Fifth and sixth-grade students from Highland Elementary School competed in the regional Math Masters of Minnesota Challenge in Bemidji.
The fifth-grade team finished first place out of 25 teams. Competing were Haddie Halland, Elsie Mathews, Ella Capistran, Cohen Luckow, and Harrison Cameron.
In the individual competition, there were 118 students competing, and Ella Capistran placed 2nd on the individual, 5th on Facts; Elsie Mathews placed 10th on Individuals, and Harrison Cameron placed 9th on Facts.
The 6th-grade team finished third place out of 25 teams. Competing were Brady Samuelson, Masen Lessard, Nathan Pahlen, Keziah Mason, and Eva Gosse.
Individually, Masen Lessard placed 4th in Facts, Nathan Pahlen placed 10th in Facts, and 5th in Individual, Eva Gosse placed 5th in Facts and 2nd in Individual.
These students competed individually and as teams on eight sets of mathematical problems in this competition for a total of 325 problems.
Math Masters of Minnesota provides competitions in mathematics for thousands of fifth- and sixth-grade students. The competition is designed to promote excellence in thinking skills pertaining to mathematics and was founded upon research concerning the characteristics of mathematically gifted people.
The purpose of Math Masters is to challenge students to use critical thinking skills and problem-solving abilities and to give recognition for academic effort and achievement.
