On Saturday, Feb. 7, Brevard and Rosman Middle Schools sent teams to the MathCounts competition held at T.C. Roberson High School. With 28 schools represented, both Transylvania County teams performed well as teams and also garnered several individual honors.
Brevard Middle took sixth place with a team of nine “mathletes” led by advisor Mellissa Howell. Brandy Glendening led four students from Rosman Middle to a 12th place finish overall out of 28 teams.
Teams competed in three different events: individual test, team test, and “countdown round.” James Thompson from BMS was a runner up in the countdown round, securing a 13th place in the overall competition. Marcus Morgan of Rosman Middle scored in the top twenty.
Brevard Middle’s Benji Dial took home the highest individual honor for TCS, earning third place overall out of 220 students participating. He will now move on to the State MathCounts Competition in Durham on March 20, at the North Carolina School of Science and Math.
