Kalispell, Whitefish middle schools score well in math contest
The math added up for 371 high school and middle school students from around northwestern Montana who converged at Flathead Valley Community College earlier this month to compete at the Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics Math Contest.
School teams took a combination of individual and team tests on a variety of topics from intermediate to advanced mathematics, in both the middle school and high school divisions.
Kalispell Middle School and Whitefish High School were recognized in their respective divisions based on scores and the number of individuals with superior ratings.
Alden Drew of Glacier High School and Jasmine Reese of Whitefish High School were each awarded $200 scholarships as the top high school male and female competitors.
Competition organizers also recognized a middle and high school student with the highest percentage of correct answers. Kalispell Middle School eighth-grader Mason Fauth, with 84.8 percent correct, and Whitefish High School 11th-grader Annie Sullivan, with 73.3 percent correct, were awarded graphing calculators.
The close team competition resulted in several ties for the top three spots.
There was a three-way tie for first place in the seventh- and eighth-grade level between two Kalispell Middle School teams and Marion School. The Kalispell teams included: Michael Downs, Mason Fauth, Hannah Klassy, Dyson Linden and Thomas Putnam; and Alexandra Houseworth, Neila Lyngholm, Bailey Mainolfi and Caden Masa. Representing Marion was Shane Benson, Theo Jouppe and Judah Westphal.
The Whitefish High School team of Andrew Brozek, Braden Heimbigner, Jessica Henson, Allison Miller and Danika Tintzman ranked first with a perfect score in the ninth- and 10th-grade level. Second place was a two-way tie between Glacier High School teams Soren Devereux, Lucas Ritzdorf, Parker Shumard and Travis Wirtala; and Lennox Niece, Mason Rediger, Simon Roston, Joe Schlegel and Henry Smith.
At the 11th- and 12th-grade level, Flathead and Whitefish high school teams shared first place in a tie. The Flathead team included Joshua Anderson, Liam Crowley, Jelisa Holmquist and Tristan Jennings. Hailing from Whitefish was Zachary Ade, Emily Gunlikson, Ethan Mercer, Annie Sullivan and Regan Tintzman.
Third place was shared by another Whitefish team with Glacier High School. The Whitefish team included Gillian Broughton, Hunter Grimes, Eric Holdhusen and Jasmine Reese. Representing Glacier was Brenden Anderson, Alden Drew, Evan Kohler, Michael Schwarz and Emmett Van Allen.
The top individual scorers by grade level were: Kalispell Middle School seventh-grader Dyson Linden, Kalispell Midde School eighth-grader Mason Fauth, Flathead High School ninth-grader Colter Girardot and Whitefish High School 10th-grader Jessica Henson. Top scorers in the 11th and 12th grades were divided into a group “A” and “B,” based on what tests were taken. Annie Sullivan of Whitefish High School was the top student in the 11th- and 12th-grade A group. Glacier High School’s Evan Kohler was the top student in the 11th-grade B group and Glacier High School’s Alden Drew was top for the 12th-grade B group.
Reporter Hilary Matheson may be reached at 758-4431 or hmatheson@dailyinterlake.com.