Groton Area School District

The Northeastern South Dakota MathCounts Chapter Competition was held on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. Groton student, Gretchen Dinger, earned seventh place in the individual division. Gretchen Dinger was also one of  the top four individuals that were not on the top two teams. This means that she qualifies for the state competition. 

The individual winners were, front row from left: Nancy Yang, 1^st place, George S. Mickelson Middle School; Albert Shore, 2^nd place, George S. Mickelson Middle School; Sampada Nepal, 3^rd place, George S. Mickelson Middle School; Vanessa An, 4^th place, George S. Mickelson Middle School.

Back row from left: Alex Shore, 5^th place, George S. Mickelson Middle School; Ernest Ting, 6^th place, George S. Mickelson Middle School; Gretchen Dinger, 7^th place, Groton Area Middle/High School; Cason Hellwig, 8^th place, Roncalli Junior High School.

MathCounts is a nationwide coaching and competition program for middle school students that promotes excellence in mathematics. The state competition will be on Saturday, March 14 located in Pierre. 

CONGRATULATIONS, GRETCHEN!