Vestavia Hills High School -- on the strength of overwhelming victories in Geometry and Algebra I -- captured first place in the Florida Invitational at Vero Beach on February 7, 1998.Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa was second, Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland was third, Vero Beach High School in Vero Beach was fourth, and Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary was fifth.
Vestavia Hills students had eight of the nine highest individual scores in Geometry. The school, which is located in Birmingham, Alabama, also won the Algebra II division, but by a smaller margin.
Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland finished first in Calculus and Gaither High School in Tampa finished first in Precalculus.
In individual competitions, Ben L. Richardson of Vero Beach High School and Paul Pollack of Gulf High School -- who have known each other since middle school when they represented Florida in National MathCounts -- tied for first place in Calculus with perfect 120s.
In Precalculus, Joseph Stark of Vero Beach High School finished first with a 98.
In Algebra II, Adam Siegel of H. B. Plant High School, Leslie A. McCall of Vestavia Hills High School, and Darrin Gershman of Stoneman Douglas High School tied for first with perfect 120s.
In Geometry, Jordan S. Rodu finished first, Chris E. Wehrenberg finished second, and Melody Y. Chau finished third. All three students are from Vestavia Hills, and all three had scores of 115 on the individual test. The order of finish was determined by an additional question given each student during the awards ceremony.
In Algebra I, Evan T. Metrock of Vestavia Hills finished first with a 92.
Palm Harbor University High School won the Interschool contest.
SWEEPSTAKES T-SCORES DIVISIONS 1 2 3 4 5 TOT T-SCR 160 Vestavia Hills 73.65 82.59 69.89 68.16 53.25 294.30 405 Berkeley Prep 67.51 71.70 68.06 66.86 55.61 274.13 532 Stoneman Douglas 50.55 72.53 69.69 62.52 68.96 273.70 372 Vero Beach 47.44 65.04 65.69 69.30 65.25 265.29 308 Lake Mary 59.36 63.00 63.45 50.70 63.23 249.05 533 Taravella 51.00 60.28 58.36 61.45 68.69 248.78 515 Coral Springs 0.00 57.40 56.06 56.27 67.61 237.34 426 Gaither 0.00 50.67 43.71 70.60 59.73 224.71 582 Miami Springs 44.41 53.77 56.60 46.13 59.86 216.36 374 St. Edward's 52.99 41.82 0.00 54.44 59.52 208.78 454 Plant City 45.52 46.81 52.39 60.54 39.10 205.26 480 Cypress Lake 44.11 46.44 52.66 54.67 51.37 205.13 427 H.B. Plant 0.00 43.34 52.53 56.65 45.30 197.81 544 Miami Sunset 40.04 48.25 48.80 44.83 54.00 195.88 413 Palm Harbor 0.00 46.44 50.43 52.38 45.91 195.15 461 Tampa Bay Tech 0.00 43.86 54.97 51.31 38.09 188.23 487 Gulf 0.00 48.10 44.59 39.65 52.71 185.06 557 Atlantic 0.00 45.53 38.96 44.07 45.77 174.33 207 Pine Ridge 41.74 42.58 43.03 37.52 46.38 173.73 407 Chamberlain 43.22 49.99 36.11 43.92 0.00 173.25 428 Hillsborough 0.00 0.00 55.45 63.97 52.51 171.93 589 Lasalle 0.00 43.94 44.52 41.48 38.42 168.37 599 Coral Reef 42.18 40.54 43.10 39.58 37.75 165.40 314 Sebstian 0.00 45.15 35.71 43.31 40.24 164.41 423 Fort Myers 0.00 0.00 51.10 51.16 60.53 162.80 592 Barbara Goleman 40.04 43.94 38.89 39.19 38.15 162.06 562 Community 0.00 51.05 66.23 0.00 44.56 161.84 513 Coral Gables 41.44 0.00 35.91 38.05 41.93 157.33 435 King 0.00 0.00 47.98 60.77 47.86 156.61 321 Dr. Phillips 0.00 0.00 43.17 45.37 65.39 153.92 140 Rickards 0.00 0.00 53.55 53.75 42.53 149.83 527 Suncoast 0.00 40.61 0.00 45.75 62.56 148.92 437 Leto 0.00 44.70 49.20 44.30 0.00 138.20 434 Lakewood 0.00 45.38 0.00 43.69 43.48 132.55 538 Miami Braddock 0.00 0.00 37.27 40.34 48.53 126.14 556 Miami Mast 0.00 40.69 39.91 0.00 43.41 124.01 458 Robinson 0.00 45.91 0.00 40.49 35.86 122.26 401 Armwood 0.00 39.70 35.77 37.59 0.00 113.07 479 Sickles 0.00 49.54 48.39 0.00 0.00 97.93 485 Wharton 0.00 48.86 0.00 38.36 0.00 87.21 377 Jackson Heights 67.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 67.06 553 Nova 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.47 60.47 325 Ft. Pierce Westwood 0.00 49.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 49.08 567 Miami Southwest 0.00 0.00 47.85 0.00 0.00 47.85 111 Cantlebary 47.74 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 47.74 341 Seminole 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 43.01 43.01 252 Bolles 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 42.47 42.47 506 American Heritage 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.92 40.92 580 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.87 0.00 40.87 598 0.00 40.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.76 120 American 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.31 40.31 180 Lyman 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 38.76 38.76 Division reports below show the school number, school name, individual scores, team scores, and total score. CALCULUS 532 Stoneman Douglas 367 136 503 533 Taravella 379 120 499 515 Coral Springs 375 108 483 321 Dr. Phillips 314 136 450 372 Vero Beach 308 140 448 308 Lake Mary 326 92 418 527 Suncoast 340 68 408 423 Fort Myers 274 104 378 553 Nova 293 84 377 582 Miami Springs 308 60 368 426 Gaither 290 76 366 374 St. Edward's 287 76 363 405 Berkeley Prep 249 56 305 544 Miami Sunset 209 72 281 160 Vestavia Hills 194 76 270 487 Gulf 154 108 262 428 Hillsborough 219 40 259 480 Cypress Lake 174 68 242 538 Miami Braddock 176 24 200 435 King 162 28 190 207 Pine Ridge 136 32 168 413 Palm Harbor 137 24 161 557 Atlantic 111 48 159 427 H.B. Plant 120 32 152 562 Community 85 56 141 434 Lakewood 113 12 125 556 Miami Mast 80 44 124 341 Seminole 114 4 118 140 Rickards 99 12 111 252 Bolles 78 32 110 513 Coral Gables 94 8 102 506 American Heritage 87 0 87 120 American 66 12 78 314 Sebstian 61 16 77 454 Plant City 48 12 60 180 Lyman 31 24 55 589 Lasalle 46 4 50 592 Barbara Goleman 46 0 46 461 Tampa Bay Tech 17 28 45 599 Coral Reef 40 0 40 458 Robinson 12 0 12 PRECALCULUS 426 Gaither 313 128 441 372 Vero Beach 296 128 424 160 Vestavia Hills 281 128 409 405 Berkeley Prep 268 124 392 428 Hillsborough 210 144 354 532 Stoneman Douglas 255 80 335 533 Taravella 233 88 321 435 King 172 140 312 454 Plant City 213 96 309 427 H.B. Plant 182 76 258 515 Coral Springs 193 60 253 480 Cypress Lake 120 112 232 374 St. Edward's 169 60 229 140 Rickards 160 60 220 413 Palm Harbor 178 24 202 461 Tampa Bay Tech 144 44 188 423 Fort Myers 114 72 186 308 Lake Mary 152 28 180 582 Miami Springs 96 24 120 527 Suncoast 107 8 115 321 Dr. Phillips 94 16 110 544 Miami Sunset 75 28 103 437 Leto 76 20 96 557 Atlantic 57 36 93 407 Chamberlain 47 44 91 434 Lakewood 60 28 88 314 Sebstian 67 16 83 589 Lasalle 43 16 59 580 51 0 51 458 Robinson 38 8 46 538 Miami Braddock 44 0 44 487 Gulf 35 0 35 599 Coral Reef 26 8 34 592 Barbara Goleman 29 0 29 485 Wharton 6 12 18 513 Coral Gables 14 0 14 401 Armwood 0 8 8 207 Pine Ridge 7 0 7 ALGEBRA II 160 Vestavia Hills 455 84 539 532 Stoneman Douglas 412 124 536 405 Berkeley Prep 412 100 512 562 Community 389 96 485 372 Vero Beach 405 72 477 308 Lake Mary 328 116 444 533 Taravella 337 32 369 582 Miami Springs 291 52 343 515 Coral Springs 271 64 335 428 Hillsborough 258 68 326 461 Tampa Bay Tech 251 68 319 140 Rickards 246 52 298 480 Cypress Lake 261 24 285 427 H.B. Plant 175 108 283 454 Plant City 253 28 281 423 Fort Myers 218 44 262 413 Palm Harbor 216 36 252 437 Leto 202 32 234 544 Miami Sunset 152 76 228 479 Sickles 162 60 222 435 King 160 56 216 567 Miami Southwest 150 64 214 487 Gulf 138 28 166 589 Lasalle 145 20 165 426 Gaither 133 20 153 321 Dr. Phillips 125 20 145 599 Coral Reef 128 16 144 207 Pine Ridge 99 44 143 556 Miami Mast 57 40 97 557 Atlantic 67 16 83 592 Barbara Goleman 38 44 82 538 Miami Braddock 46 12 58 407 Chamberlain 29 12 41 513 Coral Gables 38 0 38 401 Armwood 0 36 36 314 Sebstian 23 12 35 GEOMETRY 160 Vestavia Hills 447 128 575 532 Stoneman Douglas 346 96 442 405 Berkeley Prep 303 128 431 372 Vero Beach 259 84 343 308 Lake Mary 236 80 316 533 Taravella 228 52 280 515 Coral Springs 182 60 242 582 Miami Springs 158 36 194 562 Community 86 72 158 426 Gaither 117 36 153 407 Chamberlain 108 36 144 479 Sickles 90 48 138 325 Ft. Pierce Westwood 80 52 132 485 Wharton 85 44 129 544 Miami Sunset 101 20 121 487 Gulf 103 16 119 454 Plant City 82 20 102 480 Cypress Lake 53 44 97 413 Palm Harbor 53 44 97 458 Robinson 70 20 90 557 Atlantic 61 24 85 434 Lakewood 55 28 83 314 Sebstian 68 12 80 437 Leto 58 16 74 589 Lasalle 52 12 64 592 Barbara Goleman 64 0 64 461 Tampa Bay Tech 51 12 63 427 H.B. Plant 0 56 56 207 Pine Ridge 22 24 46 374 St. Edward's 16 20 36 598 22 0 22 556 Miami Mast 21 0 21 527 Suncoast 20 0 20 599 Coral Reef 11 8 19 401 Armwood 0 8 8 ALGEBRA I 160 Vestavia Hills 317 140 457 405 Berkeley Prep 278 96 374 377 Jackson Heights 260 108 368 308 Lake Mary 192 72 264 374 St. Edward's 130 48 178 533 Taravella 95 56 151 532 Stoneman Douglas 97 48 145 111 Cantlebary 51 56 107 372 Vero Beach 67 36 103 454 Plant City 73 4 77 582 Miami Springs 42 20 62 480 Cypress Lake 42 16 58 407 Chamberlain 30 16 46 599 Coral Reef 20 12 32 207 Pine Ridge 10 16 26 513 Coral Gables 10 12 22 544 Miami Sunset -5 8 3 592 Barbara Goleman -5 8 3