Math whizzes tested on their speed and accuracy.
Winners have been announced in Rochester Institute of Technology’s annual Math Competition for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
The competition, held at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf April 7–9, welcomed 140 deaf and hard-of-hearing middle school students from Alabama; Connecticut; Ohio; California; Georgia; Delaware; Florida; New York; Texas; Indiana; Kansas; Washington, D.C.; Massachusetts; New Jersey; Oklahoma; Oregon; Rhode Island; Minnesota; Colorado; Washington; Tennessee; Pennsylvania; and New Mexico, as well as Canada.
Nearly 140 middle-school students from around the United States and Canada participated in RIT’s annual Math Competition for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing held at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
They competed in tasks that tested their speed and accuracy, teamwork and math skills.
Individual winners:
- First ($100): Crystal Salit of Boyds, Md., from Maryland School for the Deaf.
- Second ($75): Trey Johnson of Kyle, Texas, from Texas School for the Deaf.
- Third ($50): Luke Wood of Fishers, Ind., from Indiana School for the Deaf.
Team winners:
- First ($300): Maryland School for the Deaf
- Second ($200): Texas School for the Deaf
- Third ($100): Kenneth R. Olson Middle School
Top Scorer: Crystal Salit of Boyds, Md., from Maryland School for the Deaf.
Most spirited team: E.C. Drury School for the Deaf, Milton, Ontario, Canada.
More information about the contest is available at https://www.ntid.rit.edu/
About NTID:
Established by the U.S. Congress in 1965, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf is the first and largest technological college in the world for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. NTID offers associate degree programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and provides support and access services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students who study in the other eight colleges of RIT. NTID also offers a bachelor’s degree program in sign language interpreting and a master’s degree program in secondary education for students interested in teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Deaf and hard-of-hearing students come from all over the United States and around the world to take advantage of the opportunities available to them at RIT/NTID. Visit: www.rit.edu/NTID.
Rochester Institute of Technology is home to leading creators, entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers. Founded in 1829, RIT enrolls about 19,000 students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, making it among the largest private universities in the U.S.
The university is internationally recognized and ranked for academic leadership in business, computing, engineering, imaging science, liberal arts, sustainability, and fine and applied arts. RIT also offers unparalleled support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The cooperative education program is one of the oldest and largest in the nation. Global partnerships include campuses in China, Croatia, Dubai and Kosovo.
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