Fourth, fifth and sixth grade students completed as many multiplication problems as possible in 50 seconds. The faster and more accurate the students were, the more points they earned in the competition.
North Clarion students competed with more than 20,000 other students nationwide.
The competition was held over a two-day period on Feb. 4 and 5.
By the end of the competition, North Clarion students had played more than 7,000 games and answered more than 230,000 questions.
Rick Turner, the teacher who organized the district’s participation in the competition, said the students were determined to win the contest.
“The most encouraging part was how much time the students spent at home or during their recess time to compete. Some students even volunteered to compete while eating their lunch,” Turner said.
In the end, North Clarion ended up in second place, even though they were competing with much larger school districts across the nation.
The Archademics organization contacted Turner to let him know the school district had earned 10 iPad Minis.
One student, Scott Dunlap, won a $50 Amazon gift card as an award for answering 10,200 consecutive questions correctly.
“The iPads will be very helpful for students in the math and science classes,” Turner said.