Upper St. Clair School District

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District Highlights

April 4, 2016

Fort Couch student finishes 9th in statewide math contest

A Fort Couch Middle School student finished ninth in the 2016 Pennsylvania MATHCOUNTS Competition on March 19, 2016, in Harrisburg. Eighth grader Braden Yates reached the statewide competition after placing second in the Allegheny County competition in February.

This marked Braden’s second consecutive year competing at the state level.

According to the competition website, MATHCOUNTS is a national middle school coaching and competitive mathematics program that promotes mathematics achievement through a series of fun and engaging "bee" style contests. The Pennsylvania competition is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers.

The Upper St. Clair School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability or any other legally protected classification in the employment or in the administration of any of its educational programs and activities. Announcement of this policy is in accordance with state and federal laws including Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.