All posts tagged "math"
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Math teachers finding passion in connection their subject to students
Though math can be a challenge, many teachers are passionate about the subject and connecting it with their kids, including Linsey Zimmerman and Leah Jennings. ...
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Holmes, Peet place in state math contest
The Holmes MathCounts team (Akshat Mehta, Anurag Anugu, Pranav Kota, and Jack Beecher) and the Peet MathCounts team (Elliot Purdum, Ed Lin, Sean Radke, and...
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Tying It Together: Math teacher using Girl Scout passion for creative geometic inspiration
Math Teacher Julie Kirkpatrick has a knack for combining her fondness of Girl Scouts and mathematics into her daily lessons with the help of topology....
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Math teacher retiring, but hopes ‘Green’ footprint will linger
Math teacher Sue Green believes that “we all have a responsibility to keep the earth clean,” and has been proving this through her 19 years...
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Holmes student places first at state math contest
Holmes Junior High eighth grader Kevin Yang is the state MathCounts champion. It all began in sixth grade, when Yang became seriously interested in math...
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Brown finds STEM job in China
Coach and teacher Joe Brown has been teaching in the Cedar Falls School District for seven years, and he recently announced that he will be...
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Artist leaves surprise for favorite teacher
By: Zuhayr Alam On a morning before spring break, math teacher Richard Strike walked into his empty classroom to find a peculiar surprise waiting for him....
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Standing for Strike: Students, staff show support for math teacher facing cancer
By: Allie Taiber Perched on his stool a few weeks ago, math teacher Rich Strike had to share some heartbreaking news with his students. After...
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Sharing the Pi: Two junior collaborate to smash old record for reciting digits of pi
Pi. Most people know what it is: the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. The value of pi is the same for every...
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Flipped Formula: Students exploring math in two self-paced courses
All of us are going to be out of high school at one point or another, which means that we should all take some time...
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Fall esports wraps up with playoff successes
The esports playoffs began on Nov. 20 featuring teams from games such as Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart, Valorant, and Fortnite. Out of 33 students, 11 participated in the...
