Student Captures Top Math Honor At National Contest

BERLIN — The third time was the charm for recent Pocomoke High School (PHS) graduate Paige Stanley, who took home the top honor for technical mathematics at the last national SkillsUSA competition.

Stanley continues Worcester County Public Schools’ (WCPS) winning streak of impressive SkillsUSA finishes and hopes to parlay her math background into a career in chemical and bimolecular engineering.

Beginning in her sophomore year, Stanley has participated in SkillsUSA three times. Each year saw a better finish than the previous with Stanley taking a gold medal in her field at the 2014 event.

Math can seem like a foreign language to some, but Stanley said she enjoys immersing herself in theory and numbers. The competition at SkillsUSA was a grab bag of mathematics, she said, necessitating a broad background.

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