High Potential Learners Gifted and Talented News
Ms Melissa Deacon, Program Leader - Academic Equity
On Tuesday 20 February 2024, students from Extension Maths Classes in Year 8 and Year 9 participated in a Mathematics Enrichment Incursion.
Boys formed Teams of 4 to participate in 2 activities on the day.
The first event was The Amazing Maths Race. The boys ran from Country to Country to engage with a range of Mathematical puzzles/challenges particular to that country they were visiting. Their journey took them to various countries including Egypt, China, Arabia, Greece, India, France, Brazil and The Americas. The boys exercised persistence to solve puzzles and uncover clues. An incorrect answer resulted in the boys being road-blocked and/or encountering time penalties in the Race.
First past the post in The Amazing Mathematics Race for Year 8 and Year 9 were:
Year 8
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
EDDIE THOMPSON WILL BROUGHTON JACK MARTIN MONTEK SIDHU | REMI SACZEWSKI NATE CHRISTISON ISAAC BELL GEORGE BALL | ISAAC LONG JACKSON KEIR TOM WILTON |
Winners of the Bonus Challenge was Isaac Long, Jackson Keir, and Tom Wilton.
Year 9
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
(SLATTERY) CLANCY BARRETT JULIAN CASSER BEN FERNAN SAM MAPLEDORAM | (RIDLEY) CARTER GIBSON JEREMY HARVEY HAMISH JACKSON LINCOLN RUCKER | (RIDLEY) TOM BARTLETT HARRISON HIND TARKYN HOWARD |
Winners of the Bonus Challenge were Clancy Barrett, Julian Casser, Ben Fernan and Sam Mapledoram.
House Winners for the Mathematical Amazing Race on the day were Slattery House.
The second event for the day was an escape room, “Escape from the Mathematics Museum. Students raced against the clock to escape from the Mathematics Museum. To do so, they need to prove their skills, crack codes, unravel challenges, and unlock lockboxes.
Boys escaping the Mathematical Museum first for each year level, and thus being named champions on the day were as follows:
Year 8
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
HENRY WALKER TOM CORBY LUCAS WEIGL LUKE SMITH | REILLY KEANE EAMAN REEVES CHARLIE BISHOP TOM SHAXSON | TOM CLAPHAM TOM RYAN WILL HUTCHISON ZAC ANDERSON |
Year 9
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
(RIDLEY) TOM BARTLETT HARRISON HIND TARKYN HOWARD
| (RIDLEY) CARTER GIBSON JEREMY HARVEY HAMISH JACKSON LINCOLN RUCKER
| (RUSH) JESSE BRUNNING LACHLAN CHANDLER BEN FLANAGAN REILLY KEOGH NICOLAS POLA |
House Winners on the day were Slattery House.