MATH TEAM 2002

Although this was our first year, it did have its interesting moments. One such was the trip to Savannah for the Armstrong Atlantic State University Math Tournament in February. Since only eight students were going, it was decided that Dr. Garner and his wife would drive the students in their two cars. Erin Gorman’s mother also agreed to drive. And it was a good thing they drove, considering what happened later that day! During the tournament, Drew Yaun complained of stomach pains. We figure it just indigestion, but during the awards ceremony, Drew was nowhere to be found: he was in the bathroom vomiting! He was very sick, and it was decided to take him to the hospital due to the similarity of his symptoms to appendicitis. Mrs. Garner and Ms. Gorman drove everyone back home, while Dr. Garner took Drew to the hospital. However, they couldn’t see Drew since he was a minor, and Dr. Garner had no authorization to consent to medical treatment -- because Drew never turned in a signed permission slip! So Drew and Dr. Garner sat in the waiting room for four hours until his parents showed up. It was to be the beginning of a set of adventures that hasn’t yet stopped.

Below you will find our record of placements at the few tournaments the Math Team attended that school year. Team awards are listed first, with individual awards listed after the team member’s name.