February 16, 2015
MARSHALL, Texas (2/13/15) - The Department of Mathematics at East Texas Baptist University hosted a UIL Math and Science practice meet on Saturday, February, 7, 2015. High school students competed in the areas of Number Sense, Calculator, Math, and Science. Thirteen area high schools participated in the competition with over 300 entries.
"This was a great opportunity for area high school students to practice for the upcoming UIL district competitions," said Dr. Marty Warren, ETBU Professor of Mathematics and coordinator for the practice meet.
The top student who competed in all three math tests was Colin Lapic from Hallsville High School and was awarded an Apple iPad mini and a $16,000 ETBU scholarship. Medals or ribbons were awarded to students placing 1st through 5th place in each event. Trophies were also awarded to the schools with the most points accumulated from all four events.
In Division I, first and second place trophies went to Hallsville High School and Pine Tree High School, respectively.
In Division II, trophies for first, second, and third places went to Spring Hill High School, Queen City High School, and Daingerfield High School, respectively.