Coarsegold Elementary School’s 7th grade and Thomas Jefferson Middle School’s 8th grade teams won the Madera County Academic Pentathlon Math Tournament this weekend.
Rivergold Elementary School came in second place and Oak Creek Intermediate School placed third in the 7th grade competition. Coarsegold Elementary School’s 8th grade team placed second in the competition and Rivergold Elementary School placed third at the 8th grade level.
Sixteen schools and nearly 175 students participated in the math tournament hosted Friday by the Madera County Office of Education. Each grade competed in a separate competition. Students took three tests: Individual Endurance, Circuit Training and Relay Race at the Madera Center.
During the Circuit Training competition teams were given 20 questions and 2 1/2 minutes per question, moving through a circuit. St. Joachim School placed first in the Circuit Training 7th grade competition, followed by Oak Creek Intermediate School and Coarsegold Elementary School. Thomas Jefferson Middle School won the 8th grade competition. St. Joachim School placed second and Sherman Thomas Charter School placed third...