Stars Middle School’s first annual “MathStars” contest was held on Saturday, May 10. Fourth and fifth grade students from 17 Different elementary schools in the Tallahassee area were provided 15 difficult questions to solve in 30 minutes. Jenny Kang, a fifth grade student from Ms. Bryars’ class in Gilchrist Elementary, answered all of the questions right. She won first place and a laptop computer for herself and a $100 gift card for her teacher. Riley O’Bryant in Ms. Worrell’s class from Killearn Lakes Elementary won second place and an Ipod Nano for himself, and a $75 gift card for his teacher. Brian Lockwood, a homeschooled student, placed third and was awarded an Mp3 Player with 20 out of 23 possible points. His parents who are also his teachers, Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood, received a $50 gift certificate from MathStars. Each student received a “Certificate of Success” for their participation in the contest. They also enjoyed watching a show called “Spin, Pop, Boom” from Mad Science and pizza party sponsored by Bianca Pizza after the contest.

Congratulations to all participants of this awesome event! Good job to all the students and teachers! Participation was incredible for a first year event. We appreciate everyone's hard work in with the contest and we look forward to next year's MathStars.