Winners – Fourth Grade

First Place – Mary Matula Elementary

Second Place – Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary

Third Place – Dr. James Craik Elementary

Charles County Individual Winners – Fourth Grade

First Place (tie) – Shannon Haley, Dr. James Craik Elementary, and
                  Harshal Jariwala, Mary Matula Elementary

Second Place (tie) – Caleb Cotner, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary, and
                  Gabrielle Scanlin, Dr. James Craik Elementary

Third Place (tie) – Kyle Edelen, Dr. Thomas Higdon Elementary, and
                  Njuguna Thande, William Wade Elementary

Charles County Team Winners – Fifth Grade

First Place – William Wade Elementary

Second Place – Dr. James Craik Elementary

Third Place (tie) – William Diggs Elementary and Mary Matula Elementary

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