MATHCOUNTS

Judy is thinking of two numbers. The product of the two numbers is 24. The difference of the two numbers is 5. What is the sum of these two numbers? * see answer below

MathCounts is a national math competition program for kids in grades 6 – 8. Middle school students at Holy Nativity Episcopal School tryout for our school team in September. After months of: during school, after school, and holiday practice, our “mathletes” head to competition. Bay District Schools hosts the first of two local contests for all middle schools in Bay County in January at Gulf Coast State College. HNES students love to go to this event because they see many of their friends from other schools. Being a part of this peer group is also a special opportunity to meet other gifted math students. Testing here includes the Sprint Round (no calculator allowed), the Target Round (calculator used), and the Team Round. The District event awards medals to the top ten students in each of the three grades.

There are also trophies for the top three teams in each grade. In February, the Florida Engineering Society (FES) hosts the “Gulf Regional” MathCounts Tri-county competition. Students in Bay, Gulf, and Washington Counties compete at The Advanced Technology Center of Gulf Coast State College. In addition to the Sprint Round, Target Round, and Team Round, top students at the FES event participate in the “gameshow rounds” of Ciphering and Countdown. Recognized as winners and trophy recipients are the top four individuals and the top three teams. Of these, the top four individuals and the top two teams advance to State in Orlando! Holy Nativity has had students invited to the State Competition in four different years in our short history of MathCounts participation.  

HNES Math Counts History

2003 Bay District Competition

6th grade 1st place overall – Michael Warkander

2004 Bay District Competition

7th grade 1st place overall – Michael Warkander

7th grade 8th place overall -- Kirstyn Palgut

7th grade Team – 1st place – Holy Nativity Team 1:
Elaura Hodgetts, Kirstyn Palgut, Cory Thorpe, Michael Warkander

2004 Gulf Regional Competition

Top Ten Overall – Kirstyn Palgut (7th grader)

Most Improved Team from previous year – Holy Nativity Team 1:
Elaura Hodgetts, Kirstyn Palgut, Cory Thorpe, Michael Warkander

Second Place Overall – Invited to State Competition – Holy Nativity Team 1 (All 7th graders):

Elaura Hodgetts (Katherine Whitton went in her place), Kirstyn Palgut, Cory Thorpe, Michael Warkander

2005 Bay District Competition

No winners from HNES

2006 Bay District Competition

No winners from HNES

2007 Bay District Competition

6th grade 9th place overall – Jenna Palgut

2008 Bay District Competition

6th grade 7th place overall – George Hamm

2009 Bay District Competition

7th grade 2nd place overall – George Hamm

6th grade 5th place overall – Connor Morrow

6th grade Team – 3rd Place – Holy Nativity Team 1:

Connor Morrow, Jake Moody, Sara Dykes, Alec Gordon

2010 Bay District Competition

7th grade 2nd place overall – Connor Morrow

6th grade 7th place overall – Justin Li

2010 Gulf Regional Competition

Second Place Overall – Invited to State Competition – Connor Morrow (7th grader)

2011 Bay District Competition

8th grade 2nd place overall – Connor Morrow

8th grade Team – 3rd place – Holy Nativity Team 1:

Connor Morrow, Jake Moody, Sara Dykes, Alec Gordon

6th grade Team – 3rd place – Holy Nativity Team 1:

Zack Moser, Joe Conroy, Kyle Moody, Noah Patterson

2012 Bay District Competition

No winners from HNES

2013 Bay District Competition

7th grade – 6th place overall – Brandon Jackson

7th grade Team – 3rd place – Holy Nativity Team 1:

Brandon Jackson, JD Keltner, Alexander Lovchuk, Tedy Seto

2014 Bay District Competition

6th grade – 2nd place overall – Jackson Morris

6th grade Team – 3rd place - Holy Nativity Team 1:

Jackson Morris, Danielle Bansagi, Ivy FitzSimons, Keira Banton

7th grade – 7th place overall – Richard Thomas Maddox

8th grade Team – 3rd Place – Holy Nativity Team 2:

Eric Reid, Kristian Haseley, Blake Ringenberg, Brody Golden

2014 Gulf Regional Competition

(8th graders on DC/NY Trip)

New award = Top HNES Performer – Kristian Haseley (8th grade)

2015 Bay District Competition

6th grade – 6th place overall – Mack Keltner

6th grade Team – 3rd place - Holy Nativity Team 1:

Mack Keltner, Fisher Boyd, Cecilia Shuler, Shin Hwa Noh

7th grade – 1st place overall – Jackson Morris

9th place overall – Mac Chapman

7th grade Team – 2nd place – Holy Nativity Team 1:

Jackson Morris, Danielle Bansagi, Shawn Banks, Tanner Sandlin

8th grade – 6th place overall – Richard Thomas Maddox

2015 Gulf Regional Competition

Fifth place overall Individual – Invited to State Competition – 7th grader – Jackson Morris

2016 State of Florida Competition

Jackson Morris 7/30, 3/8, Finished 153/261

2016 Bay District Competition

6th grade – 3rd place overall – Sarah Stewart

6th grade Team – 3rd place - Holy Nativity Team 1:

Sarah Stewart, J.Alton Boyd, Liam Dykes, Zachary Cox

7th grade – 3rd place overall – Mack Keltner

6th place overall – Fisher Boyd

9th place overall – Cecilia Shuler

7th grade Team – 3rd place – Holy Nativity Team 1:

Mack Keltner, Fisher Boyd, Cecilia Shuler, Grace Bischoff

8th grade – 1st place overall – Jackson Morris

6th place overall – Danielle Bansagi

8th grade Team – 2nd place – Holy Nativity Team 1

Jackson Morris, Danielle Bansagi, Mac Chapman, Tanner Sandlin

2016 Gulf Regional Competition

First overall Individual – Invited to State Competition – 8th grader – Jackson Morris

Second overall Individual – Invited to State Competition – 8th grader – Danielle Bansagi

Third Place Team Overall - Holy Nativity Team 1:

Jackson Morris (8th grade), Danielle Bansagi (8th grade), Mack Keltner (7th grade), Fisher Boyd (7th grade)

2016 State Competition

Jackson Morris 9/30, 4/8, Finished 125/272

Danielle Bansagi 8/30, 0/8, Finished 201/272