Morgan County Schools annual Math Field Day competition was held on Tuesday, January 24 at Warm Springs Middle School for students in grades 4 – 8 from Pleasant View Elementary, Paw Paw Schools, Warm Springs Intermediate, and Warm Springs Middle School.
The Math Field Day competition for students in grades 9 – 12 was held at Berkeley Springs High School and Paw Paw High School. The students who participated were selected based on their interest and academic achievement in mathematics. This event is very challenging but rewarding for students.
The first, second, and third place winners from Morgan County will compete at the Regional Math Field Day event at Potomac State University, on Monday, March 13, with a snow date of Wednesday, March 15. Alternates will fill in for any vacancies that may occur.
The winners are:
4th grade
First: Elise Powell – Warm Springs Intermediate
Second: Iris Helmick- Paw Paw Schools
Third: Bane Peacher – Warm Springs Intermediate
First Alternate: Logan Brown – Pleasant View
Second Alternate: Lyric Gildowan – Warm Springs Intermediate.
5th grade
First: Bowen Chen – Warm Springs Intermediate
Second: Kayden King – Warm Springs Intermediate
Third: Nathaniel Wiens – Warm Springs Intermediate
First Alternate: Landon Hiles -Warm Springs Intermediate
Second Alternate: Thomas Savicki – Warm Springs Intermediate.
6th grade
First: Xander Stotler – Warm Springs Middle
Second: Brennen Anderton -Warm Springs Middle
Third: Madison Higgenbotham -Warm Springs Middle
First Alternate: Braylon Miller -Warm Springs Middle
Second Alternate: Payton Babbie – Warm Springs Middle
7th grade
First: Oliver Jurick – Warm Springs Middle
Second: Davis Stotler – Warm Springs Middle
Third: Jennings Carder – Paw Paw Schools
First Alternate: Bladyn Younker – Warm Springs Middle
Second Alternate: Conner Kendall – Paw Paw Schools
8th grade
First: Austin Gentile – Warm Springs Middle
Second: Braden Brinegar – Warm Springs Middle
Third: Malcolm Johns – Warm Springs Middle
First Alternate: Jeremiah Clark – Warm Springs Middle
Second Alternate: Rylee Sauter -Warm Springs Middle.
9th grade
First: Brian Ailor – Berkeley Springs High School
Second: Connor Johnson – Berkeley Springs High School
Third: Brody Gloyd – Berkeley Springs High School
First Alternate: Liam Stewart – Berkeley Springs High School
Second Alternate: Elijah Stevens – Berkeley Springs High School
Grade 10-12
First – Matthew Leasure – Berkeley Springs High School
Second – Elizabeth Kessel – Berkeley Springs High School
Third – Kyle Rankin – Berkeley Springs High School
Fourth: Justin Brinegar – Berkeley Springs High School
Fifth: Daniel Clark – Berkeley Springs High School
Sixth: Audrey Helmick – Berkeley Springs High School
Seventh: Andrew Harrold – Paw Paw High School
Eighth: Orren Abrell – Paw Paw High School
Ninth: Jaxon McClintock – Berkeley Springs High School
Tenth: Lillian Morgan – Berkeley Springs High School
First Alternate: Miah Smith – Paw Paw High School
Second Alternate: Pricilla Corbin – Paw Paw High School
Third Alternate: Kevin Anderson – Berkeley Springs High School
Fourth Alternate: Jase Beihl – Berkeley Springs High School.
Estimation winners
Students in grade 4-8 participated in activities of estimation before the event began. Those winners received a variety of goodies as prizes.
Pizza box perimeter, area, volume
- 4th Grade – Elias Lyda (Warm Springs Intermediate )
- 5th Grade – Bowen Chen (Warm Springs Intermediate )
- 6th Grade – Braylon Miller (Warm Springs Middle)
- 7th Grade – Jennings Carder (Paw Paw Schools)
- 8th Grade – Malcolm Johns (Warm Springs Middle).
Liquid in a jar cups, ounces, milliliters
- 4th Grade –Roman Montgomery (Paw Paw Schools)
- 5th Grade – Jackson Colvin (Pleasant View Elementary)
- 6th Grade – Shana Stotler (Warm Springs Middle)
- 7th Grade – Haley Dudich (Warm Springs Middle)
- 8th Grade – Rylee Sauter (Warm Springs Middle).
Slinky feet, inches, millimeters
- 4th Grade – Chloe Wills (Warm Springs Intermediate )
- 5th Grade – Sarai Armes-Nunez (Paw Paw Elementary)
- 6th Grade – Julie-Anne Lacy (Warm Springs Middle)
- 7th Grade – Davis Stotler (Warm Springs Middle)
- 8th Grade – Jalen Miller (Warm Springs Middle).
Weight in grams
- 4th Grade – Peighton Higginbotham (Warm Springs Intermediate )
- 5th Grade – Thomas Savicki (Warm Springs Intermediate )
- 6th Grade – Ray Cunningham (Paw Paw ElementaryS)
- 7th Grade – Haley Dudich (Warm Springs Middle)
- 8th Grade – Jeremiah Clark (Warm Springs Middle).
Estimation
- 4th Grade – Logan Brown (Pleasant View Elementary)
- 5th Grade – DJ Szaloki (Warm Springs Intermediate )
- 6th Grade – Kaylee Stephan (Paw Paw ElementaryS)
- 7th Grade – Abigail Close (Warm Springs Middle)
- 8th Grade – Gavin Rucker (Warm Springs Middle).