INDIANAPOLIS - Teresa Jordan's sixth-grade math class at Leesburg Elementary School will be recognized Tuesday for winning a statewide contest.
The contest was sponsored by Apangea Learning, a provider of online supplemental math instruction.
At 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, representatives from the Indiana Department of Education and Apangea will visit Leesburg for a special event to award Jordan's students the first annual Hoosier Math Cup trophy and prizes.
Students in Jordan's class worked on Apangea Math in class and at home to earn the highest student average of math completed, beating all other competing schools in Indiana. During the contest, more than 23,000 Indiana students spent 37,000 hours on the math, completing nearly 122,000 word math problems, according to a provided press release.
Jordan and each student in her class will receive t-shirts, a Family Activity Pack with gift cards for dinner and a movie, as well as a personalized certificate. The MVP of the class will receive a choice of a Wii, iPod Touch or a $200 gift card.
