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Mathletes compete in Penny Sikes tourney
William James Middle, Bulloch Academy take top rrophies
W Bulloch Academy Team
Bulloch Academy 5th Grade - Team, Ciphering champs
Fifth and sixth-grade mathletes from across Bulloch County gathered last Saturday morning at Southeast Bulloch High School for their own version of March Madness - the 27th Annual Penny Sikes Math Tournament. A mini-version of the Georgia Southern University Math Tournament, the event is open to all the county's public, private and home-schooled students and features an individual test and two, team ciphering rounds. Hosted each year by the SEB Math Department and sponsored by Farmers and Merchants Bank, the 2011 tournament consisted of 147 students.
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