FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHEAST ANNOUNCES 2003 MATH FIELD DAY WINNERS
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., April 11, 2003-Nearly 700 students from 29 area junior and senior high schools competed in the 26th annual Math Field Day April 8 at Southeast Missouri State University.
Southeast's Department of Mathematics and the Southeast Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics sponsored Math Field Day.
Students had the opportunity to compete in both individual and team events and a problem-solving event called MATHLETICS.
Individual and team events challenged students in the areas of algebra I, algebra II, geometry, trigonometry, word problems, history of mathematics, sets and logic, exponential and log functions, matrices and determinants, computational mathematics, elementary data analysis, probability, mental arithmetic, analytical geometry, number bases, number theory, hand calculators and calculus.
Schools participating were: Bell City, Bloomfield, Campbell, Century, Doniphan, East Carter, Leopold, Malden, Marquand-Zion, Meadow Heights, New Madrid County Central, Notre Dame, Oak Ridge, Central, Puxico, Saxony Lutheran, South Pemiscot, Southern Reynolds County, Steelville, Valley, Cape Central, DeSoto, Dexter, Farmington, Fredericktown, Herrin, North St. Francois County and Sikeston Junior and Senior High Schools.
2003 MATH FIELD DAY WINNERS
Individual Open Events
SCHOOL LOCATION | NAME OF SCHOOL | CATEGORY | STUDENT'S NAME | EVENT | PLACE |
BELL CITY | Bell City H.S. | Small School | Travis Eakin | Mental Arithmetic | First |
CAPE GIRARDEAU | Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Carissa Moore | Number Theory | First |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Sonia Tikoo | Probability | Third |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Carissa Moore | Computational Mathematics | First |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Nathan Bragg | Non-Routine Problem Solving Level II | Second |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Colin McLain | Non-Routine Problem Solving Level II | Third |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Laura Brown | Geometry | First |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Colin McLain | Mental Arithmetic | First |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Bonan Wang | Elementary Data Analysis | First |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Sonia Tikoo | Elementary Date Analysis | Second |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Matthew Pfau | Sets and Logic | Second |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Matthew Pfau | Non-Routine Problem Solving Level I | First |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Danielle Schumer | Geometry | Third |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Adam Prasanphanich | Algebra | First |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Roger Mainor | Algebra | Second |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Andrew Welter | History of Math | First |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | David Kiblinger | History of Math | Second |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Steven Nast | Trigonometry | Second |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | David Kiblinger | Elementary Data Analysis | First |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Amanda Wozniak | Elementary Data Analysis | Second |
CAMPBELL | Campbell H.S. | Small School | Daniel Kuper | Computational Mathematics | Third |
| Campbell H.S. | Small School | Marshall King | Hand Calculators | First |
| Campbell H.S. | Small School | James Carman | Non-Routine Problem Solving Level II | First |
| Campbell H.S. | Small School | James Carman | Geometry | Second |
DEXTER | Dexter H.S. | Large School | Martha Ann Polsgrove | Hand Calculators | Third |
| Dexter H.S. | Large School | Derrick Ray | Non-Routine Problem Solving Level I | Third |
| Dexter H.S. | Small School | Ryan Hyslop | Non-Routine Problem Solving Level II | Second |
ELLINGTON | Southern Reynolds H.S. | Small School | Sarah Gunther | Sets and Logic | First |
FARMINGTON | Farmington H.S. | Large School | Eric McNeill | Sets and Logic | First |
| Farmington H.S. | Large School | Michael Lutsch | Sets and Logic | Third |
| Farmington H.S. | Large School | Jordan Varble | Probability | Second |
| Farmington H.S. | Large School | Jeff LaBundy | Algebra | Third |
| Farmington H.S. | Large School | Drew Williams | History of Math | First |
| Farmington H.S. | Large School | Jonathan Shirshekan | Trigonometry | Third |
| Farmington H.S. | Large School | Andy Karl | Elementary Data Analysis | Third |
FREDERICKTOWN | Fredericktown H.S. | Large School | Josh Provow | Non-Routine Problem Solving Level I | Second |
| Fredericktown H.S. | Large School | Amy Bopp | Algebra | First |
LEOPOLD | Leopold H.S. | Small School | Courtney Wesbecher | Computational Mathematics | First |
| Leopold H.S. | Small School | Amanda Dunn | Computational Mathematics | Second |
MALDEN | Malden H.S. | Small School | Aaron Luke | Geometry | First |
NEW MADRID | New Madrid Co. Central | Small School | Allison Fowler | Sets and Logic | Third |
| New Madrid Co. Central | Small School | Brandon Graves | Non-Routine Problem Solving Level II | Third |
| New Madrid Co. Central | Small School | Brandon Graves | Mental Arithmetic | Second |
OAK RIDGE | Oak Ridge H.S. | Small School | Aaron Eisenhauer | Trigonometry | First |
PARK HILLS | Central R-III | Small School | Kerry Politte | Probability | First |
| Central R-III | Small School | Jimmy Guinn | Mental Arithmetic | Third |
| Central R-III | Small School | Jayme Gann | Algebra | Third |
| Central R-III | Small School | Michael DeBlois | Trigonometry | Third |
PATTON | Meadow Heights | Small School | Lisa Waggoner | Non-Routine Problem Solving Level I | Third |
SIKESTON | Sikeston Jr. H.S. | Large School | Traci Jackson | Number Theory | Third |
| Sikeston H.S. | Large School | Drew Lawrence | Non-Routine Problem Solving Level II | First |
| Sikeston H.S. | Large School | Sam Klimmek | Trigonometry | Second |
STEELE | South Pemiscot H.S. | Small School | Jared Shubert | Number Theory | First |
| South Pemiscot H.S. | Small School | Jared Shubert | Probability | Second |
| South Pemiscot H.S. | Small School | Jarred Crawford | Hand Calculators | Second |
| South Pemiscot H.S. | Small School | Laura Collins | Non-Routine Problem Solving Level I | Second |
STEELEVILLE | Steeleville H.S. | Small School | Becky Sanders | Number Theory | Second |
| Steeleville H.S. | Small School | Nicole Richter | Hand Calculators | Third |
| Steeleville H.S. | Small School | Tiffany Powers | History of Math | Third |
| Steeleville H.S. | Small School | Tiffany Powers | Elementary Data Analysis | Third |
HERRIN, ILL. | Herrin H.S. | Large School | Matthew Morgan | Sets and Logic | Second |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Jared Russell | Number Theory | Second |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Kyle Harrow | Probability | First |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Kyle Harrow | Computational Mathematics | Second |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Jared Russell | Computational Mathematics | Third |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Garrett Lunsford | Hand Calculators | First |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Jennifer Taitt | Hand Calculators | Second |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | T.J. Garegnani | Non-Routine Problem Solving Level I | First |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Garrett Lunsford | Geometry | Second |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Clare Abalos | Geometry | Third |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Jason Monchino | Mental Arithmetic | Second |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Jared Russell | Mental Arithmetic | Third |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Megan Pankey | Algebra | Second |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Jacob Heath | History of Math | Second |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Jordan Timmermann | History of Math | Third |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Lorraine Weiss | Trigonometry | First |
ULLIN, ILL. | Century H.S. | Small School | Matt Miller | Number Theory | | size=2>Third
| Century H.S. | Small School | Bethany Taake | Probability | Third |
INDIVIDUAL GRADE LEVEL EVENTS
SCHOOL LOCATION | NAME OF SCHOOL | CATEGORY | STUDENT'S NAME | EVENT | PLACE |
BONNE TERRE | North St. Francois H.S. | Large School | Ryan Boyer | Geometry (10th grade) | Third |
CALEDONIA | Valley R-VI H.S. | Small School | Michelle Milam | Geometry (10th grade) | Third |
CAMPBELL | Campbell H.S. | Small School | Jason Rhody | Calculus (12th grade) | First |
CAPE GIRARDEAU | Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Laura Brown | Word Problems (9th grade) | Second |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Catherine Moneton | Number Bases (9th grade) | Third |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Tina Suhre | Algebra I (10th grade) | Third |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Jesse Pyeatte | Geometry (10th grade) | Second |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Erin Herbst | Algebra II (11th grade) | Second |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Katie Wolz | Exponential & Logarithmic Functions (11th grade) | First |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Candace London | Matrices & Determinants (12th Grade) | Second |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Andrew Moreton | Analytic Geometry (12th grade) | Second |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Carissa Moore | Analytic Geometry (12th grade) | Third |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Colin McLain | Calculus (12th grade) | First |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Andrew Moreton | Calculus (12th grade) | Second |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Tyler Glaus | Word Problems (9th grade) | Second |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Danielle Schumer | Geometry (10th grade) | First |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Kenny Richardson | Exponential & Logarithmic Functions (11th grade) | First |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Steve Wissinger | Exponential & Logarithmic Functions (11th grade) | Third |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Chris McCrate | Matrices & Determinants (12th grade) | First |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Kent Buxton | Matrices & Determinants (12th grade) | Second |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Adam Prasanphanich | Analytic Geometry (12th grade) | First |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Douglas Overbey | Calculus (12th grade) | Second |
| Saxony Lutheran H.S. | Small School | Tyson Koenig | Algebra I (10th grade) | Second |
| Saxony Lutheran H.S. | Small School | Diana Emde | Algebra II (11th grade) | Third |
DEXTER | Dexter H.S. | Large School | James Eldreth | Algebra I (10th grade) | First |
| Dexter H.S. | Large School | Daniel Smith | Exponential & Logarithmic Functions (11th grade) | Third |
DONIPHAN | Doniphan H.S. | Small School | Randy Cates | Algebra II (11th grade) | Second |
| Doniphan H.S. | Small School | Nic Gordon | Analytic Geometry (12th grade) | Second |
FARMINGTON | Farmington H.S. | Large School | Rachel Fuller | Algebra I (10th grade) | Second |
| Farmington H.S. | Large School | Savanna Moll | Algebra II (11th grade) | First |
| Farmington H.S. | Large School | Brittany Nielsen | Word Problems (11th grade) | First |
| Farmington H.S. | Large School | John McNeill | Word Problems (11th grade) | Second |
LEOPOLD | Leopold H.S. | Small School | Jena Stoverink | Algebra I (10th grade) | First |
| Leopold H.S. | Small School | Lucas Horrell | Algebra II (11th grade) | First |
| Leopold H.S. | Small School | Lucas Horrell | Word Problems (11th grade) | First |
| Leopold H.S. | Small School | Nick VanderMierden | Word Problems (11th grade) | Second |
NEW MADRID | New Madrid Co. Central | Small School | Dale Hopper | Number Bases (9th grade) | Third |
OAK RIDGE | Oak Ridge H.S. | Small School | Kyle Bucheit | Word Problems (9th grade) | First |
| Oak Ridge H.S. | Small School | Christina Hong | Number Bases (9th grade) | First |
PARK HILLS | Central R-III H.S. | Small School | Jessica Seals | Number Bases (9th grade) | Second |
| Central R-III H.S. | Small School | Sarah Mason | Word Problems (11th grade) | Third |
| Central R-III H.S. | Small School | Matt Bess | Exponential & Logarithmic Functions (11th grade) | Second |
| Central R-III H.S. | Small School | Jennifer Seals | Calculus (12th grade) | Third |
SIKESTON | Sikeston Jr. H.S. | Large School | Terri Johnson | Algebra II (11th grade) | Third |
| Sikeston Sr. H.S. | Large School | Ryan Hogan | Word Problems (11th grade) | Third |
| Sikeston Sr. H.S. | Large School | Jeff May | Matrices & Determinants (12th grade) | First |
| Sikeston Sr. H.S. | Large School | Nathan Sisk | Matrices & Determinants (12th grade) | Third |
STEELE | South Pemiscot H.S. | Small School | Mackenzie McCulloch | Word Problems (9th grade) | Third |
| South Pemiscot H.S. | Small School | Lauren Rose | Geometry (10th grade) | Second |
| South Pemiscot H.S. | Small School | Victor Collins | Analytic Geometry (12th grade) | Third |
STEELVILLE | Steelville H.S. | Small School | Emily Bell | Algebra I (10th grade) | Third |
| Steelville H.S. | Small School | Nicole Richter | Matrices & Determinants (12th Grade) | Third |
HERRIN, ILL. | Herrin H.S. | Large School | Katie Golden | Word Problems (9th grade) | First |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Kristen Melleny | Word Problems (9th grade) | Third |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Kristen Melleny | Number Bases (9th grade) | First |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Katie Golden | Number Bases (9th grade) | Second |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Derrick Wright | Geometry (10th grade) | First |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Matthew Morgan | Exponential & Logarithmic Functions (11th grade) | Second |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Scott Parks | Analytic Geometry (12th grade) | First |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Scott Parks | Calculus (12th grade) | Third |
TEAM EVENTS
SCHOOL LOCATION | NAME OF SCHOOL | CATEGORY | STUDENTS’NAMES | EVENT | PLACE |
CAPE GIRARDEAU | Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Sam Bornstein, Laura Brown, Cathy Hayward, Jesse Pyeatte | Geometry | Second |
| Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Large School | Alex Ramsey, Will Ramsey, Lauren Sulser, Chelsea White | Trigonometry | Second |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Emily Bira, Jacob Essner, Tyler Glaus, Adam Reinagel | Algebra I | Second |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Kent Buxton, Chris McCrate, Kenny Richardson, Steve Wissinger | Algebra II | First |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Sarah Huber, John Kiblinger, Matthew Pfau, Danielle Schumer | Geometry | Second |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | David Kiblinger, Roger Mainor, Steven Nast, Adam Prasanphanich | Trigonometry | First |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Small School | Josh Essner, Douglas Overbey, Andrew Welter, Amanda Wozniak | Medley | First |
| Saxony Lutheran H.S. | Small School | Tyson Koenig, Danielle Leible, Matthew Mueller, Casy Petzoldt | Algebra I | First |
| Saxony Lutheran H.S. | Small School | Jon Burford, Diana Emde, Christina Mann, Ben Thies | Algebra II | Second |
| Saxony Lutheran H.S. | Small School | Amanda Berry, Robert Huey, Deanna Leible, Amy Woolridge | Geometry | First |
DEXTER | Dexter H.S. | Large School | Christina Carwile, James Eldreth, Ryan Humphrey, Paul Mahan | Algebra I | First |
| Dexter H.S. | Large School | Bailey Cato, Whitney Hook, Mike Walker, Drew Wethington | Medley | Second |
FARMINGTON | Farmington H.S. | Large School | Lynnsey Cook, Devin Helms, Claire Huck, Mary Jo Miller | Algebra I | Third |
| Farmington H.S. | Large School | Ashley Beavers, John McNeill, Brenna Noble, Monica Wolo | Algebra II | First |
| Farmington H.S. | Large School | Brian Derickson, Rachel Fuller, Chelsea Johnson, Jordan Varble | Geometry | Third |
| Farmington H.S. | Large School | Andy Karl, Jeff LaBundy, Michael Lutsch, Eric McNeill | Medley | First |
FREDERICKTOWN | Fredericktown H.S. | Large School | Allie Ammons, Steve Emlund, Chasidy Griffon, Jake Stoffregen | Algebra II | Third |
| Fredericktown H.S. | Large School | Jessy Cooper, Sissy Rauls, Katie Rooker, Florian Spenner | Trigonometry | Third |
| Fredericktown H.S. | Large School | Amy Bopp, Adam Cooper, Ashley Moyers, Josh Provow | Medley | Third |
LEOPOLD | Leopold H.S. | Small School | Brandon Bueter, Lucas Horrell, Nick VanderMierden, Wendy Vandeven | Algebra II | Third |
OAK RIDGE | Oak Ridge H.S. | Small School | Aaron Eisenhauer, Steven Ford, Alicia Kellogg, Charlie Phillips | Trigonometry | Third |
MALDEN | Malden H.S. | Small School | Terrell Butler, Karis Keller, Amanda King, Luke Lancaster | Algebra I | Third |
| Malden H.S. | Small School | Kristi Gage, Nicah Huckeby, Kayleigh Ogden, Sidney Taylor | Geometry | Third |
| Malden H.S. | Small School | Ashley Lancaster, Scott Matthews, Jay McLeod, Shellena Stone | Trigonometry | Second |
PARK HILLS | Central R-III H.S. | Small School | Vanessa Combrink, Jayme Gann, Kerry Politte, Jennifer Seals | Medley | Second |
SIKESTON | Sikeston Jr. H.S. | Large School | Adrienne Angelos, Logan Hampton, Kurstin Koch, Sam Ruesler | Algebra I | Second |
| Sikeston Jr. H.S. | Large School | Ellie Hensley, Traci Jackson, Terri Johnson, Jordan Phenicie | Algebra II | Second |
STEELE | South Pemiscot H.S. | Small School | Victor Collins, Jarred Crawford, Matt Dodd, Jennifer Varnell | Medley | Third |
HERRIN, ILL. | Herrin H.S. | Large School | T.J. Garegnani, Corinne Russell, Jordan Timmermann, Mickenzie Wade | Geometry | First |
| Herrin H.S. | Large School | Garrett Lunsford, Matthew Morgan, Megan Pankey, Lorraine Weiss | Trigonometry | First |
PROBLEM SOLVING SCHOOL EVENTS
SCHOOL LOCATION | NAME OF SCHOOL | SPONSOR | PLACE |
CAPE GIRARDEAU | Cape Central Sr. H.S. | Julia Harter | Second |
| Notre Dame H.S. | Lenny Kuper | Third |
FARMINGTON | Farmington H.S. | Andrea Hodges, Kim Johnson | First |
MATHLETICS
SCHOOL LOCATION | NAME OF SCHOOL | PLACE |
BONNE TERRE | North St. Francois H.S. | Third |
CAPE GIRARDEAU | Notre Dame H.S. | Second |
FARMINGTON | Farmington H.S. | First |
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