Published Thursday, January 30, 2003
The regional tournament of the Challenge 24 math competition is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday in Kilcawley Center at Youngstown State University.
Registration is set for 8:30 a.m.
A total of 48 Mercer County students from grades 4-8 will be competing in the tournament against other students from Lawrence County in Pennsylvania and Trumbull and Mahoning counties in Ohio.
The tournament will be coordinated by Dr. Nathan P. Ritchey of Sharon, who is a professor of math at YSU.
The 48 students qualified for the tournament last October during the local Challenge 24 competition at Case Avenue Elementary School in Sharon. That event is sponsored by The Herald's Newspaper in Education program in cooperation with YSU.
"We're excited for our local students who are getting the opportunity to compete at YSU," said Mary Beth LoScalzo, The Herald's director of educational services. "It's a wonderful thing to be able to compete at a program on a college campus at their age. I'm happy for them."
Competing students are:
Grade 4
Case Avenue -- Olivia Shaffer, Rachel Shaffer, Shannon Sniezek, Shane Merchant, Sarah Spondike, Kelsey Ferlin, Emily Pettitt and Mikey Winger; Notre Dame -- Madeline Chavara and Jack Daloni; and St. Joseph's School -- Jon Korpon and Kenny Goodrich.
Grade 5
Reynolds Elementary -- Luke Taylor; Case Avenue -- Caitlin Sniezek, Cashmere Pearson, Alex Rio, Kristina Brink and Emily Williams; St. Joseph's -- Caitlin O'Neil; Notre Dame -- Courtney Moats, Lexi Marcelli and Eric Grasso; and Delahunty Middle School -- Kalie Gargano and Annie Moroco.
Grade 6
St. Joseph's -- Katie Ritchey; Reynolds Elementary -- Whitney Soldo; Delahunty Middle -- Marie McBride and Shannon Sparks; Case Avenue -- Mindy Galloway, Brooke Gladysz and Earl Marshall; Sharpsville Middle School -- Justin Weaver and Matt Ellison; Musser Elementary School -- Latazia Rogers and Rica Seifert; and Notre Dame -- Michael Klaric.
Grades 7 and 8
Hermitage Middle School -- Leah Vuich, Cameron Konop, Chris Toombs, Ben Pleso and Shauna Barnes; St. Joseph's -- Dan McEvoy, Lee Shimshock and Margy Ritchey; Sharon Junior High -- Sal Messina and Christine Kuester; Farrell Junior High -- Shacara Bridges; and Notre Dame -- Sarah Lewis.