The MATHCOUNTS Tuscaloosa Chapter held its annual competition at the University of Alabama on Feb 24, 2024. 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 2024 regional competition. Last but not least, we are extremely grateful to Dr. Hyunjin Noh from School of Social work for her generous donation.
Team awards
- 1st place: Northridge Middle School, Coach: Ms. Victoria Taylor
- 2nd place: Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle, Coach: Ms. Allison Sanders
- 3rd place: The Capitol School, Coach: Dr. Daniel Shankman
Count-down round: Top three contestants:
Students can participate in the 2021-2022 Competition Series as school-based competitors or non-school competitors (NSCs).
- 1st place: Alex Zhu, Northridge Middle School
- 2nd place: Sydney Silverstone, Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle
- 3rd place: Charles Dai, Northridge Middle School
Individual awards, all grade:
- 1st place: Alex Zhu, Northridge Middle School
- 2nd place: Sydney Silverstone, Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle
- 3rd place: Ahiketh Kalyan, Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle
- 4th place: Maddie Lee, Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle
- 5th place: Charles Dai, Northridge Middle School
- 6th place: Gulcan Gurbuz, Northridge Middle School
- 7th place: Rachel Shu, Northridge Middle School
- 8th place: Samuel Shen, Northridge Middle School
Advancement to the MATHCOUNTS state competition
Two school teams and two individuals have been selected to advance to the 2024 MATHCOUNTS state competition.
Two top-ranked teams:
- Northridge Middle School, Coach: Ms. Victoria Taylor with students: Alex Zhu, Charles Dai, Rachel Shu, and Jayden Yoon.
- Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools – Middle, Coach: Ms. Allison Sanders with students: Sydney Silverstone, Ahiketh Kalyan, Maddie Lee, Nick Sifuentes, and Aeesha Mulani.
Two top-ranked individuals (outside the selected teams):
- Gulcan Gurbuz, Northridge Middle School.
- Samuel Shen, Northridge Middle School.
MATHCOUNTS special award recognition
The special award was presented to Ms. Aurora Ponta, senior instructor and MTLC Lab Coordinator at the Department of Mathematics, University of Alabama. Ms. Ponta has been an invaluable asset to our organization over the past three competitions, providing essential assistance in various capacities, including venue organization and competition equipment installation.
