On Saturday, February 25, 2017, eight students from the middle school represented York Suburban at the Lincoln Chapter Regional MathCounts Competition held at Millersville University. York Suburban competitors included, eighth graders Steven File, Riley Trout, Jack Ports, Devlin Ravegum, and Nick Aparicio, seventh graders Noah West and Leo Chen and sixth grader Edward Lulo.
The competition consists of four components. The Sprint Round (40 minutes) is an individual test with 30 questions focusing on accuracy. Calculators are not permitted.
The Target Round consists of eight problems presented in four pairs (six minutes per pair).
The Team Round (20 minutes) consists of 10 problems that the team of four works together to solve.
The Countdown Round is a fast-paced oral competition where students go head to head. This round is reserved for the top 10 competitors based on total scores from the three previous rounds.
This year’s competition included 184 students and 25 teams from Lancaster, Lebanon, York, and Adams Counties.
Individually Jack Ports finished sixth, Devlin Ravegum 21st, Noah West 25th, Nick Aparicio 27th, Riley Trout 49th, Edward Lulo 56th, Leo Chen 66th, and Steven File 71st.
The team of Ports, Ravegum, West, and Chen finished fourth.
Congratulations to our Mathletes!