2024 Chipola Math Olympiad
Students representing 14 area High schools participated in the 38th annual Chipola College Math Olympiad on March 8, 2024.
Students competed individually on written exams in Algebra I and II, Geometry, Trigonometry and Scholarship. Teams competed in three Ciphering competitions and for Team Awards that are earned through highest combined scores on the written exams. The students earned medals and trophies, and were treated to lunch. The event concluded with an awards ceremony in the Cultural Center.
Ciphering team winners are:
Algebra I— first, Blountstown HS, team members: Saqaaf Ahmed, Elizabeth Cherry, Emilio DeVuyst; second Chipley HS, team members: William Laursen, Luke Kincaid, Tatum Register.
Algebra II— first, Altha HS, team members: Kathryn Barth, Spencer O'Bryan, Takeda Tousey; second Dayspring Christian, team members William Anderson, Samuel Keel, Jameson Scheffer.
Geometry—first, Chipley HS, team members: Aubrey Deal, Mason Taylor, Steve Sacramento; second, Blountstown HS, team members: Isaac McGhee, Ryan Parrish, Berklee Neel.
Individual award winners by category are:
Algebra I—first, Chipley HS, William Laursen; second, Blountstown HS, Saqaaf Ahmed; third, Poplar Springs, J.D. Barnes; fourth Altha HS, Spencer Lewis; Chipley (Roulhac), Luke Kincaid; sixth, Chipley (Roulhac), Tatum Register; seventh Washington County Christian, Ava Stevenson; eighth, Poplar Springs, Aiden Graves; ninth, Holmes County, Ridge Curlee; tenth Vernon HS, Elih Dellinger.
Algebra II—first, Chipley HS, Brantley Kirkland; second, Vernon HS, Jess Renfroe; third, Dayspring, William Anderson; fourth, Chipley HS. Hill Holley; fifth, Blountstown HS. Miles Gosken; sixth, Liberty County HS, Malona Pullam; seventh, Marianna HS, Adam Monk; eighth, Blountstown HS, David Simon-Aguilar; ninth, Sneads HS, Kason Hamilton; tenth, Liberty County HS, Seth Brown.
Geometry—first, Chipley HS, Aubrey Deal; second, Blountstown, Isaac McGhee; third, Vernon HS, Nylah Brown; fourth, Marianna HS, Chloe Harrison; fifth, Holmes County HS, Emmalyn ST. John; sixth, Altha HS, Zachary O’Bryan; seventh, Sneads HS, Isabella Car; eighth, Chipley HS, Mason Taylor; ninth, Holmes County HS, Montanna Chambliss; tenth, Blountstown HS, Ryan Parrish.
Trigonometry—first, Blountstown HS, Matthew Evans; second, Blountstown HS, Waylon Davis ; third, Marianna HS, Seth Grice; fourth, Liberty County HS, Gabriella Flowers; fifth, Liberty County HS, Gavin Jerkins; sixth, Vernon HS, Isiah Markham; seventh, Chipley HS, Connor Hess; eighth, Altha HS, Katelynn Adams; ninth, Liberty County HS, Scout Harr; tenth, Marianna HS, Sophia Pollard.
Scholarship—first, Chiplley HS, Owen Page; second, Holmes County HS, Seth Crutchfield; third, Marianna HS, Julianna Bellamy, Marinna HS, Seth Grice, Liberty County HS, Kent Hosford, Liberty County HS, Madison Walker.