By Clairissa Moore
Math League is a competition between many schools in Monroe County where each student on a team of 5 is assigned three categories such as Number Theory, Trigonometry, and Order of Operations. Math League Coach Mr. Timothy Wilson says, “Our mathletes get a change to engage in creative problem solving and they get a picture of what college readiness looks like. Even if someone doesn’t like math, they can still get something out of math league, and it looks great on a college resume.” Math League is held once a month, from October to February, each event at a different school in Monroe County. For each, we leave school early and eat pizza while we wait to compete. Mr. Wilson also says, “Believe it or not, it’s considered good to earn even one point. The questions are very different from the ones typically asked in our math classes. They really require some creative thinking.” And because of that, anyone in any grade can participate no matter what their math grades are like. If you are interested in boosting your resume, improving your math skills, or simply getting free pizza once a month, you can join the Math League Google Classroom with the code “fxr7vy.”
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Susan Meier
12/14/2018 12:27:29 pm
Maybe include an example of the type of math question that is asked at such an event? or how the event is organized I had trouble picturing how this would work. The article made me interested in it/ Crisp writing: clear and succinct.
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Brady Fergusson
12/15/2018 05:17:32 am
Free pizza and improving your math skills? Sounds great to me. Thanks for promoting Math League. Good luck in your next competition!
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