NATCHITOCHES – Seven teams from five area middle schools and high schools competed in the annual Demon Mathematics Classic, a quiz bowl-style competition hosted by Northwestern State University’s Department of Mathematics on March 20. Students competed both as teams and individuals. Winners received a trophy, a TI-Nspire CX CAS graphing calculator and a scholarship to NSU. Sabine State Bank, Pearson and the NSU Alumni Association sponsored the event.
Students selected as All Stars from their teams were, from left, Bhuvana Danivas, Bolton Academy; Austin Ross, Bolton Academy; Maven Anderson, LSMSA; Monika Garlapti, LSMSA; Jack Odom, Saline High School; Jackson Bougues, Saline High School; Jensen Ebarb, Zwolle High School and Zeb Marcotte, head of NSU’s Mathematics Department.
Emil Galliano from the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts was first place winner in the Individual Competition. He was congratulated by Zeb Marcotte, head of NSU’s Mathematics Department.
Bhuvana Danivas from Bolton Academy was second place winner of the Individual competition. She is pictured with Department Head Zeb Marcotte.
Noeh Schleifstein from the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts was the third place winner of the Individual competition. He is pictured with Zeb Marcotte, head of NSU’s Mathematics Department.
A team from the Louisiana School for Math Science and the Arts won first place in the Team competition. From left are Debbie Porter, director of Demon Mathematics Classic; Benny Zheng, Adyson Allen, Zeb Marcotte, head of NSU’s Mathematics Department; Meena Matta, Jim Cole from Sabine State Bank, Maven Anderson and Alison Key.
The team from Saline High School won second place in Team competition. From left are Latreasure Jackson, Zeb Marcotte, head of NSU’s Mathematics Department; Jackson Bougues, Brooklyn Page-Loyd, Jim Cole from Sabine State Bank, Bentley Branch, Braydon Robinson and Debbie Porter, director of the Demon Mathematics Classic.
A team from the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts won third place in the Team competition. From left are Noah Shleifstein, Zeb Marcotte, head of NSU’s Mathematics Department; Emil Galliano, Sean Song, Monika Garlapati, Jim Cole from Sabine State Bank, Emily Mwatibo and Debbie Porter, director of Demon Mathematics Classic.
A team from Bolton Middle School won fourth place in the Team competition. From left are
Tim Enger, Bryson Smith, Will Jones, Londen Mason, Austin Ross and Carter Hall.