Duval County Public Schools middle school students and students from other surrounding schools participated in the 2008 Math Field Day at Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development School on Saturday, December 6. A total of 18 schools were in attendance.
The purpose of the event was to provide these students with the opportunity to compete with and against their peers in a math competition, and to challenge them to become even better math students. Students worked in both groups and on their own to solve math problems, and competed in 10 different events.
Medals were awarded to the top three students in each event. Trophies were awarded to the top three teams, and ribbons to the fourth and fifth-place teams overall. Additionally, each student who participated received a ribbon.
The schools that placed in the top five were: Episcopal, Landmark, Christ the King, Darnell-Cookman and Julia Landon.
A lot of work and preparation goes into each Math Field Day, and teachers Mary Badillo and Jean Spiwak have been coordinating it for the past 15 years. They work together to register the teams, recruit volunteers, print materials, organize the site, and oversee all other duties needed to make each year’s event a fun and successful learning experience.
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