Fulton Science Academy Team Wins Third Place In Math Tournament

A team of four students from Fulton Science Academy in Alpharetta won third place in the 41st Annual State Mathematics Tournament on Saturday, April 29 in Macon. Team members Vishaal Ram, Tyler Hecht, Charlie Furniss, and Holden Watson (shown in photograph, left to right) were coached by Fulton Science Academy mathematics teacher Sema Duzyol.

At the state competition, competitors individually complete a 50-question multiple-choice test and a speed round followed by teams working together to complete a set of a dozen challenging problems. The questions come from topics included in the standard high school curriculum up to and including calculus, as well as topics not traditionally found in the curriculum, such as number theory and combinatorics.

The Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics (GCTM) sponsors the annual state math championship. Schools are invited to send four of their best math team students to compete. Schools earn an invitation to the state math tournament based on their performance at other tournaments throughout the state. Schools from all Georgia High School Association (GHSA) classifications as well as non-GHSA schools compete together.

“We make every effort to invite the schools with the best math teams in Georgia so that this is truly a battle of champions,” says Tournament Director and GCTM Vice-President of Competitions, Dr. Chuck Garner.

The tournament was held at the Middle Georgia State University (MGSU) Conference Center in Macon. GCTM, MGSU, and AT&T of Georgia sponsored the event. Mu Alpha Theta, the national mathematics honor society, made cash prizes available to the top three individual winners.

At the conclusion of the state tournament, the students selected for the All-State Math Team are announced. Fulton Science Academy students Charlie Furniss, Vishaal Ram, and Holden Watson were selected for this team. This team will represent the state of Georgia at the nation-wide American Regions Math League (ARML) tournament on June 3.

Fulton Science Academy Principal, b, commented, “I continue to be awed and inspired by the work of our math students and their dedicated coach, Mrs. Duzyol. We are very honored to have three of our students represent Georgia at the ARML tournament. In the words of Albert Einstein, “Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.”

About Fulton Science Academy

Fulton Science Academy Private School (FSAPS) has fostered a “yearn to learn” culture where students embrace an innovative, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) curriculum. FSA’s study body (Pre-K through high school) is diverse and reflects award-winning academic teams, competitive athletes, personal entrepreneurs, professional working actors, and award-winning critical thinkers.

Built upon core values of excellence, innovation, and character, FSAPS has engineered a school of tomorrow, today. For more information, please visit http://www.fultonscienceacademy.