Rockdale Magnet shows prowess at Georgia Southwestern math tournament, sweeps team and individual awards

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Rockdale Magnet School's math team swept the individual and team awards at the 39th annual Georgia Southwestern 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 from Rockdale Magnet School excelled over their 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, Rockdale Magnet students Jeremy Rachels, Heeyoon Kim, and Alex Mann won first, second and third place, respectively, with Rachels and Kim tying for first place overall. As a team, Rockdale Magnet School won first place in the GHSA-AAAAAA division.

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

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