{"id":883,"date":"2013-02-19T16:25:15","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T01:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/wpmu\/?p=883"},"modified":"2013-02-19T16:25:15","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T01:25:15","slug":"homer-middle-school-math-counts-team-heading-to-juneau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/2013\/02\/19\/homer-middle-school-math-counts-team-heading-to-juneau\/","title":{"rendered":"Homer Middle School Math Counts Team Heading to Juneau"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HMS: Back row: Douglas Dean, Zane Boyer, Kenny Cortez, Logan Harris. Front row\u2014Denver Waclawski, Ben Kettle<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nFebruary 17, 2012
\nLast weekend Zane Boyer, Logan Harris, Douglas Dean, Denver Waclawski , Ben Kettle, and I went up to Anchorage for the annual Math Counts competition. Zane, Logan, Douglas and I were on the official team while Denver and Ben were official individuals.
\nWhen we first got to the meet, we went into a large room with a bunch of other kids from 11 other schools. After we registered, the competition soon began. We each sat at different tables with kids from the other schools. The parents and coaches then had to leave the auditorium. The first round we did was the Sprint Round; it was 40 minutes long and consisted of 30 questions. After the round all the kids excitedly awaited the answers.
\nAfter a short break, the Target Round, which is eight questions in groups of two, started. We were allowed to use calculators and had six minutes to complete each set of two. When the round was over, it was time for the Team Round. The official team all sat together and we got right to work. The round was designed so that no one person could finish all the questions, so we had to divide up the problems between the team. After 30 minutes of hard work, the round was over.
\nWe took a break for lunch which was pizza and nervously anticipated the results. After lunch it was time for the Countdown Round, which is where they take the 12 highest scoring people and have them compete two at a time until only one person is left. Homer\u2019s very own Douglas Dean competed in this round. Finally it was time to see the results; we sat at our table nervously.
\nAt first they announced first, second and third place overall. None of us placed in this round but we were more excited about seeing if we placed in the Team Round. First they announced 4th<\/sup> place; it wasn\u2019t us. Then they were about to announce 3rd<\/sup> place. We couldn\u2019t wait to see if it was us; if it was then we would get to go to Juneau!\u00a0 When they said \u201cHomer Middle\u201d we were ecstatic! We went up and got our trophies and had our photo taken. We sat through the rest of the placing so excited. That day we drove back to Homer very eager to go to the state competition.
\n— Kenny Cortez, 8th<\/sup> grade student at HMS, member of the Math Counts team
\nThank you to Math Counts coach Sara Reinhert
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Zane Boyer, Kenny Cortez, Logan Harris and 7th grade HMS Math teacher Shoshannah Brasher<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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