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Eighth Grader Heads to National Math Competition
An eighth grader from Robbinsdale Middle School is headed to a national math competition.
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Things recently added up very nicely for Jacob Nelson, eighth grader at . He’s headed to the national MATHCOUNTS competition.
Jacob is one of four Minnesota students, all eighth graders, who earned top honors at the 2012 MATHCOUNTS competition in Plymouth on March 24th, out of a field of 129 students vying for the those top seats. The four will make up the state team headed to nationals, held in Orlando, Florida later this spring.
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According to his coach, Josh Orbison, Jacob has been a start on the RMS for three years. “He is one of the most eager and dedicated math students and problem solvers I’ve ever known,” stated Orbison, “and his enthusiasm for having fun with serious problem solving has made the whole team better. The enthusiasm of his teammates has helped Jacob excel, too.”
For more information on MATHCOUNTS, visit www.mathcountsmn.org
