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The Newton Math Contest was recently held at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre. The contest was started in Northeastern Pennsylvania in 1989 by Dr. Mohammad Nouri and has continued with the help of many local teachers in the Wilkes-Barre Area. Students from local area high schools competed in a day of rigorous mathematics. The test consisted of two parts, an individual test in the morning and a team competition in the afternoon. The individual test winners were: Peter Kulick, Scranton Prep, first place; Miles Hammond, Meyers, and Reed Pinterch, Berwick, second place; and Spencer Yacuboski, Berwick, third place. The winners of the team portion were: Josh Daugherty, Dylan Gearinger, Reed Pinterch, Spencer Yacuboski, Berwick High School, first place; Garard Ferrano, Gokulan Gnanendran, David Horvath, Chris O’Brien, Scranton Prep, second place; and Juliano Iukovic, Asa Miller, Pranjal Satija, Eric Shaw, Hazleton Area, third place. King’s College hosted the contest with the help of the organizing committee from Wilkes-Barre Area School District. Teachers from participating districts, from left, first row: Raffael Billet, math teacher, Hazleton Area School District; Sam Elias, Newton committee organizer, Wilkes-Barre Area School District; Dr. Mohamad Nouri, Newton Foundation organizer; Corinne Drost, Newton committee organizer, Wilkes-Barre Area School District; Dr. Denise Reboli, Professor of Education PhD in mathematics, King’s College; and Jennifer Decker, Newton committee organizer, Wilkes-Barre Area School District. Second row: Ed Groth, Wyoming Valley West; Jason Bugno, Scranton Prep; Jim Anderson, Director of Admissions, King’s College; Todd Gunther, Berwick Area School District; Jenifer Kemmerer, Newton Organizing committee, Wilkes-Barre Area School District; and Barbara Warman, Nanticoke Area School District.