17 October – December 2022 | VOICES Bi-Monthly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica Mathematics brilliance was on display at the exciting finish of the 4th Annual UTech, Jamaica Mathematics Quiz Competition which saw both finalist student teams from Herbert Morrison Technical High School and St. Jago High, tying at 12 points after regulation match time. But it was the brilliant response to the logicbased question, “What is the contrapositive for the statement: if water is frozen, then its temperature is below zero degrees Celsius?” answered correctly: “its temperature is not below zero degrees Celsius, then it is not frozen,” by Jemoy Jarrett of Herbert Morrison Technical High, that pipped the school’s win over St. Jago High in the knock out tie-breaker round played at the University of Technology, Jamaica Papine Campus on December 15, 2022. The 30-minute final match was played in three thrilling ‘Schools-Challenge’ style rounds with each team answering questions from the CSEC and CAPE Level 1 and 2 Mathematics curricula posed by Quiz Master, Ms Judith DeLisser, Lecturer, School of Mathematics and Statistics (SOMAS), Faculty of Science and Sport, UTech, Jamaica. Both teams impressed with their quick responses, showing competency in such areas as trigonometry, complex Professor Colin Gyles (centre) presents the winner’s trophy to Kaila Grant, team captain, Herbert Morrison Technical High School whose team emerged winner of the 4th Annual UTech, Jamaica Mathematics Quiz Competition at the final match played on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at the UTech, Jamaica Papine Campus. Team members and their teachers from left (front row) are Alyssa Dobson, Crystalee Gardner (Mathematics Coach), Jayden Brown, Ken-Garfield Douglas and (L-R, back row), Jehosha Brown, (Head, Mathematics Department), Herbert Morrison Technical High School and students Daniel Neil and Jemoy Jarrett. Herbert Morrison Technical High School Wins 4th Annual UTech, Jamaica Mathematics Competition Professor Colin Gyles, (right) Acting President, University of Technology, Jamaica presents St. Jago High School students, first runner up winners in the 4th Annual UTech, Jamaica Mathematics Quiz Competition with their trophy following the finals of the Competition on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at the UTech, Jamaica Papine Campus. From left are Dshawan Dunwell, Linton Cornwall, (team captain) and Johmoi Blake. Cont’d on page 18
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