A group of four middle school students and one adult pose together at a table during the Culpeper County Public Schools Math 24 competition. All are smiling and wearing navy blue Math 24 t-shirts. A yellow table number card labeled "19" is visible in front of them. In the background, other participants and spectators sit along the gymnasium wall, with colorful posters hanging behind them.

CCPS Hosts Annual Division-Wide Math 24 Competition

Culpeper County Public Schools

March 28, 2025

Culpeper County Public Schools was proud to host the annual county-wide Math 24 competition on Thursday, March 27, 2025. The event brought together some of the division’s brightest young minds to engage in friendly, fast-paced math challenges designed to sharpen their computation skills and deepen their understanding of number relationships.

The Math 24 game promotes mental math fluency by challenging students to manipulate numbers to reach the target number—24—using a combination of operations. This year’s competition welcomed enthusiastic “mathletes” from third, fourth, and fifth grades at all six elementary schools, as well as 6th grade students from both middle schools.  This year marked the first year since 2020 that the middle schools have participated, thanks to the support of Mindy Brooks-Smith, who coached the teams at both middle schools and Sycamore Park Elementary. 

The competition consists of three rounds, and after the first two rounds of intense competition, the top eight scorers advanced to the final round, where they faced off to determine the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Each participant showcased impressive problem-solving skills, perseverance, and sportsmanship throughout the event.

CCPS extends congratulations to all of the talented mathletes who participated. Special thanks go to Floyd T. Binns Middle School for graciously hosting the event and to the CCPS Gifted and Math Departments for organizing a successful competition.

Third grade winners:

  • 1st place: Zane Yost, Yowell 

  • 2nd place:   Eden Sung, Sycamore Park

  • 3rd place:  Mohammad Nosrat, Pearl Sample

  • 4th place: Rachee Wiles, Sycamore Park

Four elementary students wearing Culpeper Math 24 Tournament 2025 shirts pose together in front of a stage, each wearing a medal around their necks. They represent the top finishers in the third-grade division of the competition.

Fourth grade winners: 

  • 1st place: Fletcher Dulin, Sycamore Park

  • 2nd place: Anee Huang, Sycamore Park

  • 3rd place: Jackson Moffett, Pearl Sample

  • 4th place: Benji Maroquin, Farmington

Four elementary students wearing Culpeper Math 24 Tournament 2025 shirts pose together in front of a stage, each wearing a medal around their necks. They represent the top finishers in the fourth-grade division of the competition.

Fifth grade winners:

  • 1st place: Anish Mishra, Yowell

  • 2nd place: Parker Pratt, Yowell

  • 3rd place: Evan Standley, AG Richardson

  • 4th place: Peyton Smith, Sycamore Park

Four elementary students wearing Culpeper Math 24 Tournament 2025 shirts pose together in front of a stage, each wearing a medal around their necks. They represent the top finishers in the fifth-grade division of the competition.

Sixth grade winners:

  • 1st place winner: Ian Balino, Floyd T Binns

  • 2nd place winner: Noah Wester, CMS

  • 3rd place winner: Kyle Peterson Tapia, CMS

  • 4th place winner: Isabella Alvarez, CMS

Four elementary students wearing Culpeper Math 24 Tournament 2025 shirts pose together in front of a stage, each wearing a medal around their necks. They represent the top finishers in the middle school division of the competition.