Math

The Math Department at Shannon Forest Christian School (SFCS) is formulated to build a foundation in Math in students that will prepare them for acceptance to the college of their choice through high classroom grades and SAT scores. This goal continues after graduation as students are also prepared to succeed when enrolled in college.

Students participate in numerous Math competitions throughout the year. The teams are as follows:

• Varsity - 9th through 12th Grade students
• Junior Varsity - 7th and 8th Grade students
• Math Counts – 6th, 7th or 8th Grade students

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2011 Math Team Results:

 USC Tournament (February 5th, 2011)

• Students who participated: Samuel Glenn (9th grade), Ashley McGovern (10th grade), Philip Shu (12th grade) and Thomas Spurgeon (12th grade).
• SFCS placed 9th in the state for all A-AA Public Schools and all private schools
• The Ciphering Team (Ashley McGovern, Thomas Spurgeon, and Philip Shu) placed 7th in the state

Mathcounts Competition at Clemson University (February 12th, 2011)

• Students who participated: Delayne Nickles (7th grade), Tara Burress (7th grade), Bruce Coffey (8th grade), Tristein Singleton (8th grade)
• SFCS placed 12th in the piedmont region (1 of 3 regions in the state)
• Delayne Nickles was lead scorer for SFCS

College of Charleston Tournament (February 26th, 2011)

• Students who participated: Philip Shu (12th grade), Brian Van Dyke (12th grade), Thomas Spurgeon (12th grade), Peter Heitman (12th grade), Adam Favors (12th grade), Eli Wilson (10th grade), Clay Young (10th grade), Greg Van Dyke (10th grade), Ashley McGovern (10th grade), Emma Kate Pearson (10th grade), Rachel Graham (10th grade), Samuel Glenn (9th grade), Elizabeth Ellis (9th grade).
• Special Recognition: Philip Shu received 2nd place in the "A-chording" timed sprint
• The math team from Shannon Forest Christian School competed February 26 at the College of Charleston Math Meet against 49 other schools from four states. The schools were the best from private schools and all public schools in levels IA through 5A in size. The Algebra II team of Ashley Mc Govern, Elizabeth Ellis, Eli Wilson, Greg Van Dyke, Rachel Graham, Samuel Glenn, Clay young, and Emma Kate Pearson placed 7th in the state out of 20 South Carolina schools. Ashley McGovern's score was 28th individually in the state with Elizabeth Ellis 31th place finish.
  The AP Calculus team of Philip Shu, Brian Van Dyke, Peter Heitman, Adam Favors, and Thomas Spurgeon were 14th in the state out of 22 schools in that category and 225 students. Philip Shu's score was 32nd in South Carolina. Philip also received a medal for placing second in an individual math sprint out of all 609 students.
• The Math Brainstorming team of Thomas Spurgeon, Brian Van Dyke, Peter Heitman, and Philip Shu finished 4th out of 50 teams from four states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee for a very impressive showing. Parents should be very proud of all these students from Shannon due to the competition the team was against were teams like NC School for Math and Science, Charlotte Math Club, AC Flora, Spring Valley, Daniel, and Academic Magnet High School of Charleston.

AMC 8:

• Students who participated: Delayne Nickles, Caroline Kredensor, Katelyn Overby, Miko Aragon, Tara Burress, Grace Anne Stokes, Bruce Coffey, Katelyn Pittman, Christian Sutton, Tristein Singleton, Zoe Chowns, Ethan Coffey, Stephen Glenn, Evan Hannah, Katie West, Maci Burress, Warner Watkins, Megan Graham, Alex Carter
• Top 3 Scores were:
  1. Delayne Nickles (7th grade) with a score 13 (School winner!)
  2. Caroline Kredensor (7th grade) and Katelyn Overby (8th grade) with a score of 12
  3. Miko Aragon (7th grade) and Tara Burress (8th grade) with a score of 11
• Average school score: 8.0

AMC 10:

• Students who participated: Madison Allen, Phillip Carter, Elizabeth Ellis, Samuel Glenn, Susie Heiser, Jon Jones, Emma Knight, Stevie Kurtz, Ashley McGovern, Mike Miller, Eero Niemela, Emma Kate Pearson, Patrick Schrody, Rebecca Schrody, Amy Spranger, Annabelle Staid, Greg Van Dyke, Eli Wilson
• Top 3 Scores were:
  1. Patrick Schrody (10th grade) with a score of 76.5 (School winner!)
  2. Rebecca Schrody (10th grade) and Elizabeth Ellis (9th grade) with a score of 75
  3. Ashley McGovern (10th grade) with a score of 70.5
• Average school score: 50.2

AMC 12:

• Students who participated: Heather Breisch, Kooper Buchanan, Charl Coetser, Garret Conover, Cody Deas, Ava Guo, Peter Heitman, Caroline Jackson, Parker Johnson, Alex Kurtz, Courtney Overby, Philip Shu, Thomas Spurgeon, Brittany Troka, Brian Van Dyke
• Top 3 Scores were:
  1. Philip Shu (12th grade) with a score of 87 (School winner!)
  2. Brian Van Dyke (12th grade) with a score of 76.5
  3. Thomas Spurgeon (12th grade) with a score of 70.5
• Average school score: 57.9

Participants on the 2011 Math Team

Math Counts at Clemson:
Bruce Coffey, Tara Burress, Delayne Nickles & Tristein Singleton

AMC 8: (20)
Delayne Nickles, Caroline Kredensor, Katelyn Overby, Miko Aragon, Tara Burress, Grace Anne Stokes, Bruce Coffey, Katelyn Pittman, Christian Sutton, Tristein Singleton, Zoe Chowns, Ethan Coffey, Stephen Glenn, Evan Hannah, Katie West, Maci Burress, Warner Watkins, Megan Graham, Alex Carter

AMC 10: (18)
Madison Allen, Phillip Carter, Elizabeth Ellis, Samuel Glenn, Susie Heiser, Jon Jones, Emma Knight, Stevie Kurtz, Ashley McGovern, Mike Miller, Eero Niemela, Emma Kate Pearson, Patrick Schrody, Rebecca Schrody, Amy Spranger, Annabelle Staid, Greg Van Dyke, Eli Wilson

AMC 12: (15)
Heather Breisch, Kooper Buchanan, Charl Coetser, Garret Conover, Cody Deas, Ava Guo, Peter Heitman, Caroline Jackson, Parker Johnson, Alex Kurtz, Courtney Overby, Philip Shu, Thomas Spurgeon, Brittany Troka, Brian Van Dyke

USC Competition:
Samuel Glenn, Ashley McGovern, Thomas Spurgeon, Philip Shu

College of Charleston Competition:
Thomas Spurgeon, Philip Shu, Brian Van Dyke, Peter Heitman, Adam Favors, Samuel Glenn, Elizabeth Ellis, Ashley McGovern, Eli Wilson, Clay Young, Greg Van Dyke, Emma Kate Pearson, Rachel Graham

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Math Team Records Impressive Showing at College of Charleston Math Meet

The Shannon Forest Christian School (SFCS) Math team recently competed at the College of Charleston Math Meet against 49 other schools from four states. The schools were the best from private schools and all public schools in levels IA through 5A in size.

The Math Brainstorming team of Thomas Spurgeon, Brian Van Dyke, Peter Heitman and Philip Shu finished 4th out of 50 teams from four states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee for a very impressive showing. The SFCS team competed against North Carolina School for Math and Science, Charlotte Math Club, Asheville Christian Flora, Spring Valley, Daniel and Academic Magnet High School of Charleston.

Out of 225 South Carolina students, Shannon's Philip Shu scored 32nd in AP Calculus. Shu also received a medal for placing 2nd in an individual Math sprint out of all 609 students

The SFCS Algebra II team of Ashley Mc Govern, Elizabeth Ellis, Eli Wilson, Greg Van Dyke, Rachel Graham, Samuel Glenn, Clay young and Emma Kate Pearson placed 7th in the state out of 20 South Carolina schools.

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Shannon Forest Students Present Impressive Numbers at Upcoming AMC Competition

Shannon Forest Christian School (SFCS) will be hosting the American Math Competition (AMC) 10 - 12 Math Competition on Tuesday, February 8, at 9:00 a.m.

Congratulations to the following students from our school who have qualified to participate:

AMC 10:

9th Grade:
Madison Allen
Phillip Carter
Seth Garrison
Samuel Glenn
Jon Jones
Emma Knight
Stevie Kurtz
Mike Miller
Eero Niemela
Amy Spranger
Annabelle Staid

10th Grade:
Rachel Graham
Susie Heiser
Ashley McGovern
Emma Kate Pearson
Becca Schrody
Partrick Schrody
Greg Van Dyke
Eli Wilson

AMC 12:

11th Grade:
Heather Breisch
Cara Lisa Franz
Caroline Jackson
Parker Johnson

12th Grade:
Chelsea Allen
Kooper Buchanan
Charl Coester
Garret Conover
Cody Deas
Adam Favors
Ava Guo
Peter Heitman
Alex Kurtz
Tricia Miller
Courtney Overby
Philip Shu
Thomas Spurgeon
Brittany Troka
Brian Van Dyke
Shelley Whiting

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Congratulations Math Team Members

Participants for the USC Math Competition on Saturday, February 5, 2011 include the following students:

• Thomas Spurgeon
• Philip Shu
• Adam Favors
• Ashley McGovern
• Samuel Glenn

Participation in this event is a great honor and we are proud of our Shannon Forest representatives!

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SFCS Math Team/Math Counts 2010/2011 Competition Schedule

Tuesday, November 16, 2010:
American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 8
6th -8th Grades
Location: Shannon Forest Christian School

Saturday, February 5, 2011:
USC Tournament
8th – 12th Grades
Location: University of South Carolina

Tuesday, February 8, 2011:
AMC 10/12
8th -12th Grades
Location: Shannon Forest Christian School

Saturday, February 12, 2011:
Local Math Counts Competition
6th -8th Grades
Location: Clemson University

Saturday, February 26, 2011:
College of Charleston Competition
8th – 12th Grades
Location: College of Charleston.

For more information contact Tara Hartness at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Shannon Forest Students Ready For Mathematics Competition

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to participate in the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 8. Shannon Forest Christian School will host the event on Tuesday,
November 16, 2010.

	6th Grade:	7th Grade:	8th Grade:
	Ethan Coffey	Delayne Nickles	Bruce Coffey
	Stephen Glenn	Katie West	Christian Sutton
	Even Hannah	Carolina Kredensor	Morgan Goldman
	Maci Burress	Miko Aragon	Katelyn Overby
	Alex Carter	Warner Watkins	Tara Burress
		GraceAnne Stokes	Megan Graham
			Katelyn Pittman
			Zoe Chowns
			Tristein Singleton