ECSU Brings Home Top Honors in State Math and Science Competition

Students from high schools and middle schools around the Albemarle region made up the Elizabeth City State University state math and science competition team. The students brought home a number of top awards.

Elizabeth City State University led a team of area high school and middle school students to compete in last month’s 2018 North Carolina State Mathematics and Science Academic Competition. Team members from schools across the Albemarle region brought home a number of top awards.

The competition was held at Winston-Salem State University. Universities competing in the April 14 event were ECSU, NC State, and Winston-Salem State University.

Led by ECSU professor, Dr. Antonio Rook, students from ECSU’s team competed in a number of categories, bringing one first and second place honors. The following is a list of ECSU awards and the high school or middle school the students represent:

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ECSU 1^st Place

Engineering & Design (Division II)  1^st Place

Bertie County STEM High School: Matthew Bond

Gates County High School: Micah Brooks

Parachute Egg Drop (Division II)  2^nd Place

Pasquotank County High School: Jaden Armstrong and Kianna Chitty

Oratorical (Division I)  2^nd Place

Camden County Early College High School: Alyssa Bartlett

Oratorical (Division II)  2^nd Place

NEAAAT: Madison Short

Science Competitions

8^th Grade Science (TEAM 1)  2^nd Place

Bertie County Middle School: Jamiyah Snowden

Hertford County Middle School: Jeyon Rogers and DawnJa’Niece Weston

Earth Science (TEAM 2)  2^nd Place

Hertford County High School: D’Yanna Harris

Hertford County Early College High School: Jose Barron-Rueda and Jaylen Jacobs

Biology (TEAM 1)  1^st Place

Northeastern High School: Vincent Wood

Hertford County High School: Vanessa Barron-Rueda

C.S. Brown STEM High School: Montserrat Herrara-Olguin

Mathematics Competitions

7^th Grade Math (TEAM 1)  1^st Place

Bertie County Middle School: Amoni Smith

Camden Middle School: Alexis McCoy and Branden James

8^th Grade Math (TEAM 1)  2^nd Place

Bertie County Middle School: Devin Vann

Hertford County Middle School: Dannielle Ashe and Sarah Howard

Common Core 1 – High School (TEAM 1)  2^nd Place

Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Early College: Janet Sulca and Dianna Rivera-Vasquez

Northampton County Early College High School: Inayiah Britt

Pre-Calculus (TEAM 1)  2^nd Place

Northeastern High School: Kelvin Brown

Bertie County STEM School: Raven Stokes

Bertie County High School: Armani Wise

Bottle Rockets (Division I)  2^nd Place

River Road Middle School: Ny’Zer Jordan

Elizabeth City Middle School: Justus Brown

Poster Art (Division 1)  2^nd Place

Central Middle School (Gates County): Crystal Taylor, Nyree Outlaw, and Shania Melton