Local Students Shine in District Level MCTM Jr. High School Math Contest at Jones College

Jones College's Math department and the Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics recently held the district level MCTM Math Contest for Jr. High School students. The contest involved 28 students from seven schools in the Pine Belt area, all aiming to qualify for the state competition.

The regional contest winners will advance to the state-level contest. This event is scheduled to take place at the Mississippi School for Math and Science in Columbus on April 6. Students from various schools earned top honors in the regional contest.

Isabella Dobbins, a seventh grader from Leakesville, won the first place, while Tyson Breazeale from Seminary came in second. In the eighth-grade category, Cameron Taylor of Northeast Jones secured first place, and Piper James from Leakesville came in second.

All participants received a certificate for their participation. Eighth graders also received a calculator from Texas Instruments. The contest highlighted the students' math skills and encouraged a healthy competitive spirit among them.

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