14 students tried out during the fall semester to compete for the TKFB (The Krypto Friday Battle) IV 2019 team: Tyson Byrd, Grant Dishman, Ella Hall, Preston Hearn, Tegan Higgs, Joel Huddleston, Emma Hussin, Connor Nolan, Tyler Parsons, Aidan Suddler, Jacky Tan, Kiran Vandra, Reis Vernon and Nicole White. These are 8 Freshmen from Mr DeCelle's PAP Algebra 2 classes and 6 juniors from Mr Devoe's A/B Calculus classes.
Krypto is an Arithmetic game of Math. The battle consisted of 14 rounds, each round has 3 hands, battling each other face to face utilizing facetime. Bixby started strong against Kentwood High School, the 4th largest school district in the Seattle Washington area, with a win from leadoff Tyson and then wins from Tyler, Tegan, Aidan, Ella and Reis. Bixby was able to build a sizeable 5 point lead. Kentwood made a charge and was down only by 2 going into the last round. Their last player was able to win it for Kentwood on the last hand of the battle.
Mr. DeCelle stated "I was really proud of the way we competed. I love the intensity and the way these students showcased their math skills in the competition."
