At the APS Professional Learning & Conference Center, students from across APS recently showed off their math skills in the annual Game 24 Tournament. More than 50 students in grades 6-8 from 13 middle schools and K-8 schools participated in this year's tournament.
Nearly 80 students from 19 elementary schools also participated in a separate tournament.
In groups of four, students examined cards that included four numbers and calculated equations in any combination that equaled 24 using only addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. Whoever points to the card first has to explain their calculations out loud, and if they are correct, adds that card to their total score.
In the middle grades tournament, Murphy Creek's Daxi Windom, Clyde Miller's Ariana Ramirez, and Wendy Camacho and Andy Orozco Rascon of Aurora West College Preparatory Academy, took top honors after the challenge round. The four students received certificates and medals as middle school tournament winners. This was the second consecutive championship win for Daxi Windom, who also earned a graphing calculator for her top place finish.
In the elementary grades tournament, Sebastian Lee, Conrad Casebolt and Zakary Nfaoui of Quest and Yohan Young of Frontier took top honors. The overall winner Sebastian Lee also earned a math/puzzle tabletop game.
Congratulations to all the students who matched mathematical wits with each other in this year's Game 24 Tournament!
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Final Tournament Results - Middle Grades
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 Middle Grades Game 24 winners Daxi Windom, Ariana Ramirez, Wendy Camacho and Andy Orozco Rascon |
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Final Tournament Results - Elementary Grades
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 Elementary Grades 1st and 2nd Place Winners Sebastian Lee and Conrad Casebolt of Quest. |
Game 24 Tournament Championship Round - Elementary Grades
Game 24 Tournament Championship Round - Middle Grades