Ten students from Phillips Middle School competed in the State Math Finals at UNC-Greensboro on May 1.

Students who placed in the contest include: Alex Kelly, ninth place in Algebra I; Bernie Almadoss, 13th in Algebra I; Sheila Deng, fifth in Geometry; Yu Wang, eighth in Geometry; Alice Huang, 20th in geometry; William Holub-Moorman, 16th in Algebra II; and Avi Aggarwal, 17th in Algebra II.

To qualify to compete at the state level, students had to score in the top 10 percent in the regional contest. The students are coached by Angela Short.