Homewood Middle School math teams win tournament honors

Homewood Middle School math team members successfully competed in four statewide competitions this school year. In the tournament held in Decatur, each grade level team earned a first place finish. Outstanding individual performances for sixth graders were Hrithik Praveen - second, Robert Gaddis - fifth, Annie An- ninth, Carlo Baylon – tenth; for seventh graders, Will Smith - third, Eli Getman - fifth, Trey Sims - sixth, Paul Selden - seventh, Emma Grace Doyal- tenth; for eighth graders, Andrew Boyd - first, Sam Miano - sixth, Jeffrey Ji- ninth, Duncan McDuff - tenth.

The competition at Muscle Shoals featured only the sixth graders. The team finished in third place overall and second place in ciphering. Eric Hepp and Hrithik Praveen swept the first and second place individual trophies, respectively.

In the competition held at Vestavia Hills High School, Homewood’s sixth grade team finished in first place in their division, bolstered by a first place finish in ciphering. Sixth graders had five individual winners among the top 15: Robert Gaddis – third, Eric Hepp – fourth, Hrithik Praveen – fifth, Annie An – seventh, Stanford Massie – 12th. In the mental math competition, Homewood’s sixth graders had two individual winners: Eric Hepp – first and Hrithik Praveen – 12th. Homewood’s seventh grade math team finished in ninth place among 20 teams, and the eighth grade team finished in seventh place out of 20 teams.

At the Pizitz Middle School tournament, the Homewood sixth graders finished in first place with two individual winners: Eric Hepp - first and Hrithik Praveen - fifth. The seventh graders finished in seventh place, and the eighth graders finished in fourth place.

The sixth grade math team coaches are Amy Hacker and Jo Anna Laney. Tracy Colley is the seventh grade coach, and the eighth grade coach is Laura Thuirer. About 160 students at Homewood Middle School participated on the three grade level math teams this school year.