On Saturday, May 30, 2009, over 300 elementary and middle school students from the Fontana Unified School District demonstrated their mathematical skills as part of the District's 45th annual Math Field Day competition. Teams of 5th, 6th, 7th, and 9th grade students participated by taking part in several different math tests and strategy games.  The tests included terminology, problem solving, estimation skills, calculator skills, mental mathematics, basic skills arithmetic, pre-algebra, algebra, and geometry.  Five mathematically-based strategy games were played in a tournament-like competition, including five-in-a-row, hex, capture, mancala, and triplets.  Students were awarded medals for the first through fifth places.  Points were then awarded, based on individual student performance, with schools competing for overall first through fifth places. Math Field Day promotes the importance of mathematics, while emphasizing the fun that students can experience by participating in the competition.  FUSD's Math Field Day competition is named after the late Charles Pine.  Mr. Pine taught math at Fontana High School for over 22 years and was the leading force behind the Math Field Day event.

OVERALL WINNERS

5th Grade Teams

1st Place Oleander Elementary School 2nd Place Sierra Lakes Elementary School 3rd Place Canyon Crest Elementary School 4th Place Beech Avenue Elementary School 5th Place Porter Elementary School

6th Grade Teams

1st Place Alder Middle School 2nd Place Southridge Middle School 3rd Place Sequoia Middle School 4th Place Beech Avenue Elementary School 5th Grade Almeria Middle School

7th/8th Grade Teams

1st Place Sequoia Middle School 2nd Place Ruble Middle School 3rd Place Southridge Middle School 4th Place Alder Middle School 5th Place Almeria Middle School

GRADE 5 TEST WINNERS

Guesstimation

1st Place Julian De La Cruz, Sierra Lakes ES 2nd Place Branden Knudsen, Canyon Crest ES 3rd Place Adrian Hinojosa, Palmetto ES 4th Place Alan Hernandez, Tokay ES 5th Place Nahomi Mondragon, Oleander ES

Terminology

1st Place Antonio Rodriguez, Canyon Crest ES 2nd Place Breezy Correno, Cypress ES 3rd Place Elizabeth Barba, Oleander ES 4th Place Darian Henry, Grant ES 5th Place Alexander Rodgers, Sierra Lakes ES

Calculator Challenge

1st Place Emely Faburrieta, Cypress ES 2nd Place Gian Pabustan, Sierra Lakes ES 3rd Place Jayne Coovert, Palmetto ES 4th Place Nidhi Beniwal, Almond ES 5th Place Selena Ceja, Grant ES

Problem Solving

1st Place Issac Moreno, Porter ES 2nd Place Javier Moreno, Almond ES 3rd Place Edward Gonzalez, Palmetto ES 4th Place Jordon Hou, Primrose ES 5th Place Issac Renteria, North Tamarind ES

Mental Gymnastics

1st Place Ricky Vargas, Porter ES 2nd Place Kimberly Chacon, Beech Avenue ES 3rd Place Jaime Hurtado-Lopez, Canyon Crest ES 4th Place Katie Laiman, Sierra Lakes ES 5th Place Alfonso Farias, Primrose ES

Alternates - General Knowledge

1st Place Joel Munoz, Canyon Crest ES 2nd Place Erica Batres, Oleander ES 3rd Place Emily Lemus, Grant ES 4th Place Noemi Moreno, Porter ES 5th Place Kyrie McDonald, Cypress ES

GRADE 6 TEST WINNERS

General Knowledge

1st Place Frank Ramirez, Sequoia MS 2nd Place Bryon Scott, Almeria MS 3rd Place Alex Mower, Beech Avenue ES 4th Place Cesar Martinez, Binks ES 5th Place Christopher Ramirez, Almeria MS

Terminology

1st Place Melvin Reyes, Southridge MS 2nd Place Sabino Maldonado, Southridge MS 3rd Place Julio Berumen, Sequoia MS 4th Place Gloria Rangel, Alder MS 5th Place Precious Sayac, Ruble MS

Calculator Challenge

1st Place Richard Garcia, Sequoia MS 2nd Place Kelsey Mann, Southridge MS 3rd Place Limary Moreno, Alder MS 4th Place Mark Perez, Beech Avenue ES 5th Place Ricardo Ramirez, West Randall ES

Problem Solving

1st Place Jose Quevedo, West Raandall ES 2nd Place Alex Mower, Beech Avenue ES 3rd Place Jacob Randolph, Sequoia MS 4th Place Jose Rodriguez, Almond ES 5th Place Daisy Olivos, Poplar ES

Mental Gymnastics

1st Place Evelyn Chavez, Ruble MS 2nd Place Fabian Lopez, Alder MS 3rd Place Bryon Scott, Almeria MS 4th Place Matthew Figueroa, Binks ES 5th Place Gurpartaap Bathh, Alder MS

Alternates - General Knowledge

1st Place Arika Amricachi, Sequoia MS 2nd Place Andrew Pimental, Alder MS 3rd Place Hugo Montes, Southridge MS 4th Place Betty Nguyen, Binks ES 5th Place Alejandro Estrada, Sequoia MS

GRADE 7 TEST WINNERS

Basic Skills

1st Place Julian Santos, Ruble MS 2nd Place Niccolo Pabustan, Ruble MS 3rd Place Brenda Castrejon, Sequoia MS 4th Place Dillan Seebaran, Ruble MS 5th Place Christina Garibaldi, Ruble MS

Pre-Algebra

1st Place Julian Santos, Ruble MS 2nd Place Manuel Cobos, Sequoia MS 3rd Place Dillan Seebaran, Ruble MS 4th Place Alexandra Razo, Almeria MS 5th Place James Yeh, Ruble MS

Algebra I

1st Place Jessica Stackhouse, Sequoia MS 2nd Place Daniel Narvaez, Sequoia MS 3rd Place Oscar Medina, Sequoia MS 4th Place Brenda Castrejon, Sequoia MS 5th Place Annie Huana, Southridg MS

GRADE 8 TEST WINNERS

Basic Skills

1st Place Angela Nguyen, Sequoia MS 2nd Place Daniel Handojo, Ruble MS 3rd Place Brittney Enin, Alder MS 4th Place Aaron Delgadillo, Sequoia MS 5th Place Gabriel Arreola, Sequoia MS

Algebra I

1st Place Maryann Duran, Alder MS 2nd Place Ashley Pulgarin, Sequoia MS 3rd Place Devin Day, Ruble MS 4th Place Daniel Handojo, Ruble MS 5th Place Hector Ramirez, Ruble MS

Geometry

1st Place Gabriel Arreola, Sequoia MS 2nd Place Angela Nguyen, Sequoia MS 3rd Place Aaron Delgadillo, Sequoia MS 4th Place Marvin Blanco, Sequoia MS 5th Place Emily Wale, Southridge MS

General Knowledge

1st Place Anton Herrera, Ruble MS 2nd Place John Laiman, Ruble MS 3rd Place Victoria Ciudad-Real, Sequoia ES 4th Place Ally Villarruel, Ruble MS 5th Place Rome Zamora, Ruble MS

GRADE 5 GAME WINNERS

Triplets

1st Place Kayla Shaw, Chaparral ES 2nd Place Jamie Villatoro, Oleander ES 3rd Place Viridiana Ruiz, Shadow Hills ES 4th Place Julian De La Cruz, Sierra Lakes ES 5th Place Antonio Rodriguez, Canyon Crest ES

Five-in-a-Row

1st Place Elizabeth Barbo, Oleander ES 2nd Place Angel Ivan Lagunes, Beeach Avenue ES 3rd Place Lucero Ferrera, Binks ES 4th Place Nidhi Beniwal, Almond ES 5th Place Lizbeth Acosta, Randall Pepper ES

Mancala

1st Place Mariosol Castellanos, Oleander ES 2nd Place Josue Marin, Shadow Hills ES 3rd Place Javier Moreno, Almond ES 4th Place Ricky Vargas, Porter ES 5th Place Ashley Carlos, Binks ES

Capture

1st Place Hubert Mann, Chaparral ES 2nd Place Alfonso Martinez, South Tamarind ES 3rd Place Nicolas Fernandez, Shadow Hills ES 4th Place Kimberly Chacon, Beech Avenue ES 5th Place Issac Renteria, North Tamarind ES

Hex

1st Place Erick Ortiz, Oleander ES 2nd Place Sandra Nguyen, Binks ES 3rd Place Maria Mendoza, Beech Avenue ES 4th Place Gian Pabustan, Sierra Lakes ES 5th Place Gabriela Lopez, Cypress ES

Alternates - Five-in-a-Row

1st Place Chris Lopez, Beech Avenue ES 2nd Place Erica Batres, Oleander ES 3rd Place Noe Molina, Palmetto ES 4th Place Jose Dolorez, South Tamarind ES 5th Place Emily Lemus, Grant ES

GRADE 6 GAME WINNERS

Mancala

1st Place Yasari Carlos, Alder MS 2nd Place John Murillo, Beech Avenue MS 3rd Place William Hoopes, Southridge MS 4th Place Kelsey Mann, Southridge MS 5th Place Madilynn Devillez, Binks ES

Five-in-a-Row

1st Place Melvin Reyes, Southridge MS 2nd Place Michael Granados, Alder MS 3rd Place Raymond Padilla, Beech Avenue MS 4th Place Jacob Randolph, Sequoia MS 5th Place Thao Ho, Alder MS

Capture

1st Place Osmar Macias, Sequoia MS 2nd Place Christopher Ramirez, Almeria MS 3rd Place Alex Mower, Beech Avenue ES 4th Place Luis Moreno, West Randall ES 5th Place Eduardo Rio, Southridge MS

Hex

1st Place Fabian Lopez, Alder MS 2nd Place Jeffrey Villanueva, Locust ES 3rd Place Matthew Figueroa, Binks ES 4th Place Carlos Galvan, Beech Avenue ES 5th Place Limary Moreno, Alder MS

GRADE 7 AND 8 TEST WINNERS

Mancala

1st Place Devin Day, Ruble MS 2nd Place Crysbelle Lopez, Sequoia MS 3rd Place Hector Garcia, Almeria MS 4th Place Daniel Narvaez, Sequoia MS 5th Place Alexandra Hurtado, Southridge MS

Capture

1st Place Annie Huang, Southridge MS 2nd Place Manuel Cobos, Sequoia MS 3rd Place Aaron Delgadillo, Sequoia MS 4th Place James Yeh, Ruble MS 5th Place Richard Quiroga, Alder MS

Hex

1st Place Emily Nale, Southridge MS 2nd Place Hector Ramirez, Ruble MS 3rd Place Jesus Trujillo, Ruble MS 4th Place Jesus Rodriguez, Southridge MS 5th Place David Trent, Ruble MS

Five-in-a-Row

1st Place Brenda Castrejon, Sequoia MS 2nd Place Gabriel Arreola, Sequoia MS 3rd Place Brittney Enin, Alder MS 4th Place Selena Lomeli, Sequoia MS 5th Place Seohynn Jeon, Almeria MS