Lamar Dorsey, who placed first at the event in the high school division, said there are “a lot of the topics on the test you won’t often see in your high school year.”
Runners-up for fourth place in the high school division were Dejuan Daniels, Jordan Pierce, James Revels III and Hakkimte Sun. In the middle school division, Terrence Duncan placed second, and Lorisa Love placed fifth.
The Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School was also ranked as “Most Outstanding School” at the Math Olympics.
There were some mixed feelings from the students going into the event.
“I felt kind of nervous, honestly. I didn’t even place last year,” Dorsey said.
Revels said he “felt very confident going in there.”
Love added, “I wasn’t really nervous. I was just kind of excited.”
Rewards for placing in the event were medals and gift cards of $20-$50.
Horizon Academy teacher Ergun Sevilmis said he was proud of the time his students took to prepare for the event.
“We worked hard every Saturday at Saturday school,” he said.
The Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School was one of 19 concept schools competing at the event. Schools attended from Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin.
Horizon Science Academy is a community charter school, publicly funded, and comprises students in grades seven through 12.
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