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Wappingers students extend long‑multiplication record; district spotlights 10‑year math enrichment program
Summary
Students in the Wappingers Central School District demonstrated advanced long‑multiplication skills — working up to 384‑digit by 384‑digit problems — during a superintendent spotlight that credited a decade‑long enrichment program and named a September bid for a Guinness World Record.
A group of students recognized at the Wappingers Central School District meeting on June 16 described a multiyear math enrichment effort that culminated in extended long‑multiplication demonstrations and plans to pursue a Guinness World Record in September.
Dr. Miller, who led the presentation, told the Board of Education and the public that the students had progressed from 5‑by‑5 multiplication to working on problems as large as 384 digits by 384 digits. “Most kids in my experience can’t do 5 by 5……
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