Calhoun High School math team wins 39th annual Georgia Southwestern State University Math Tournament

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Calhoun High School math team wins 39th annual Georgia Southwestern State University Math Tournament.

AMERICUS, GA (02/01/2013)(readMedia)-- High school students from all over Georgia squared off Friday, Jan. 25 at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) to put their math skills to the test. Students and teachers from Calhoun High School travelled over four hours to Americus for the win in their division's team competition.

The School of Computing and Mathematics at GSW held its 39th annual mathematics tournament. Sponsored by the AT&T Foundation, the competition is a qualifier for the state math tournament.

Teams from 45 high schools competed in the written and ciphering problem-solving portions. In all, 422 students competed in the event. Winners were recognized in six Georgia High School Association (GHSA) divisions and two Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) divisions.

In the individual portion of the competition, Calhoun students Vruj Patel and Tyler Crawley won second and third place, respectively. As a team, Calhoun won first place in the GHSA-AA division.

Other first place team winners included First Presbyterian Day School (GHSA-A), Oconee County High School (GHSA-AAA), Columbus High School (GHSA-AAAA) Creekview High School (GHSA-AAAAA), Rockdale Magnet School (GHSA-AAAAAA), Brandon Hall School (GISA-AA) and Tattnall Square Academy (GISA-AAA).

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