Phillips Middle School’s Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II teams competed in the Regional State Mathematics Contest on March 31 at Wake Technical Community College.
Phillips’ Algebra I team finished in 10th place. Team members are Martin Cho, Richard Fu, George Hito, Alan Liu and Fengyang Zhao. In individual competition, Alan Liu finished in 15th place and George Hito placed 29th.
The Geometry Team finished in 6th place. Team members are Nathan Cho, Audrey Copeland, Peter Rathmell, Allen Zhou and Zhongshan Zu. In individual competition, Audrey Copeland placed 20th, Allen Zhou placed 21st and Nathan Cho placed 29th.
The Algebra II team finished in fourth place. Team members are Bernie Almadoss, Stephen Hahn, Anne Kelley, Vishwas Rao, Magging Xing and Austin Liu. In individual competition, Maggie Xing placed 10th, Austin Liu placed 19th and Stephen Hahn and Anne Kelley tied for 22nd.
The competition includes a comprehensive test of skills beyond Algebra II. Alex Kelly and Yu Wang participated on this team, with Wang placing 11th in individual competition.
Maggie Xing and Yu Wang qualified to go to the state finals.