(Posted April 20, 2023)
The Madison County Math Bee took place on April 18 at Tolles Career and Technical Center in Plain City.
The competition featured 75 competitors in grades 5-8 from the Jonathan Alder, London, Madison-Plains, and West Jefferson school districts.
Students competed by grade level on a written test of 20 questions with one tie-breaker question for first place. Awards were given for first, second, and third places. Students who won first place also receive a $25 award.
Fifth grade
First: Lincoln Powell of London Elementary School;
Second place (three-way tie): Kyla Craig of Madison-Plains Intermediate, Dominic Keller of Norwood Elementary (West Jefferson), and Alex Boyd of Canaan Middle School;
Third (three-way tie): Blake Smith of Madison-Plains Intermediate, Luke Beachy of Canaan Middle School (Jonathan Alder), and Yuina Kawamoto of London Middle School.
Sixth grade
First: Peyton Parker of Madison-Plains Intermediate School;
Second: Zoey Robison of Madison-Plains Intermediate School;
Third (three-way tie): Ryan Nicol and Nate McCain of Canaan Middle School (Jonathan Alder) and Layton Hastings of London Middle School.
Seventh grade
First: Cora McCutcheon of Jonathan Alder Junior High. Cora won by the tie-breaker question.
Second: Josh Freeze of Madison-Plains Junior High;
Third: (tie): Anna Stroup and Arabelle Gainey of Madison-Plains Intermediate School.
Eighth grade
First: Dani Berger of Jonathan Alder Junior High. Dani won by the tie-breaker question.
Second: Ethan Roberts of West Jefferson Middle School;
Third (tie): Russell Eberhardt of West Jefferson Middle School and Troy Nicol of Jonathan Alder Junior High.
