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Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, June 13, 1995 -- 15 ak Tough math won't stump these students by Heather McCrae How good are your math skills? If you answer correctly these two questions that were part of the 1995 Gauss Canadian Mathematics Competition, chances are you're right in line with 86 senior mathematicians from RH Cornish PS who recently rated tops in the Competition. Here's a question from the Grade Seven quiz. "Each of the 16 members of the Mathematics team is to receive 3 slices of pizza. What is the minimum number of eight-slice pizzas that must be ordered? Is it 5,6,7,8,or 9? And from the Grade 8 test, "the sum of three numbers is 180. The first number is 10 more than the average of the three numbers and the second number is 4 less than the average. What is the third number? Is it 54,60,126,70 or 56? Check the answers further down. Thirty-nine Grade 7 students scored an impressive 439 out of a possible 450 marks in the Gauss contest, ranking them first in the Region over 42 other schools. Indjyidually, the scores of Paul Ngugen (150), Ian Anderson (145) and Cortney Palleske (144) were in the top five individual scores among 794 Durham Board Grade Seven students. And, of the 47 Grade 8 students, an impressive score of 406 out of a possible 450 marks, led them to finish first out of 45 competing schools within the Durham Board, as well. Individually, the scores of Adam Crockatt and Chris Jones, both tied with 144 marks, and Adam Sinclair (118) were the top" scores among 850 Grade 8 Summer camps for the youngsters Beginning in July, the Township Summer Recreational Camps launch into action. There are a number of camps available to suit everyone. New camps have been created and existing camps have been upgraded. Camp sessions run for 2 week periods allowing greater focus on particular activities and skills. For those wishing to enroll their children for a shorter , period, 1 week registrations are still available. For the first time, the Recreational Department and the Scugog Shores Museum will be offering a joint camp. All the features of Pioneer and Day Camp have been combined to offer pioneer adventure camp. Each day offers'different themes including: Pioneer, Victorian, Print Shop and a "Day in the Life". Afternoons will be filled with games, arts, crafts and swimming. Walk on the Wild 40 Vanedward Dr. PORT PERRY 985-7363 Side Camp allows kids to experience outdoor skills with the assistance of the local cadets. Featured activities will include: outdoor cooking, hiking, shelter skills, compass reading and much more. Sports Camp will be offering a chance to participate in a number of exciting sports. Planned activities are basketball, volleyball, floor hockey, soccer, horseback riding, golf and rollerblading just to name a few . Creative Arts Camp will include components such as dance, drama, photography and arts and crafts. For cowiplete information on these and other camps, call 985- 8698 or 985-7346. - Registrations are taken at the Municipal Clerk's Office (208 North Street) Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm_ FLOWERS PETUNIAS BOX PLANTS VEGETABLES ... BO ¢ sox Cedar Mulch ... aut $3.98 Complete Line of Garden & Vegetable Insecticides ANT & GRUB KILLER DUST 500g. ... POTATO DUST ... 4 kg. .... ROSE & FLOWER DUST ...300 gms .. $7.49 Bow [ER $10.89 $7.69 mm]. B PERENNIALS WB ANNUALS B BOX PLANTS B® SHRUBS BM ROSE BUSHES Wm HERBS BM BULK LAWN & GARDEN SEED students within the Durham Board. These students, as well as RH Cornish PS, will be recognized at the Durham Math Awards on June 7 at Sinclair Secondary School. But it hasn't just been the Gauss Contest the students have excelled in. Last November, RH Cornish PS_was recognized as being the top school within the Durham Board after writing the American. Junior HS Mathematics Examination. And last February, the Grade Seven team placed second in the Region in the National Math League. Put out by the University of Windsor, the team placed 17 across Canada out of 681 competing 'schools and placed 6th in Ontario. Paul Nguyen ranked.an impressive second in Canada after placing 39 out of a possible 40! Also, in this Math League, the Grade 8 team finished first in Durham, placing 27th in Canada out of 597 competing schools. In the National Pascal Math competitions, held earlier this year, RH Cornish PS was the only elementary school competing in the secondary school competition. Out of 46 competing schools in Zone 68, these mathematicians ranked first in the Durham Board and Zone and also placed 17th in the province and 47th across Canada. In a competition put out by the American Scholastic Math Association, O'Neill CVI in Mr. Oshawa and RH Cornish were the only two schools competing. As expected, our public school won over the Oshawa High School. Math teacher, Reg Philip, is extremely pleased with the results his students have achieved. "It's a team effort" he told the Citizen, "that involves encouragement from the parents, students and teacher." And now for the answers to the above questions. In the first question, the answer is "6 pizzas". In the next question the answer is 54. And if you've got any questions ask any of these 86 students or Philip. I'm not a mathematician. who had high y In the There are a lot of students at R.H. Cornish PS who are a whiz at math. in photo are students math quiz. Seated, are lan Anderson and Cortney Palleske. Standing from loft are Adam Crockatt, Adam Sinclair, Chris Jones and Paul Nguyen. Math teacher Reg Philip Is extremely proud of all the gtudents who competed. See i * Entire New & Used Car & Truck Inventory Being Offered at Clearout Prices! story. *0.9% Financing available on 1992 Vehicles and Newer. Terms up to 60 months. 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