Smith County Student the Best is Mathematics
Posted/updated on: February 8, 2013 at 2:30 am
MARSHALL — East Texas Baptist University named Jack Terrell of Whitehouse as “The Best Mathematics Student In East Texas” among area high schools. Terrell was the top finisher in the UIL Math and Science practice meet held on campus. The ETBU Department of Mathematics hosted nine area schools with 46 students last weekend, competing in areas of Number Sense, Calculator, Math, and Science.
Terrell, a junior at Whitehouse High School, had the highest combined score in Number Sense, Calculator, and Math, winning a $16,000 ETBU Mathematics Scholarship and an Apple iPad.
Participants in the practice meet came from Whitehouse High School, Longview High School, Marshall High School, Ore City High School, Jefferson High School, Elysian Fields High School, Carthage High School, New Diana High School and Waskom High School.
Whitehouse High School won first place overall in Division I with Ore City High School garnering the top spot among the Division Two schools competing.
