Several Houston students placed at the 24 math competition Saturday at MSU-West Plains. The competition included students from Fairview, Mountain Grove, Willow Springs and Oak Hill.
Placing for Houston were:
Fifth grade: Summer Neal, first; Griffon Bathon, fifth.
Sixth grade: Elizabeth Harris, first; Hayley Walker, second; Elisa Williamson, third; Maggie Shelton, fifth.
Fifth/sixth overall: Neal, first; Williamson, second; Harris, third.
Seventh grade: Lowell Tune, second; Ashlee Topping, third; Stuart Lybyer, fifth; Tyler Shea, honorable mention.
Eighth grade: Stephanie Mitchell, fifth.
Seventh/eighth overall: Topping, second; Tune, third.
The students were accompanied by Houston teachers Carla Mitchell, Judy Rouse, Debbie James, Pat Oakley and Rhonda Morgan.