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----t 20- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 6, 1997 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Students from P $ : & ort Perry High School did very well when they took part in a number of math competitions this years. They were in the top ranking among thousands of kids across the country. GRASSCYCLING . . . Leaving your grass clippings on "your lawn provides natural, free fertilizer * reduces the need for watering * saves you time--no more raking and bagging. For more information, call the Region of Durham Works Department at (905) 668-7721, or 1-800-372-1103 Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. mm mm mm mm mm RT Clip and Save | = = = -- = -- jl It figures: Port's students shine at math competition Port Perry High School representatives shone at a recent mathematics com- petition. Each year a large num- ber of students, represent- ing the many high schools across Canada, tackle the Pascal, Cayley and Fer- mat mathematics contests which the University of Waterloo sponsors. This year approximately 111,250 students from over 4,524 schools took part in this challenge and 67 of those students were from Port Perry High School. While the competition is nation-wide, PPHS also competed within Zone 68, which includes the schools in Durham as well as schools as far east as Campbellford/Brighton and as far north as Hali- "burton. In each contest rankings are made on the basis of individual as well as team efforts. The top three students from each school make up the school team. In the PASCAL (Grade 9) contest, PPHS (Paul Nguyen, Cortney Palleske and Ian Anderson/Colin 62 Brock St. West, Uxbridge (905) 852-9106 * 1-800-563-6032 Webster, these two tied) placed third out of 49 schools in the zone. And of the 1,253 individual com- petitors in the zone, Paul Nguyen came first. Fur-"- thermore, of the 34,688 in- dividual competitors across Canada, Paul placed 91st. Joining Paul, Cortney, Ian and Colin in the top 25 per cent of all Canada are Stephen Do- ble, Jodi May, Sarah Hockley and Lindsay Wil- son. They will each receive Certificates of Distinction to commemorate this fine achievement. In the CAYLEY (Grade 10) contest, PPHS (Tania Lazdins, Joel Van Camp and Chris Probst) placed fifth out of 48 schools in the zone. And of the 877 in- dividual competitors in the zone, Tania Lazdins came fourth. Joining Ta- nia, (325th in Canada) in the top 25 per cent of the 26,854 Canada-wide com- petitors are Joel Van Camp, Chris Probst, Adam Sinclair, Sonya Wiseman, Jason Cruick- shank, Jackson Stone and Kathleen Farquharson. They will each receive Certificates of Distinction for their strong perfor- mance. In the FERMAT (Grade 11) contest, PPHS (Chris Langford, Heather Met- calfe and Gavin Stanley) placed second out of 43 schools in the zone. And of the 661individual compet- itors in the zone, Chris Langford came second. Furthermore, of the 20,506 individual compet- 1tors across Canada, Chris placed 191st. Joining Chris, Heather and Gavin in the top 25 per cent of all Canada are Julie Puckrin, Matthew Feaver, Allan Baxter, Eric Alton, Heath- er Maclean, Nick Earle and Mandi Trotter. These also will receive a Certifi- cate of Distinction in hon- or of their great success. We applaud all Port Perry High School partici- pants for their outstand- ing showing in the Canadi- an Mathematics Competition. Thanks also to the teachers who coached these talented teenagers, and to the stu- dent's families for their support and encourage- ment.