2012 NCCTM State Math Fair Totals(68 projects, 84 students, 43 schools)

(2011: 77 projects, 94 students, 40 schools)

(2010: 67 projects, 79 students, 36 schools)

K-2:18 projects3-5:25 projects6-8:17 projects9-12:8 projects

23 students33 students17 students10 students

12 schools16 schools10 schools5 schools

2012 NCCTM Regional Math Fair Totals(277 projects, 342 students, 61 schools)

(2011: 355 projects, 421 students, 84 schools)

(2010: 339 projects, 409 students, 99 schools)

State Math Fair 2012 Winners

K-2 Division

First Place:Kailee Grubbs and Emily Grubbs

“Purpose of Percent”

RidgewoodElementary School

Second Place:Sam Schneider

“Pudgy Pedro”

Codington Elementary School

Third Place:Jaryd Broome

“Some Like It Hot!”

Victory Christian Center School

Honorable Mention:Oliver D. Stone

“A Math Project on Volume”

Brevard ElementarySchool

Nicholas Lundquist

“Measuring Up”

Pinnacle Elementary School

Varun Varadarajan and Delia Garguilo

“Distances: Measurement and Calculations”

Gregory School of Science, Mathematics, and Technology

J.P. Brandt

“Is Ronald In Your Backyard?”

Cool Springs Elementary School

3-5 Division

First Place:Rushin Ingle

“Proving Pick’s Theorem”

AB Combs Elementary School

Madison Parrish

“Don’t Fear Fractions”

West Greene Elementary School

Second Place:Josh Morrow

“How Safe is Your Lock?”

Hendersonville Elementary School

Daniel Oh

“Do Volunteers Help To Improve School Performance?

Codington Elementary School

Third Place:Reese Cassidy and Gracen Cardwell

“Shadow Solvers”

Cool Springs Elementary School

Honorable Mention:David Appel and Ashley Appel

“Robomath”

McCrary Elementary School

Phillip Hazel

“Brick Sidewalks at Davidson College”

Davidson Elementary School

Kearston Hudson and Allison Wade

“Tricky Turbidity”

West Greene Elementary School

David Meyers

“Perceptions of Time: Does Time Fly When You Are Having Fun?”

AB Combs Elementary School

Caitlin Tuttle

“Distance of Tennis Balls”

Gregory Elementary School

6-8 Division

First Place:Jonathan Gay

“Soccer Science”

Camden Middle School

Second Place:Ryan Gottberg

“My Perfect Christmas Tree”

Mt Mourne Middle School

Third Place:Arthur Annis

“Pull Pull Pulley”

Clyde Erwin Middle School

Honorable Mention:Kade Sutton

“Greater Weight = Greater Speed”

Sampson Middle School

Anthony Windelman

“Mechanics of Pitch”

Mt Mourne Middle School

Kaitlyn Royal

“How Much Does Heart Rate Increase During Dance”

Sampson Middle School

Shane Benson

“Sloping Thrills”

JN Fries STEM Magnet School

Gabriel Moore

“Santa Claus – Really?”

Victory Christian Center School

9-12 Division

First Place:Ayano Annis

“Unlocking the Tangled Topology Secrets of Mobius Strip”

Clyde Erwin High School

Second Place:Nicholas Kowalski

“Computing Cryptology: Creating Secret Messages Using Invertible Matrices”

J. H. Rose High School

Third Place:Alice Wang

“How Tension Affects the Effectiveness of a Catapult”

D. H. Conley HighSchool

Honorable Mention:Bradyn Litster and Luan Nguyen

“The Accuracy of Rocket Simulation Programs”

Victory Christian Center School School