ResourcesStudents Highlight Math Mastery at Game 24 Tournament
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At South Middle School, 24 students from six APS middle schools competed in the annual Game 24 Math Challenge.
In groups of four, students picked cards that included four numbers and calculated equations that equaled 24 using only addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. One group of students received the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 on their card. They then shouted out equations with those numbers that equaled 24: “4 x 3 = 12, 12 x 2 = 24, 24 / 1 = 24!”
West Middle School student Martin Carrera and Columbia Middle School students Sammy Al-Najar, Heath Price and Luke Smith found the most solutions in the shortest amount of time. The four students received medals and trophies as tournament winners.
Game 24 Tournament Results
1st Martin Carrera (West)
2nd Sammy Al-Najar (Columbia)
3rd Heath Price (Columbia)
4th Luke Smith (Columbia)
5th Sparkle Lee (South)
6th Cinthya Lopez (West)
7th Alexis Alvarado (West)
8th Anabel Luevanos (West)
9th Luis Ramirez (Aurora Hills)
10th Arthur Gomez (Mrachek)
“The Game 24 Tournament highlighted the strength in mathematics in Aurora Public Schools. I am so proud of our students for their level of sportsmanship and academic excellence and impressed with the support from parents, teachers and coaches.”
- Carmen Curtis Basham
APS Math Coach
Overall Game 24 winners (from left): Sammy Al-Najar (2nd place), Luke Smith (4th place), Heath Price (3rd place) and Martin Carrera (1st place)
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