The 2019 MATHCOUNTS Tuscaloosa Chapter Competition was held at the University of Alabama, on Feb 23, 2019. Thirty-one (31) students participated in the competition, from five middle schools, Eastwood Middle School, Greensboro Middle School, Northridge Middle School, Tuscaloosa Academy, and Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools-Middle. The event was a true collaboration among the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa City School District, and local organizations and families. We thank the strong support and significant sponsorship from the Office of The University of Alabama Vice President for Community Affairs. We thank the full support from Tuscaloosa City School Superintendent’s Office to recruit schools.
We sincerely thank our generous sponsors: The University of Alabama’s Division of Community Affairs, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc., Tuscaloosa Chapter of Alabama Society of Professional Engineers, Chinese Sisterhood of Tuscaloosa (CST), and Buffalo Rock Tuscaloosa. The College of Engineering, University of Alabama provided facility and personnel support. The 2019 MATHCOUNTS Tuscaloosa Chapter Competition would not happen without their support.
Competition Team Awards:
1) First place: Tuscaloosa Magnet Middle:
Coaches: Kristi Thomson and Lavenda Wagenheim
Team Students: Abhai Anand, Arnav Gupta, Peter Powell, Veronica Robinson
2) Second place: Northridge Middle School
Coaches: Ashley Farmer and Carter Hill
Team Students: Vivian Dai, Brian Jeong, Alice Song, and Golden Zhang
Individual Awards for the Count-Down Round
1) Yiwen Wang from Northridge Middle School was awarded the Count-down Round champion.
2) 2nd Place: Peter Powell (Tuscaloosa Magnet School-Middle)
3) 3rd Place: Isaiah Poston, Tuscaloosa Academy
4) 4th to 8th place: Veronica Robinson, Edan Eyal, Brian Jeong, Golden Zhang, Sophie Santander Lopez (Tuscaloosa Academy)
MATHCOUNTS Special Service Award
Special Service Award presented to Mr. Steve Nelko, Tuscaloosa Chapter President of Alabama Society of Engineers, for his volunteering service to promote math learning and to organize MATHCOUNTS competitions over two decades.
