The Lead.

Dozens of students from five local high schools competed in the annual OSU MTC Marion Mathematics Challenge on the Marion Campus this December. When the pencils went down, a dozen students walked away with $18,000 in scholarships. The students came from Harding, North Union, Pleasant and River Valley.  

“These in-demand math skills will benefit these students in their adult lives and careers,” said Dr. Ryan McCall, president of Marion Tech. “We are happy to help recognize and reward them now. ”

Marion Technical College and The Ohio State University at Marion each awarded the first-place winner $1,000 scholarships. The second-place winners earned $750 from each institution. The third-place winner in each grade level was awarded $500 from each college.

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS

9^th Grade

• 1^st Place - Josiah Kramp - Pleasant
• 2^nd Place - Matt Murphy - Pleasant                    
• 3^rd Place - Carter Glick - North Union

10^th Grade

• 1^st Place - Al VanHorne - Harding
• 2^nd Place - Reagan Tway- Harding
• 3^rd Place- Jacob Gasmire - River Valley

 

11^th Grade

• 1^st Place - Troy Harvey - North Union       
• 2^nd Place - Samantha Schmelzer - Pleasant
• 3^rd Place  - Skylar Price - Harding

12^th Grade

• 1^st Place - Eric Snider - North Union   
• 2^nd Place - Savannah Queen - North Union
• 3^rd Place - Maura Murphy - Pleasant

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TEAM WINNERS

These include the top scorers from each school from all grades. The students received individual medals and the school received a trophy. The name with the highest score is listed first.

1^st Place:  North Union:   Eric Snider, Savannah Queen, Lindsay Willis, Abigail Zimmerman, Anna Crusey and Troy Harvey.

2^nd Place:  Pleasant:   Josiah Kramp, Maura Murphy, Cole Dyer, Matt Murphy, Samantha Schmelzer and Donnie Le.

3^rd Place:  Harding:   Audrey Simon, Alexander Lisiecki, Al Van Horne, Reagan Tway, Skylar Price and Ashley Martinez.

In addition to congratulating the participants and the winners, Marion Tech and Ohio State Marion would like to thank the Wm. Kay Davis Foundation for providing all trophies and awards.

Committee members who work organize the event, write the test, calculate the winners and prepare practice tests include: Micah Chrisman, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Ohio State Marion; David Gorenflo, retired Tech Prep Consultant at Marion Tech; John Maharry, Professor of Mathematics at Ohio State Marion; Tyler Maley, Director of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Marion Tech; Brian McEnnis, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus at Ohio State University Marion; and Sally O’Connor, Adjunct Faculty at Marion Tech; and Scott Zimmerman, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Ohio State Marion.

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