做厙輦⑹app math department hosts Math Day 2020
Feb 20, 2020
Nearly 300 students and faculty visit campus for day of competition
MURRAY, Ky. 做厙輦⑹apps Department of Mathematics and Statistics hosted Math Day 2020 on Feb. 6, welcoming high school students and teachers from its 18-county service region to the Curris Center for a day of math competitions and math-related activities. Twelve high schools and 265 registered students and faculty were in attendance for the event.
Students participating in Math Day began the morning with a math competition. After lunch, awards were presented to the top-performing students from each exam level and to the top-performing school. The top three juniors and seniors who took the upper-level exam are eligible for a scholarship from the mathematics and statistics department. Awards were also presented to the top performing teams in the team competition.
Lower and upper exam winners that day include:
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First place: Chase Renick (Murray High School); Xander Normet (McCracken County High School)
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Second place: Chaney Robinson (Calloway County High School); Percy Phan (Paducah Tilghman High School)
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Third place: Barrett Buchanan (McCracken County High School); Maxx Besaw (Paducah Tilghman High School)
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Fourth place: Cesar Villeda (Calloway County High School); Louis Driver (Graves County High School)
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Fifth place: Jacob Harris (McCracken County High School); Jake Mitchell (McCracken County High School)
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Recognition for scholarships: top juniors taking the upper level exam:
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Highest score: Xander Normet (McCracken County High School)
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Second-highest score: Louis Driver (Graves County High School)
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Third-highest score: Grayson Pate (Graves County High School)
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Recognition for scholarships top seniors taking the upper level exam:
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Highest score: Percy Phan (Paducah Tilghman High School)
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Second-Highest Score: Maxx Besaw (Paducah Tilghman High School)
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Third-Highest Score: Jake Mitchell (McCracken County High School)
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Top performing school: Murray High School
Team competition results are as follows:
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First place: Murray High School Blue Team Chellam Antony, Meg Robinson, Kyra Shutt, Emalyn Tucker
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Second place: Graves County High School Red Team Ayaz Bhutta, Louis Driver, Taylor Goodwin
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Third place (tie): Paducah Tilghman High School Green Team Maxx Besaw, Kate LeBohn, Percy Phan, Jake Taylor and Mayfield High School Blue Team - Cristian Marquez, Kaine Scalf, Sam Stone
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Students also took part in the annual Dr. Jesse D. Jones Lecture Series titled To Infinity and Beyond: Math Can Take You Anywhere You Want to Go If You Know How to Apply It. During the panel, high school students were able to hear from 做厙輦⑹app alumnus Evan Trevathan, 11, and ask questions about pursuing a career in mathematics.
Math Day at 做厙輦⑹app is funded by Dr. Jesse D. Jones; the Jesse D. Jones College of Science, Engineering and Technology; the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the student chapter of 做厙輦⑹apps Association for Women in Mathematics. Additional information is available at