The CWC Math Department hosted the annual Wyoming State Mathematics Contest on Thursday, May 11th for 154 local middle school and high school students. Students enjoyed visiting the CWC campus, solving challenging math problems, and eating pizza.
“We enjoy meeting students and sharing our love of mathematics,” said Mike Bostick, Professor of Mathematics at CWC.
Central Wyoming College’s mathematics program is characterized by a balance between theory and application. Appropriate technology is integrated at all levels of the curriculum. Employment in math occupations is projected to grow 28% from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for most occupations, resulting in about 42,900 new jobs. Businesses need mathematicians to analyze the increasing volume of digital and electronic data.
The top scores are listed below.
| 7th Grade | |||||
| Place | First Name | Last Name | School | Grade | Score |
| 1 | Carter | Crom | Riverton Middle School | 7 | 490 |
| 2 | Keira | House | Riverton Middle School | 7 | 440 |
| 3 | Kaitlyn | Bower | Riverton Middle School | 7 | 425 |
| 3 | Kapri | Miller | Riverton Middle School | 7 | 425 |
| 5 | Mason | Hilyard | Riverton Middle School | 7 | 415 |
| 6 | Jared | DeClercq | Riverton Middle School | 7 | 400 |
| 7 | Larissa | Myers | Lander Middle School | 7 | 385 |
| 8 | Dorothy | Jensen | Lander Middle School | 7 | 375 |
| 9 | Everett | Copeland | Lander Middle School | 7 | 365 |
| 10 | Blake | Ong | Lander Middle School | 7 | 350 |
| 8th grade | |||||
| Place | First Name | Last Name | School | Grade | Score |
| 1 | Porter | Olson | Riverton Middle School | 8 | 555 |
| 2 | Sealey | Johnson | Riverton Middle School | 8 | 500 |
| 3 | Madison | Mills | Shoshoni School | 8 | 495 |
| 4 | Payton | Larsen | Riverton Middle School | 8 | 485 |
| 5 | Madison | Gardner | Shoshoni School | 8 | 475 |
| 6 | Teter | Hovander | Riverton Middle School | 8 | 460 |
| 7 | Alexander | Johnson | Riverton Middle School | 8 | 435 |
| 8 | Tristan | Guthrie | Riverton Middle School | 8 | 430 |
| 9 | Nick | Hall | Riverton Middle School | 8 | 420 |
| 9 | Cira | Hampton | Lander Middle School | 8 | 420 |
| 9-10th grade | |||||
| Place | First Name | Last Name | School | Grade | Score |
| 1 | Alex | Brown | Shoshoni High School | 10 | 585 |
| 2 | Megan | Nygen | Riverton High School | 10 | 540 |
| 3 | Brayden | Groenke | Lander Valley High School | 10 | 515 |
| 4 | Hayden | Harding | Riverton High School | 10 | 490 |
| 5 | Maddison | Mayhew | Riverton High School | 9 | 450 |
| 6 | Harmony | Hardman | Fremont County Christian Homeschool Fellowship | 9 | 400 |
| 7 | Dominick | Weigel | Lander Valley High School | 9 | 360 |
| 8 | Landon | Kasper | Shoshoni High School | 10 | 355 |
| 9 | Alandra | French | Lander Valley High School | 10 | 350 |
| 10 | Michael | Wilczewski | Shoshoni High School | 9 | 335 |
| 11-12th grade | |||||
| Place | First Name | Last Name | School | Grade | Score |
| 1 | Felicity | Olsson | Lander Valley High School | 11 | 670 |
| 2 | Emily | Anderson | Lander Valley High School | 11 | 470 |
| 3 | Tucker | Jensen | Wind River High School | 12 | 365 |
| 4 | Calder | Johnson | Wind River High School | 12 | 350 |
| 5 | Cora | Remacle | Wind River High School | 11 | 320 |
| 6 | Jaycee | Herbert | Wind River High School | 12 | 300 |
| 7 | KC | Gibson | Wind River High School | 12 | 280 |
| 8 | Hunter | Walker | Wind River High School | 12 | 275 |
| 9 | Claire | Lane | Lander Valley High School | 12 | 255 |
| 10 | James | Dechert | Fremont County Christian Homeschool Fellowship | 11 | 250 |
The top scores at our local event have been sent to the state level and awards for the top placers in the state are forthcoming.
