For Immediate Release
Contact: Richard Guevarra, 775-827-6111
Local Student Mathletes® to Compete in Northern Nevada Math Contest
(Reno, Nevada) — Middle school Mathletes® from Northern Nevada schools will compete in a contest for the national MATHCOUNTS® program on February 2nd starting at 9AM and held at NV Energy (6100 Neil Road, Reno, Nevada). The competition has been organized by volunteers from the engineering community and the Nevada Society of Professional Engineers.
A total of 13 schools and 70 students will compete. Schools represented from Reno: Coral Academy of Science, Billinghurst Middle School, Pine Middle School, Clayton Middle School, Lou Mendive Middle School, Swope GT Magnet Middle School, Saint Albert The Great School, Kendyl Depoali Middle School, and Davidson Academy of Nevada. Other schools from Northern Nevada include: Adobe Middle School (Elko), Dayton Intermediate School (Dayton), Carson Valley Middle School (Gardnerville), and Spring Creek Middle School (Spring Creek).
Teachers and students have been preparing for the competition since the fall. Students will compete individually and as teams in written and fast-paced oral matches. Subjects include algebra, probability, statistics and geometry. Winners will receive (prizes), and will advance to the state MATHCOUNTS finals, to be held in Reno and Las Vegas on March 9th.
MATHCOUNTS is a national program designed to improve math skills among U.S. students. The program focuses on middle school students, who are at a crucial stage in developing and sustaining math interest and ability. Students who do not begin developing strong problem-solving, logical thinking and analytical abilities in middle school will face an uphill battle later in life if they wish to pursue a medical, scientific, mathematical, engineering or technical career.
The 2013 MATHCOUNTS competition program will consist of approximately 40,000 students, representing more than 5,500 schools from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U. S. territories and Department of Defense and State Department affiliated schools.
Local sponsors contributing $500 or more include AMEC, American Public Works Association, CME, Harris & Associates, NV Energy, Stantec, and Western Nevada Supply.
The National Sponsors of MATHCOUNTS are Raytheon Company, Northrop Grumman Foundation, U.S. Department of Defense, National Society of Professional Engineers, CNA Foundation, ConocoPhillips, Texas Instruments Incorporated, 3M Foundation, Art of Problem Solving and NextThought. MATHCOUNTS was founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and CNA Foundation.
Additional information on MATHCOUNTS is available at www.mathcounts.org.