Middle-Schoolers Garner Multiple Awards at MTSU Math Contest

The Middle Grades Math Contest was held at Middle Tennessee State University on Thursday, April 13, with sixth, seventh, and eighth grade divisions. Each student participant took a 60-minute math test during the morning and awards were presented in the afternoon.

Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School won the T-shirt contest with its entry designed by student Ashley Lugo Chavez.

Rutherford County middle schools took first place in all three grade levels for the team competition, as well as second place in the 6th and 8th grade team competitions.

6th Grade Team Competition:

First Place – Central Magnet School (Photo, from left, Lucas Ye, Daniel Hou, Richie Gong, Hani Abu Halimah, Kelley Facine, Noah Stein)

Second Place – Blackman Middle School (Photo, from left, Mrs. Wright, Ryan Mau, Sutton Hammond, Tyson Williams, Sahaj Desai, Not pictured: Jayden Hawkins and Gabriel Wilkerson

7th Grade Team Competition:

First Place – Thurman Francis Arts Academy (Photo, from left, Mrs. McCollum, Austin Baker, Aiden Reade, Jacob Johnson, Lee Stroup, Ahmed Aldoori)

8th Grade Team Competition:

First Place – Central Magnet School (Photo, from left, Yvette Abebe, Meridian Jackson, Isabella Tan, Eli Bauer, Jacob Anderson, Emma Ibrahim

Second Place – LaVergne Middle School (Photo, from left, Chinedu Obi, Nichlas Escobar, Taliyah Roby, Latiyah Roby, Kaitlyn Fugate, Davion Banks, Noah Bhkite)

The contest organizers also recognized the top 20 students in each grade level:

6th Grade Individual Awards
(1) Sahaj Desai – Blackman Middle School
(2) Sutton Hammond – Blackman Middle School
(4) Lucas Ye – Central Magnet School
(5) Richie Gong – Central Magnet School
(8) Kelley Facine – Central Magnet School
(9) Jace Quick – Oakland Middle School
(13) Joseph Henry – Smyrna Middle School
(15) Ryan Coon – Thurman Francis Arts Academy
(16) Daniel Hou – Central Magnet School
(16) Ricardo Ortega – Thurman Francis Arts Academy
(19) Caden Miranda – Rutherford County Virtual School
(20) Hani Abu Halimah – Central Magnet School
(20) Alexandria Hiott – Smyrna Middle School

7th Grade Individual Awards
(2) Jacob Johnson – Thurman Francis Arts Academy
(5) Austin Baker – Thurman Francis Arts Academy
(6) Aiden Reade – Thurman Francis Arts Academy
(7) Hannah Breeding – Smyrna Middle School
(7) Elliot Funderburk – Central Magnet School
(11) Anika Meganath – Blackman Middle School
(11) Douglas Olsen – Blackman Middle School
(14) Aiden Warren – Siegel Middle School
(15) Owen Huang – Central Magnet School
(15) Chukwudi Obi – LaVergne Middle School
(15) Katie Peters – Whitworth Buchanan Middle School
(18) Akila Meganath – Blackman Middle School
(18) Charles Raymond – Whitworth Buchanan Middle School
(18) Lee Stroup – Thurman Francis Arts Academy
(18) Kevin Vargas – Oakland Middle School

8th Grade Individual Awards
(1) Elijah Bauer – Central Magnet School
(2) Chinedu Obi – LaVergne Middle School
(3) Jacob Anderson – Central Magnet School
(5) Isabella Tan – Central Magnet School
(6) Mason Warren – Whitworth Buchanan Middle School
(8) Gavenn Burrows – Blackman Middle School
(10) Noah Bkhite – LaVergne Middle School
(10) Garrison Nelson – Oakland Middle School
(13) Jevan Kincaid – Thurman Francis Arts Academy
(14) Katelyn Fugate – LaVergne Middle School
(15) Joshua Newby – Thurman Francis Arts Academy
(16) Osael Contreras – Smyrna Middle School
(20) Kayla Miller – Siegel Middle School