Duncan Spencer is carrying on a family tradition.Two years ago, the North Grenville District High School student won the Pascal Medal for top student in the Grade 9 University of Waterloo Pascal Math Contest. In his youth, his father won the same medal at his high school. This year, Spencer won the medal for the Grade 11 Fermat contest. Spencer was the top student in the east region with a score of 126 out of 150, placing in the 99th percentile. The feat earned him one of only 60 spots at Waterloo’s prestigious Lloyd Auckland Invitational Mathematics Workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to provide students with an in-depth study in mathematics and problem solving. It also offers an opportunity for those attending to meet like-minded students, work with Waterloo’s math department and meet the faculty.
Pictured: North Grenville District High School Grade 11 student Duncan Spencer, centre, is pictured with NGDHS teachers Mike Green and Jennifer Ryan.
