Several VPS students participated in the Math Is Cool competition at Moses Lake a few weeks ago. 4th and 5th-grade students answered several math questions in a day-long competition.

Congratulations to our students from Eisenhower, Hough, Ogden and Truman who competed and brought home many team and individual awards.

Eisenhower Elementary
Math Coach – Emilee Wong

Samuel Shreck – 8th place for individual 
Kael Felix
Misha Henrichs-Tarasenkov – 4th place for individual
Lucas Ballard – 6th place for individual 

Hough Elementary
Math Coach – Anne Bowling

Maddox Smith – 1st place in team competition for 4th grade 
Emmett Boyd – 1st place in team competition for 4th grade 
Ashby Kaden – 1st place in team competition for 4th grade 
Dominic Hendrix – 8th place in individual competition for 4th grade pi division & 
1st place in team competition for 4th grade 
Bronson Hendrix
Felix North – 5th place in individual competition for 5th grade pi division
Vivienne Stanley
Raelynn Wallin

Ogden Elementary
Math Coach – Jesse Affeldt

Joplin Henry – 8th in state for team competition
Emerson Parkin – 8th in state for team competition
Nathan Hayes – 8th in state for team competition
Cody Brandt – 8th in state for team competition

Truman Elementary
Math Coach – Erica Marino

Julie Kaczmarek 
Maxwell Heller 
Finlay McNabb – 2nd place for individual competition & 3rd place for 5th grade team competition
Abigail Neri  – 3rd place for 5th grade team competition
Izley Emery – 3rd place for 5th grade team competition