The MATHCOUNTS Tuscaloosa Chapter held its annual competition at the University of Alabama on Feb 15, 2025. Six schools participated in the event, including the Capitol School, Eastwood Middle School, Holy Spirit Catholic School, Northridge Middle School, Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle, and Westlawn Middle School. The event had three rounds of written tests and an oral count-down competition among the top-ranked students; see the event photos at the bottom of this webpage.
Thanks to our sponsors
We want to extend our deepest gratitude to our sponsor Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc., who has been our long-term sponsor since the 1990s.
Thanks to our partner
We thank the strong support from the Division of Community Affairs and the Center of Community-based Program (CCBP) at the University of Alabama. We thank Tuscaloosa City School (TCS) Superintendent’s Office for full support, recruiting schools and promoting the competitions. We appreciate the Tuscaloosa County School System (TCSS) administration to promote MATHCOUNTS competitions among its schools. We appreciate the continuing support from College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the Alabama Society of Professional Engineers. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Department of Mathematics for providing financial support and competition venue for the MATHCOUNTS 2025 regional competition.
Team awards
- 1st place: Northridge Middle School
- 2nd place: Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle
- 3rd place: Holy Spirit Middle School
Individual awards, all grades:
- 1st place: Abdurrahman Altindis, Northridge Middle School
- 2nd place: Hayden Nguyen, Northridge Middle School
- 3rd place: Beren Melouk, Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle
- 4th place: Maxwell Snow, Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle
- 5th place: Liam Patel, Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle
- 6th place: Will Sterritt, Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle
- 7th place: William Remmert, Holy Spirit Middle School
- 8th place: David DeLaire, Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle
Advancement to the MATHCOUNTS state competition
Two school teams and two individuals have been selected to advance to the 2025 MATHCOUNTS state competition.
Two top-ranked teams:
- Northridge Middle School, Coach: Ms. Victoria Taylor with students: Abdurrahman Altindis, Cynthia He, Hayden Nguyen, and Cole Voorhees.
- Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle, Coach: Ms. Allison Sanders with students: Beren Melouk, Delina Menasse, Maxwell Snow, and Will Sterritt.
Two top-ranked individuals (outside the selected teams):
- Liam Patel, Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle.
- David DeLaire, Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle.
