Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute hosted the first Mike Bradshaw Middle School Math Competition Friday morning on the Caldwell Campus in Hudson. Seventh and eighth graders from Collettsville, Happy Valley, Gamewell, Granite Falls and Kings Creek flexed their math muscles in a formal competition, followed by get-to-know-you activities and free pizza in the CCC&TI gym.
The top performing team in both the seventh and eighth grade divisions was Granite Falls Middle School. Individual awards were given for first, second and third places for seventh and eighth grade divisions as well.
In its first year, the competition is named for former STEM Department Chair Mike Bradshaw, who retired from CCC&TI in 2015 after 37 years as an educator. He was present for the event and handed out trophies at its conclusion.
Granite Falls Middle School was the top performing team for both the seventh and eighth grade divisions at Friday's Mike Bradshaw Middle School Math Competition at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute. Bradshaw, to the right in a blue jacket, posed for a photo with the winning students and their teachers after the trophy presentation.
The individual winners at Friday's Mike Bradshaw Middle School Math Competition at Caldwell
Community College and Technical Institute were, left to right:
Eight graders Reese Darress of Granite Falls Middle School (3rd Place), Zachary Benfield of Granite Falls Middle School (1stplace), Cayleb Harkins of Gamewell Middle School (2nd Place) and seventh graders Jake Marley of Granite Falls Middle School (3rd place), Claire Rotting of Kings Creek School (2nd place) and Jair Peralta of Gamewell Middle School (1st place).