NATCHITOCHES – Sixteen teams from 10 area schools competed in the Demon Math Classic at Northwestern State University Friday, March 10. The annual quiz bowl-style competition is hosted by NSU’s Department of Mathematics and sponsored by Sabine State Bank.
Students competed as teams and individuals. Winners of the Individual competition each receive a trophy, a TI-Nspire CX CAS graphing Calculator and a scholarship to NSU.
Winners and photos are as follows.
Students selected as All Star winners are pictured with Dr. Frank Serio, head of NSU’s Department of Mathematics. From left are Serio, Emilija Majstorovic and Hannah Pearce of C.E. Byrd High School; Christina Scherer and William Seeling of Bolton High School and Riley Hudnall of North DeSoto. Not pictured are Jerome Baptiste of Atlanta High School, Christian Coker of Lakeview High School, Navaeh Green, Wesley Maidoh and Sam Owen of the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts; Taylor Eubanks and Bryan Chen of Natchitoches Central; Riley Hudnall of North DeSoto, Kennedy Gardner of Pineville High School, Colin Erwin and Kayleigh Bordelon of Rapides Academy and Micah Simmons of Winnfield.
Hanna Pierce of C.E. Byrd High School won second place in the Demon Math Classic individual competition. She is pictured with Dr. Frank Serio, head of NSU’s Department of Mathematics. Not shown are first place individual winner Bryan Chen of Natchitoches Central, third place winner Sam Owen of the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts, and middle school individual winner Kayleigh Bordelon of Rapides Academy.
C.E. Byrd High School’s team placed first in the team competition. From left are Jackson Ford, Abbie Ramsey, Dr. Frank Serio, head of NSU’s Department of Mathematics; Gracen Stehr, Debbie Porter, director of Demon Mathematics Classic; Marina Klein, Hannah Pearce and Aiden Kiihnl.
North DeSoto High School’s team placed second in NSU’s Demon Math Classic. From left are Riley Hudnall, Dr. Frank Serio, head of NSU’s Department of Mathematics; Alexis Tatum, Edward Ware and Trenton Lollar.
Bolton High School won third in the team competition at the Demon Math Classic. From left are Lilea Hawkins-Fisher, Dr. Frank Serio, head of NSU’s Department of Mathematics; Emily Morris, Addie Brauer, Gia Quesada and Williams Seeling.
