BERWICK — Thirty-one students from Noble Middle School were among the 120,000 students worldwide to participate in this year’s Math Olympiad program. They participated in a series of monthly contests of five problems each, with weekly practice sessions under the supervision and coaching of MSAD 60 Excel program teacher Emily MacKinnon.
Most of the students that participate in Math Olympiad contests are among the best mathematics students at their schools; therefore, to earn an individual award, a student ranks among the best of the best internationally. Twenty-one NMS students earned national awards for excellence.
Gold Pin: awarded to those in at least the 98th percentile (top 2 percent): Rain Bugado, with a score of 22 of 25 points.
Silver Pin: awarded to those in the 90th-97th percentiles: Ethan Bent, Lucas Bent, Anthony Prak, Ian Tasker, Jamie George and Wallace Morton.
Embroidered Felt Patch: awarded to the top 50 percent of all participants: John Kodzis, Liam Sullivan, Luke Safford, Colin Kitchen, Breenah Williams, Emma Badger, Stuart Powers, Lily Smith, Isaac Hayes, Cormac Mallett, Nicholas Sirois, Celia Momonee, Melissa Pass and Noah Spinney-Hernandez.
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