More than 115 middle school students participated in the 2018 Lake Region MATHCOUNTS competition at St. Cloud State University on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Teams and individuals from the St. Cloud area that will advance to the 2018 state MATHCOUNTS meet are:
St. Michael Albertville Middle School – 1st Place Team
Eli Davis
Nathan Engman
Benny Juusola
Kevin Shull
Coach: Pat Mueller
VandenBerge Middle School (Elk River) – Second Place Team (tied with Sartell Middle School)
Lindsay Redpenning
Jordan Bauer
Harper Westgaard
Peyton Maier
Coach: Curt Michener
Sartell Middle School – Second Place (tied with Vandeberge Middle School)
Dylan Zulkosky
Mehki Kigozi
Steven Brinkerhoff
Emma Yao
Coach: Shiju Zhang
Individuals Advancing to State:
Mathew Bolton, St. Johns Preparatory School
Janelle Sylvester, St. Michael – Albertville Middle School
The state MATHCOUNTS meet will be held March 9 – 10 in Plymouth, Minnesota. Winners of thestate meet will advance to the national competition which will be held in Washington, D.C., May 12-15
Competitors will be asked to answer questions like the one below which was answered in .9 seconds during the 2017 National MATHCOUNTS competition:
The question: In a barn, 100 chicks sit peacefully in a circle. Suddenly, each chick randomly pecks the chick immediately to its left or right. What is the expected number of unpecked chicks?