Takoma Park MS wins math tourney

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Takoma Park MS wins math tourney

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The Takoma Park Middle School Math Team won the Maryland State Mathcounts competition, held at Johns Hopkins University March 30. The competition involved teams from about 50 public and private schools throughout the state, according to a news release from the Takoma Park team.

The members of the Takoma Park Team are Mario Choi, Jason Hyun, C. J. Argue and Andrew Das Sarma. Choi, Argue, and Das Sarma are in eighth grade, while Hyun is a sixth-grader. The coach of the team is Sarah Manchester, a mathematics teacher at Takoma Park Middle School.

In the individual competition, Takoma Park students took four of the top five places, with Choi finishing first, sixth-grader Sam Zbarsky third, Hyun fourth, and eighth-grader Peter Weng fifth.

Second place was captured by Linus Ulysses Hamilton, a seventh-grader at Hyattsville Middle School. The top four finishers (Choi, Hamilton, Zbarsky and Hyun) are the members of the Maryland State Team, and Weng is the alternate.

The Maryland State Team will take part May 10-13 in the 24th annual National Mathcounts Competition in Fort Worth, Texas. Manchester will be the coach..

Poetry slamat Blair

Students at Montgomery Blair High School will hold a poetry slam 7 p.m. April 20 at the school’s media center, 51 University Blvd. E., Silver Spring.

Students will have three minutes on stage to perform original poems without any props or musical accompaniment. The students will be judged by their peers and teachers.

Kennedy boostersto hold silent auction

A silent auction to benefit John F. Kennedy’s All-Sports Booster Club will be held 7 p.m. April 27 in the school cafeteria, 1901 Randolph Road. To donate for the aucton, call Jill Sullivan at 301-438-2256, 240-461-7239 or e-mail jillmsullivan@yahoo.com.

Science Day winnersat the Barrie School

The Barrie School in Silver Spring recently held its Science Day. Here are the winners:

Eighth-grade awards

1. Nicole Banton⁄ Vasudha Kowtha and Victoria Binford, ‘‘Crystal Growth Under Different Environmental Conditions;” 2. Anthony Yancey⁄ Theodore Chebanne, ‘‘Tat It Up: A Study of Tattooing;” 3. (tie) Elena Irick, ‘‘Pump It Out: Reverse Osmosis and Desalination;” Pia Fritsch, ‘‘The Effect of Temperatures on Batteries”

Seventh-grade awards

1. Jonathan Bass⁄ Cross Klemko, ‘‘How Does Exercise Affect Blood Pressure?” 2. William Sullivan, ‘‘The Effects of Food Coloring on Adolescent Behavior;” 3. Clark Taylor, ‘‘How Do Different Types of Hydroponics Affect Plant Growth?

Sixth-grade awards

1. Danielle Conway, ‘‘How Does a Seismograph Work? 2. Rachel Gelfand, ‘‘Gravity: Defying It” 3. (tie) Elizabeth Sulc, ‘‘A Tornado Model;” Eliana Miller-Cohen, ‘‘Making Rainbows With Prisms”

Engineering award

1. William Healy, ‘‘A Rube Goldberg Machine to Feed the Dog;” 2. Paul Gigioli⁄ Eric Silverman, ‘‘A Rube Goldberg Invention to Slice Your Banana;” 3. Alexandra Reeves, ‘‘Steamboat Engines”

Best in Fair

Annika Hamann⁄ Harley Rothfeld, ‘‘Cell Phones and Driving”

Blair Fair,PTSA silent auction

The annual Blair Fair and PTSA Silent Auction will be held 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. April 20 at Montgomery Blair High School, 51 University Blvd. E., Silver Spring.

The event will feature music, performances, activities and food. The silent auction will offer hundreds of items such as home-cooked gourmet dinners, tickets to sport and cultural events and weekend vacations. Call 301-649-2800.

‘‘An Evening of Comedy” fundraiser

The James Hubert Blake PTSA and Boosters Club are sponsoring a raffle fund-raiser, ‘‘Evening of Comedy,” featuring a professional improvisational group and Blake’s Improvisational Theatre Company 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. April 13. There will be a silent basket auction and dinner before the show. Tickets are $5 and raffle tickets are $10. Call 301-879-1300. The school is located at 300 Norwood Road, Silver Spring. Visit www.mcps.k12.md.us⁄schools⁄blakehs.

Spring performancesat area high schools

Blake High School will perform ‘‘Macbeth” April 28 and again May 3-5. Call 301-879-1300 for cost and times.

Paint Branch High School will perform ‘‘Once Upon A Mattress” 7:30 p.m. April 13, 14, 20 and 21 at the school, 14121 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. Cost is $7 adults, $5 students. Call 301-989-5600.

Springbrook will perform ‘‘Oklahoma” April 26-28 at the school, 201 Valley Brook Drive, Silver Spring. Call 301-989-5700 for cost and times.

Bethesda-Chevy Chase will perform ‘‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream” April 20, 21, 27 and 28 at the school, 4301 East West Highway, Bethesda. Call 240-497-6300 for cost and times.

Wheaton will perform ‘‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” April 19-21 at the school, 12601 Dalewood Drive, Wheaton. Call 301-929-2050 for cost and times.

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