Oregon Tech hosted the 2025 Regional Math Contests on April 15. The competition was open to high school students currently enrolled in Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, and Calculus in Klamath and Lake Counties.
For over 35 years, the Oregon Tech Mathematics department has sponsored this event during Math Awareness Month each April to engage more high school students in mathematics.
This year, 90 high school students and their math instructors from Lakeview High School, Klamath Union High School, and Crosspoint Christian School came to Oregon Tech for the competition.
Students compete in two sections of the event: Oregon Tech math contests and state-level exams. The faculty in the Oregon Tech Mathematics department participates in this event by administering tests, judging the competition, and providing administrative support.
Professor of Mathematics, Randall Paul, Ph.D., was the keynote speaker. His lecture was titled “Harmonic Sets in Music.” According to Paul, “Given three points on a line, we may construct a fourth point using a simple geometric process involving only a pencil and a straight-edge. These four points together are called a harmonic set. But why are they called ‘harmonic’?” In his address, he showed how the points of a harmonic set correspond to the lengths of the strings of a violin so that, when played, they produce a harmonic musical chord.
Oregon Tech’s Office of the President and Educational Partnerships and Outreach sponsor the event.
Winners Oregon Tech math contests are:
Algebra I
Winner: Starla Bodkin, Klamath Union High School
2nd place: Teo Brown, Klamath Union High School
3rd place: Ashlyn Sharp, Klamath Union High School
Algebra II
Winner: Brenna Fogerty, Klamath Union High School
2nd place: Campbell Kratochvil, Klamath Union High School
3rd place: Nick Grieco, Klamath Union High School
Geometry
Winner: Gavin Whitaker, Klamath Union High School
2nd place: Jaelle Belau, Crosspoint Christian School
3rd place: Micah Langford, Crosspoint Christian School
Pre-Calculus
Winner: Bella Armijo, Klamath Union High School
2nd place: Jake Neupert, Klamath Union High School
3rd place: Eleanor Rodriquez, Klamath Union High School
Calculus
Winner: Sam Armbrust, Lakeview High School
2nd place: Riley Stubbs, Lakeview High School
3rd place: Kelsie Davis, Lakeview High School
Winners of the state-level exams are:
Algebra I
Winner: Tristan Warrior, Klamath Union High School
2nd place: Ashlyn Sharp, Klamath Union High School
3rd place: Starla Bodkin, Klamath Union High School
Algebra II
Winner: Angela Lee, Crosspoint Christian School
2nd place: Chris Humphrey, Klamath Union High School
3rd place: Nick Grieco, Klamath Union High School
Geometry
Winner: Joshua Gibeau, Klamath Union High School
2nd place: Gavin Whitaker, Crosspoint Christian School
3rd place: Micah Langford, Crosspoint Christian School
Pre-Calculus
Winner: Gabe Glover, Klamath Union High School
2nd place: Bella Armijo, Klamath Union High School
3rd place: Kinna Freid, Klamath Union High School
Calculus
Winner: Elizabeth Goeres, Lakeview High School
2nd place: Riley Stubbs, Lakeview High School
3rd place: Sofia Zendejas, Lakeview High School
