Middle School Top Mathematicians!

INDIO – In a standing room only awards assembly at Palm Desert Middle School, Indio Noon Rotary member Bruce Latta announced Indio Rotary’s 11th Annual Middle School Math Field Day winners, Saturday, May 21. Top Mathematics Schools perpetual trophy awards were presented to Desert Sands Unified School District schools; Palm Desert Middle for sixth grade (6th), and John Glenn Middle for seventh (7th) and eighth (8th) grades. Second place trophies went to Palm Valley School for 6th grade and Palm Desert Middle School for 7th and 8th grades. Third Place trophy winners were Oasis School in Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) for 6th grade and Palm Valley School for 7th and 8th grades.

This year’s Top Mathematicians awards went to 6th grader Ryan Langman, Palm Desert Middle School, 7th grader Cooper Stivers and 8th grader Martin Bustos from John Glenn Middle School. Second Place Top Mathematicians were Palm Valley School’s 6th grader Connor Campbell and Palm Desert Middle School’s 7th grader Shaughn Head and 8th grader Nicolai Anderson.

Indio Noon Rotary thanks Middle School Math Field Day sponsors Armtec, Desert Sands Unified School District, Indio Youth Task Force, Palm Valley School, Rabobank, and the following Rotary Clubs: Coachella Valley, La Quinta, Palms to Pine, and Palm Springs for their contributions and event volunteers.

Mathematics Events and Games winners are as follows

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Calculator Challege

6th Grade: 1st Place, Ryan Langman, Palm Desert Middle School; 2nd Place, Michael Kontaxis, Palm Valley School; 3rd Place, Isaiah Juarez, Valley View School, Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD)

7th Grade: 1st Place, Barret Poe, Palm Desert Middle School; 2nd Place, Alex Allen, Palm Valley School; Third Place, Claudia Aragon, Cesar Chavez School (CVUSD)

8th Grade: 1st Place, Ben Rosenblum, Palm Desert Middle School; 2nd Place, Keyla Rodriquez, La Quinta Middle School; 3rd Place, Arline Lee, Palm Valley School

Construction Derby

6th Grade: 1st Place, Yale Jesser, Connor Campbell, Remington Mathis, Palm Valley School; 2nd Place Alex Basile, Ashley Hushaw, Ryan Nguyen, Palm Desert Middle School; 3rd Place, Victor Gonzalez, Yoselyn Rosales, Laura Ayon, Saul Martinez School (CVUSD)

7th Grade: 1st Place, Kyle Gunlach, Robert Larsen, Bryana Walker, John Glenn Middle School; 2nd Place, Antonio Zepeda, Ernest Moreno, Adrian Morin, Woodrow Wilson Middle School

8th Grade: 1st Place, Adam Walker, Keith Rhodewalt, Leah Post, John Glenn Middle School; 2nd place, Joey Salvey, David Ross,La Quinta Middle School

Leap Frog

6th Grade: 1st Place, Kyle Durst, Michael Franks, Ryan Maciosek, Palm Desert Middle School; 2nd Place, Mary Ann Montoya, Jason Ni, Carolina Carpentu, Oasis School (CVUSD), 3rd Place, Rachel Schiffman, Rebecca Gonzalez, Felicia Tuckson, John Glenn Middle School

7th Grade: 1st Place, Brandon Stutz, Tyler Midcalf, Ryan Rucker, Palm Desert Middle School;

2nd Place Jeevon Panesar, Ryan Renker, Miguel Gonzalez, Palm Valley School; 3rd Place, Tatiana Ramirez, Jenan Shukry, Daniel Nortunluna, John Glenn Middle School

8th Grade: 1st Place, Aisha Gonzalez, Andrew Woo, Lauren Spite, Palm Desert Middle School, 2nd Place, Afran Shukry, Phillipa Wright, Carly Valenzuela, John Glenn Middle School; 3rd Place, Eloise C., Brenda S., Sultan M., Palm Valley School

Mental Gymnastics

6th Grade: 1st Place, Kacey Ryan, James Workman Middle School, Palm Springs Unified (PSUSD); 2nd Place, Tanya Durst, Palm Desert Middle School; 3rd Place, Elias Mendoza, Oasis School (CVUSD)

7th Grade: 1st Place, Christina Truang, John Glenn Middle School; 2nd Place, Johnathan Feverstein, Palm Desert Middle School; 3rd Place, Jeremy Houghton, Palm Valley School

8th Grade: 1st Place, Lincoln Jesser, Palm Valley School; 2nd Place, Jessica Andrade, Palm Desert Middle School; 3rd Place, Sabrina Al-Sarabi, John Glenn Middle School

Team Investigations

6th Grade: 1st Place, Evan Simmons and Joe Mook, Palm Desert Middle; 2nd Place, Azhia Haga and Nick Spears, James Workman Middle School (PSUSD); 3rd Place, Cesar Urena and Chad Chamberlain, John Glenn Middle School

7th Grade: 1st Place, James Jensen and Shaughn Head, Palm Desert Middle School; 2nd Place, Cooper Stivers and Connor Sullivan, John Glenn Middle School; 3rd Place, Katherine Ketchum and Kaitlyn Farley, Palm Valley School

8th Grade: 1st Place, Colby Stivers and Martin Bustos, John Glenn Middle School; 2nd Place, Nicolai Anderson and Bruce Williamson, Palm Desert Middle School; 3rd Place, Ali Lanewala and Chris Erlendson, Palm Valley School

Capture

6th Grade: 1st Place, Joe Mook, Palm Desert Middle School; 2nd Place, Raquel Robinson, Palm Valley School

7th Grade: 1st Place, Mark Pruett, Palm Desert Middle School; 2nd Place, Tatiana Ramirez, John Glenn Middle School

8th Grade: 1st Place, Martin Bustos, John Glenn Middle School; 2nd Place Aaron Riggs, John Glenn Middle School

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6th Grade: 1st Place, Ryan Nguyen, Palm Desert Middle School; 2nd Place, Ishmael Flores, Valley View School (CVUSD)

7th Grade: 1st Place, Bryana Walker, John Glenn Middle School; 2nd Place, Ryan Rucker, Palm Desert Middle School

8th Grade: 1st Place, Nicolai Andersen, Palm Desert Middle School; 2nd Place, Ali Lanewala, Palm Valley School

3D Tic Tac Toe

6th Grade: 1st Place, Jason Ni, Oasis School (CVUSD); 2nd Place, Connor Campbell, Palm Valley School

7th Grade: 1st Place, Cooper Stivers, John Glenn Middle School; 2nd Place, Jeremy Haughton, Palm Valley School

8th Grade: 1st Place, Colby Stivers, John Glenn Middle School; 2nd Place, Keith Rhodewalt

5 In A Row

6th Grade: 1st Place, Justin Ramos, John Glenn Middle School; 2nd Place, Remington Mathis, Palm Valley School

7th Grade: 1st Place, Octavio Guzman, La Quinta Middle School; 2nd Place, Julio Flores, Woodrow Wilson Middle School

8th Grade: 1st Place, Anthony Portolesi, Palm Desert Middle School; 2nd Place, Jessica Andrade, Palm Desert Middle School

24 Game

6th Grade: 1st Place, Gerardo Aguilar, Saul Martinez School (CVUSD); 2nd Place, Ryan Langman, Palm Desert Middle School

7th Grade: 1st Place, Johnathan Feueister, Palm Desert Middle School; 2nd Place, Shaughn Head, Palm Desert Middle School

8th Grade: 1st Place, Lauren Spite, Palm Valley School; 2nd Place, Jackie Popper, Palm Desert Middle School

For additional information contact Dr. Sandy Gilbert, Indio Noon Rotary Club President and Middle School Math Field Day (MSMFD) Coordinator at (760) 771-8783 or Marie Santana, MSMFD Coordinator’s Assistant at (760) 408-2802.

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