{"590112":{"#nid":"590112","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech High School Mathematics Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThanks to the hard work of several School of Mathematics graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, staff and faculty, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hsmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EHigh School Mathematics competition\u003C\/a\u003E was a huge success, with more than 400 students participating in the event.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis annual competition covers a wide range of topics, including algebra, Euclidean geometry, combinatorics, number theory, and calculus. Schools from any state are welcome to compete, and schools may register up to five teams with up to five contestants per team.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESpecial thanks to the organizing committee: Sharon McDowell, Annette Rohrs, Eric Sabo, Elizabeth (Betsie) Last, Chi Ho Yuen, George Kerchev, and Shane Scott. Also thanks to Mohammad Ghomi for an exciting presentation on the age-old Durer\u0026#39;s problem and recent progress, and to J.D. Walsh for engaging the students, parents and school counselors with a passionate talk on professional opportunities for students majoring in math.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWinners:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E1st Place - Henrik Boecken\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E2nd Place - Timothy Geiseking\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E3rd Place - Kalen Patton\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E4th Place - Aaron Fishburn\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETeams with top scores:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFirst - Northview High School, Team A\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESecond - Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, Team A\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThird - Chamblee Charter High School, Team A\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFourth - Northview High School, Team B\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The High School Mathematics competition was a huge success, with more than 400 students participating in the event."}],"uid":"34469","created_gmt":"2017-04-10 14:34:24","changed_gmt":"2017-04-10 14:34:24","author":"nmcleish3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-03-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-03-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"173647","name":"_for_math_site_"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}