I appreciate all of the students who responded to my challenge
and prodding with so many wonderful memories!
UMS-Wright Wins 1st & 2nd
at Alabama High School Physics Contest 2001!
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, February 2, 2001
UMS-Wright students won 1st & 2nd place in the regular school division at the 25th Annual University of Alabama High School Physics Contest held at the Ferguson Center on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, AL. Three hundred forty students on more than forty teams (twenty different schools) participated. The prestigious University of Alabama High School Contest attracted outstanding teams of students from outstanding Physics programs in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee this year.
The UMS-Wright A-Team won 1st in the regular school division. Members of the team included Hunter Shain, James Saad, Alex Moore and Will Moseley. The UMS-Wright B-Team won 2nd in the regular school division. Members of the B-Team included Brantley Beaird, Brandon Pontius, Logan Gewin and Larry Hu. The scores for both teams far outstripped regular schools. The UMS-W A-Team outscored the highest schools in the Math & Science Magnet School Division. [Only the Homewood High School team scored higher that the UMS-Wright A-Team.]
Alex Moore of UMS-Wright was recognized for obtaining the third highest individual score at the competition.
Dr. Tim Burgess, observed “Clearly the senior class has established a new UMS-Wright tradition. They have placed in this prestigious competition as members of the A-Team each of the last three years. It is a credit to both their talent and work ethic.“
SHORT PROSE VERSION
The UMS-Wright stunned more than 39 Physics Teams from Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee at the prestigious 25th Annual University of Alabama High School Physics Contest on Friday, February 2nd
The UMS-Wright A-Team manned by Hunter Shain, James Saad, Alex Moore and Will Moseley finished in 1st Place. The UMS-Wright B-Team of Brantley Beaird, Brandon Pontius, Logan Gewin and Larry Hu won 2nd Place decisively with a 40% margin of victory over the next highest team. The points acquired by both UMS-Wright Teams outstripped even the highest scoring teams in the Math & Science Magnet School division.
This year marked the third consecutive year that UMS-Wright has taken third place or higher at this prestigious competition. UMS-Wright has won the 1st Place Team Award for two consecutive years. Alex Moore posted a 3rd place individual performance among 340 participants.
UMS-Wright A-Team Members:
Hunter Shain, James Saad, Alex Moore, Will Moseley
UMS-Wright B-Team Members:
Brantley Beaird, Brandon Pontius, Logan Gewin, Larry Hu
Alternate: Luke Burgess
Individual Awards:
Tied for 3rd Alex Moore
