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From left to right – Mallory Jakoby, coach, Kristy Parish, coach, Matthew Boggs, Board member of the Valley Forge Chapter of PSPE; Anthony Mercovich, team member, Brandon Rizzo, team member, Brady James, team member, and Daniel Kovach, team member
A team from Boyertown Middle School West won the 42nd annual regional MATHCOUNTS competition at Penn State Berks. The winning team was comprised of Brandon Rizzo, Daniel Kovach, Brady James and Anthony Mercovich. Their coaches were Kristy Parish and Mallory Jakoby.
Boyertown Middle School East finished second and Wilson West Middle School finished third.
Individual winners were:
First Place – Vincent DeJoseph; Wilson West School West
Second Place – Brandon Rizzo; Boyertown Middle School West
Third Place – Leonore Das; Wyomissing Area Junior High School
Fourth Place – Daniel Kovach; Boyertown Middle School West
MATHCOUNTS is a competitive event in which students answer math questions. The program aims to encourage and improve the study of mathematics.
This year's competition pitted 9 schools and 81 individuals in grades six to eight, with a trip to a state competition on the line.
The winning team, along with the top four individual finishers, will travel to Harrisburg on March 21-22 for the state competition.
[From Valley Forge Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers]
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