For release: March 10, 2015 Contact: Selinda Sanchez

A. D Harvey Elementary Students Win Texas Lone Star Math Cup State Championship

Kingsville, Texas -- Two A. D. Harvey Elementary School classes took the top spots in this year's Think Through Math (TTM) State Competition. Ms. Angela Perez's Second Period TTM Class (room E1) won the 2015 Texas Lone Star Math Cup State Championship, taking the highest honor in the competition. "The students won this competition," said Ms. Perez "They worked very, very hard, passed lessons, solved math problems, and we made for the best class in Texas!" Mrs. Yolanda Herrera's 2nd Period TTM Class (room F1) took the top spot for Region 2 earning a total score of 253.5 points. "My class came from the bottom and managed to come up to take first place," said Mrs. Herrera. "We are very happy!" Harvey students put in a lot of extra hours in and out of school to achieve their goals. Students answered questions and solved math problems to earned points. The accumulation of these points placed participating classes in various rankings. "Our students and teachers have made every moment count," said Mrs. D. Mireles, A. D. Harvey Elementary School Principal. "Every time a student finished their work, or after school, or in extended day lab time, they worked on their Think Through Math goal; one problem at a time. That's how we got a State championship and the top five Regional spots." Think Through Math is a web-based program designed to support, guide and advance students in Mathematics. The program emphasizes concepts and skills that target critical foundations for Algebra, and most importantly, student success in Mathematics. "Think Through Math is a state initiative," said Mrs. Mireles. "We have made it part of the curriculum here at Harvey Elementary, and it has proved to be very effective with our students." In addition, a total of five Harvey Elementary Classes ranked in the top five spots out of 10 regional winners. Regional Winners: First Place: Mrs. Yolanda Herrera’s Second Period TTM Class with 253.5 points; Second Place: Mrs. Isabel DeLeon’s Second Period TTM Class with 223.5 points; Third Place: Ms. Liana Garza’s Second Period TTM Class with 61.94 points; Fourth Place: Mrs. Jennifer Sphon’s Second Period TTM Class with 48.88 points; Fifth Place: Mrs. Stephanie Scott’s Second Period TTM Class with 48.65 points. "This is a great accomplishment," said Dr. Carol Perez, Kingsville ISD Superintendent. "Our students worked very hard to achieve their goal and we're extremely proud of them. And it couldn't be done without their teachers. They continued to encourage their students to keep working hard, and it paid off."

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State Championship Winners: Ms. Angela Perez's Second Period TTM Class (room E1)

Pictured: (back row- left to right)Ms. Angela Perez, Abigail Roop, Emanuel Garza, Anjelina Mason, Matthew Nicholas, Jordan

Thomas, Alexandria Roop, Jeremiah Rollins. (front row – left to right) Faith Macareno, Isaac Villarreal, Fayth Salazar-Pena, Ruel

Valadez, William Lawrence, Elyssya Arellano, Gabriella Martinez. Not photographed: Robert Trevino and Emma Quinones.

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Regional Winner: First Place Mrs. Yolanda Herrera’s Second Period TTM Class (room F1)

Pictured: Left to right (back row): Kylie Sphon, Nicholas Stokes, Xamarah Harris, Sebastian Ledesma, Riley Garza, Jayla Hinojosa, Mrs. Herrera; (Left to right middle row): Noah Villarreal, Hector Deleon III, Jarett Harvey, David Salinas Jr., Joel Salazar Jr., Jayden Salinas; (Left to right front row): Laya Rosas, Gabriella Cantu, Levae Carney, Sean Lamas

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Regional Winner: Second Place Mrs. Isabel DeLeon’s 2nd Period TTM Class

Pictured: (Back row Left to Right): Mrs. DeLeon, Abygail Rogers, Jonathan Cortez, Jaiden Lewis, Faith Canales, Amber Silva, Azul

Urbina, Rebeka Delgado, Katelyn Elizondo; (Front row Left to Right): Daniella Castro, Addison Acevedo, Amylie Morales, Daniella

Perez, Kendall Gonzalez, Victoria Aldope, Luis Perez

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Regional Winner: Third Place Ms. Liana Garza’s Second Period TTM Class (room F2)

Pictured: (Back row Left to Right): Mrs. Garza, Lillian Cantu, Anaisa Herrera, Katelyn Galvan, Heidi Saldana, Mallory Lopez; (Middle row Left to Right): Raul Aguilar, Ava Alarcon, A'Lexxus Ramos, Dominic Reyes, Edward Espinoza; (Front row Left to Right): Daniella Cantu, Elorah Buck, Aidan Flores, Logan Thompson

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Regional Winner: Fourth Place Mrs. Jennifer Sphon’s Second Period TTM Class (room E4)

Pictured: (Back Row left to Right): Ms. Morataya, Jacob Cortez, Emilia Reyes, Ki'anna Williams, Caitlynn Lopez, Fayth Chavez, Mia

Perez, Mrs. Sphon; (Middle Row left to right): Tavin Delapaz, Joseph Mendoza, Rogelio Galindo, Jarod Frausto, Ethan Vasquez,

Emilee Elliott, Austin Trantham; (Front Row left to right): Alynna Salinas, Adam Barboza, Lalaine Martinez, Jerral Friend, Edelyn

Espinoza, Christina Cavazos, (not pictured) Vanessa Villarreal and Aubrey Delarosa

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Regional Winner: Fifth Place Mrs. Stephanie Scott’s Second Period TTM Class (room F4)

Pictured: (Back Row Left to Right): Serina Carmona, Valerie Sanchez, Jazmine Maldonado, Xavier Catalan, Jesse Perez, Justin Deleon, Tatyanna Guajardo, Daniella O’Grady, Mrs. Scott; (Middle Row Left to Right): Ana Bella Rysavy, Dylan Hernandez, Lucia Bueno, Danyela Grover, Ja’voya Simmons, Jessenia Perez; (Front Row Left to Right): Yasmine Rios, Jada Gutierrez, Nathaniel Aguilar, Krista Perez, Alyna Chavez, Matthew Canales

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