RCS high school students dominate at Tennessee math contest

April 5, 2023

Rutherford County Schools

The Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association High School Math contest was held yesterday. 

RCS participated in Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Precalculus, Calculus, and Statistics divisions. 

Each student took an 80-minute math test during the morning and awards were presented this afternoon. 

RCS had 37 students place in the top 10 of their division, including four first-place winners. RCS dominated the statistics competition, taking all top 10 places. Students who placed in the top 10 are listed below by course. 

In the pictures, students are standing in order of their place (i.e., first place is on the left).

The middle school competition will be held next week. 

Algebra 1

  • (4) Alexander Akin - Central Magnet School
  • (5) Benjamin Huang - Central Magnet School
  • (6) Meridian Jackson - Central Magnet School
  • (7) Isabella Tan - Central Magnet School
  • (10) Kayla Miller - Siegel Middle School

Geometry

  • (1) Van Breedlove - Central Magnet School
  • (2) Aiden Haynes - Blackman High School
  • (3) Hunter Howell - Blackman High School
  • (3) Aida Mongold - Siegel High School
  • (5) Dyllon Muto - Siegel High School
  • (6) Benjamin Hogan - Central Magnet School
  • (6) Anna Powell - Central Magnet School
  • (10) Nate Dyer - Central Magnet School

Algebra 2

  • (1) Benjamin Xiao - Central Magnet School
  • (3) Anirudh Kodukula - Central Magnet School
  • (4) Jacob Anderson - Central Magnet School
  • (5) Gabrielle Miller - Siegel High School
  • (7) Henry Black - Riverdale High School
  • (9) Mariia Yakovenko - Rockvale High School
  • (10) Manuel Palmer - Oakland High School
  • (10) Andrew Smith - Central Magnet School

Precalculus

  • (1) Lawson Wheeler - Central Magnet School
  • (6) Sophia Stringfield - Central Magnet School
  • (7) Samuel Frank - Central Magnet School
  • (9) Aditya Dwivedi - Central Magnet School

Calculus

  • (4) Angel Hu - Central Magnet School
  • (10) Abby Higgins - Central Magnet School

Statistics

  • (1) Benjamin Chen - Central Magnet School
  • (2) Brianna Rankin - Central Magnet School
  • (3) Jenny Gong - Central Magnet School
  • (4) Emily Cameron - Central Magnet School
  • (5) Jocelyn Bullock - Central Magnet School
  • (6) Nico Thorn - Riverdale High School
  • (7) Lilly Brown - Central Magnet School
  • (8) Chloe Corvin - Siegel High School
  • (9) Lilia Van Houten - Siegel High School
  • (10) Samantha McCauley - Central Magnet School (Not Pictured)