Edison student takes first place at Elementary Math Contest

Last Saturday 150 4th and 5th grade students from 15 schools throughout the region came to Berney Elementary to compete in the Walla Walla Valley Math Contest. Edisons Justin Seymour took first place in the individual category while Columbia-Burbank earned top team honors (see complete list below).

With the help of more than 40 volunteers, these students were given the chance to compete by taking tests in Addition/Subtraction, Multiplication/Division, Spatial Relations/Patterns, and Team Problem Solving.

The tests were scored while the students enjoyed a pizza lunch. The awards were presented while many proud parents looked on. Special thanks to event coordinator Laura Schueller for all her efforts making this years event successful. Although there were numerous individual and team victories, the top overall individual and teams were:

Top Teams

1. Columbia-Burbank

2. Sharpstein

3. Prospect Point

4. Green Park

5. Assumption

6. Berney

Top Individuals

1. Justin Seymour (Edison)

2. Nathan White (Columbia)

3. Natalie Fink (Prospect Point), Nick Fuller (Sharpstein), and Seth Chapman (Sharpstein)

4. Andrew Hayunga (Assumption), Phong Pham (Berney), Russel Skorina (Green Park)

5. Felicia Martinez (Freewater)

6. Maddy Payne (Green Park)