Students Participate in 16th Annual Math Day

Thirteen teams of fifth-graders competed in the 15th Annual Math Day on March 6th at Gardner-Webb University , and the top team was from Kings Mountain Intermediate School.

Sponsored by the Greater Cleveland County Schools’ Educational Foundation, the competition included individual and team events. Participating students were from Boiling Springs, Casar, Elizabeth , Fallston, Springmore, Township Three, Union and Washington elementary schools and Marion and Kings Mountain Intermediate schools.

Winning teams were Kings Mountain Intermediate Team 3 - 1st Place; Elizabeth - 2nd; Marion Intermediate 2- 3rd; Boiling Springs- 4th;
Township Three Elementary - 5th.
Individual Winner Ben Waldrep of
Elizabeth Elementary School is congratulated by Superintendent
Dr. Bruce Boyles

Individual students scoring the most points were:

Ben Waldrop, Elizabeth Elem.;
Max Teddy, Elizabeth Elem.;
Tyler Hendrix, Marion Team 2;
Collin Foster, KMIS. Team 3,
Trent Ploeger, KMIS. Team 3.

Judges were Jeff Cox of PPG Industries, Richard Yount of Dicey Fabrics, Inc., Becky Earley, CCS Foundation, Vickie Hicks of Mountain 1st Bank.
Kings Mountain Intermediate - 1st Place Team
Front Row (L to R) Robert Baker, Anna Cerjan, Trent Ploeger
Back Row (L to R) Hunter Toney, Collin Foster, Tyler Batchler
Students with the highest number of points from each team were: Dylan Goodman, Boiling Springs; Caleb Green, Casar; Ben Waldrep, Elizabeth; Spencer Lewis, Fallston; Sarah Scism, KMIS Team 1; Tanner Orders, KMIS Team 2; Collin Foster, KMIS Team 3; Blanton Gillespie, Marion Team 1; Tyler Hendrix, Marion Team 2; Tobie Reinhardt, Township #3; Casey Hubbard, Springmore; Nicholas Allen, Union; Kendall Scruggs, Washington.
Elizabeth Elementary - 2nd Place Team
Marion Elementary #2 - 3rd Place Team
Boiling Springs Elementary- 4th Place Team
Township 3 Elementary - 5th Place Team

Local businesses and industries supporting the event through the Foundation were Cleveland County Schools, Duke Energy, First National Bank, PPG Industries, Laughlin Furniture Outlet, and The Star. Math Day Committee members were: Michael Edwards, Anna Whitaker, Cindy Witherspoon, Gina Gold, Molly Blanton, Laura McGill, Jennifer Blanton, Donna Senter, John Laughlin, Carl DeBrew and Michael Cheng.
2008 Math Day Teams

Boiling Springs
Adam Brooks
Taylor Coles
Dylan Goodman
Alyssa Hunt
Jordon Tanner
John Williams
Coaches: Lynn Kinmon,
Beth Triplett

Casar
Scarlett Carnett
Charlcy Carpenter
Caleb Green
Jessie Hudson
Dustin Ledford
Jonathon Whitehair
Coaches: Glenda Canipe
Helen Smith

Elizabeth
Elizabeth Henry
Sarah Laughlin
Alyssa McNeary
Coleman Putnam
Max Teddy
Ben Waldrep
Coaches: Annette McCarter
Beverly Ledford

Fallston
Aman Braggs
Delance Burton
Jacob Hunt
Spencer Lewis
Christopher Proctor
Maggi Terry
Coaches: Julia Price

KMIS Team I
Dalton Cash
Dylan Graham
Kirby Hullender
Alexis Johnson
Rielly Neal
Sarah Scism
Coach: Paige Phillips

KMIS Team 2
Devin Ayscue
Katie Chapman
Jon Michael Moore
Tanner Orders
Kayla Penner
Alexis Terry
Coach: Suzanne Grayson

KMIS Team 3
Robert Baker
Tyler Batchler
Anna Cerjan
Collin Foster
Hunter Toney
Trent Ploeger
Coach: Jimmy Davis  


Marion Team 1
Parker Campbell
Shy'neka Cherry
Blanton Gillespie
Timothy Hartman
Ciara Williams
Richard Wright
Coaches: Anna Love
Denise McGirt


Marion Team 2
Natalie Hamilton
Nick Hendee
Tyler Hendrix
Simone McCluney
Jordan McDonald
Victoria VanZomeran
Coaches: Christina Fraser,
Lynn Wise
Shanna Runge

Township Three
Ryan Cole
B.J. Howell
Bryan Johnson
Madeline Pauley
Toby Reinhardt
Caleb Westbrook
Coaches: Monica Browner
Dawn Hicks
Nicole Taylor

Springmore
Ericah Beason
Dylan Hastings
Casey Hubbard
Clinton Sewell
Will Swofford
Alex White
Coaches: Allana Bryson,
Carolyn Lee, and
Alexis Merritt

Union
Nicholas Allen
Dorian Boyce
Logan Church
Aaron Crance
Brandon Holtzclaw
Colton Williams
Coaches: Michael Floyd
Sue Merritt

Washington
Elijah Anderson
Nathan Mach
Kendall Scruggs
Nathan Shipley
Jessica Whitaker
Jody Williams
Coach: Charlotte Teague
Max Teddy - 2nd Place
Elizabeth Elementary
Tyler Hendrix- 3rd Place
Marion Intermediate
Collin Foster - 4th Place
KM Intermediate
Trent Ploeger - 5th Place
KM Intermediate