Numbers add up to second place

February 20, 2014 11:19 am
From left: Clark Bollin, seventh grade; Willem Strydom, seventh grade; Caleb Rauch, seventh grade; Tim Blakely, eighth grade; Douglas Dean, eighth grade; Ben Kettle, eighth grade; Denver Waclawski, eighth grade; and Dakota Harris, seventh grade.-Photo provided
From left: Clark Bollin, seventh grade; Willem Strydom, seventh grade; Caleb Rauch, seventh grade; Tim Blakely, eighth grade; Douglas Dean, eighth grade; Ben Kettle, eighth grade; Denver Waclawski, eighth grade; and Dakota Harris, seventh grade.-Photo provided

Homer Middle School took second place in MathCounts regional competition in Anchorage on Feb. 8. “The eighth-graders were the official team, while the seventh graders competed as individuals,” said HMS teacher Rand Seaton. The team will move on to the state competition March 29.