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Success adds up for Middleton math team
By TIMES STAFF
Published April 13, 2007
BELMONT/JACKSON HEIGHTS Success adds up for Middleton math team Middleton High School's Mu Alpha Theta team is on a winning streak at regional competitions. They placed first in geometry, algebra II and precalculus last month at the district's Math Bowl. Up next is a state convention April 20 and 21 in Orlando. "Everything's falling into place," said team coordinator Kim Woolfenden. Woolfenden built the team at the math, science technology magnet, which reopened in 2002. Middleton students compete statewide every other Saturday from December through April and practice by taking old math tests after school two days a week. They've competed nationally in Hawaii and Colorado, placing 14th and 15th. This July the national competition comes to Tampa. To compete, students must pay $600 each. To help fund a needy student, call Kim Woolfenden at 233-3360 ext. 257. BELMONT/JACKSON HEIGHTS Odyssey of the Mind teams win 3 awards Lockhart Magnet School's Odyssey of the Mind teams took home three county awards recently and are heading to Orlando to compete statewide. Students in the program compete to solve problems creatively and spontaneously through skits. PALMA CEIA Plant student earns $1,000 scholarship Plant High School senior Alexandra Murnaghan won a $1,000 scholarship through the National Beta Club. She plans to attend the University of Florida, where she will major in English. She plans to practice law.
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