Posted 02/14/2000
Contact: Andrew Svec, 218-281-8380
MATHCOUNTS
Set for UMC Feb. 25
Seventh and eighth grade students from approximately fifteen schools across
northwestern Minnesota will participate in this year’s MATHCOUNTS on
Friday, February 25, in Bede Ballroom at the University of Minnesota,
Crookston (UMC). Check-in
begins at 8:00 a.m., with the full competition set to begin at 9:00 a.m.
Awards will be announced at 1:30 p.m.
MATHCOUNTS, a nationwide math program, is
both a coaching program and a series of competitions at regional, state,
and national levels. Area
students who made their school math team will compete against "mathletes"
from other schools. The
winners from the day’s competition will advance to state competition in
March.
In northwestern Minnesota the program is
sponsored by UMC, the Lake Agassiz Chapter of the Minnesota Society of
Professional Engineers, several local industries, consulting engineering
firms, and private individuals.
National sponsors estimate participation in
MATHCOUNTS at 8 million students nationwide.
The winning teams from each state receive trips to Washington,
D.C., for the national finals in May.
Coordinators for this year’s MATHCOUNTS
are William Peterson, professor of mathematics at UMC, and Greg Gilbertson
of the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Bemidji.