November 25, 2015
Contact: Jill Moberley, Public Information Officer
Jmoberle@dps.k12.oh.us
For Immediate Release

Wright Brothers took top honors in the 4-6 category with coaches Jeannine Quigley and Barbara Collins. Team members are Murad Kambarova, Armont Suttles, Griffyn Paringer, Kendall Todd, Sevil Kambarova and Cassandra Cardosa-Pressley.

Stivers School for the Arts received the top award for the grade 7-8 category with coaches Erin Nisonger and Doug Richards. Team members are Ripley Taylor, James Wright, Damarr Parker, and Ian Fitzgerald. 

Fans cheered for mathletes in action

It was a typical late fall morning at Belmont High School; cheering crowds of parents and supporters watched as students competed head to head on (wait for it) rapid-fire math word problems with timed responses. And it all played out to a packed house.

DPS students in grades four through eight prepared for and competed in three competitions-Battle of the Brains (4-6); Team Challenge (4-8); a contest requiring collaboration to solve problems; and Design Challenge (7-8) a STEM-based problem-solving project for teams. Based on combined scores, the winners were Wright Brothers PreK-8 School and Stivers School for the Arts.

Wright Brothers took top honors in the 4-6 category with coaches Jeannine Quigley and Barbara Collins. Team members are Murad Kambarova, Armont Suttles, Griffyn Paringer, Kendall Todd, Sevil Kambarova and Cassandra Cardosa-Pressley.

Stivers School for the Arts received the top award for the grade 7-8 category with coaches Erin Nisonger and Doug Richards. Team members are Ripley Taylor, James Wright, Damarr Parker, and Ian Fitzgerald. 

A complete list of Saturday’s Math-O-Lympics winners appears below:

This year’s Battle of the Brains introduced laptops for student competitors, according to event organizer and instructional supervisor Steven Chrichton, Ph.D. Student competitors were commended on their preparation and presentation-especially in the Design Challenge project category.

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