8th grader Chad Qian from Indiana, bests thousands of math scholars to be crowned champion at 2012 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

Massachusetts crowned National Team Champion after intense middle school competition

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The 2012 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition is partnering with ESPN to distribute live coverage of the event. The Countdown Round takes place Friday, May 11, at 2:00 p.m. EDT. It will be carried live exclusively on ESPN3.com at http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/id/477853/raytheon-mathcounts-national-competition-finals.

There may be several steps involved in accessing ESPN3.com depending on your internet service provider. Please refer to this page ahead of the scheduled webcast time to ensure you do not encounter any problems.

If you encounter problems you can also contact ESPN Customer Care at 888-549-ESPN for assistance.

Friday's Rubik's Challenge Question:
Who was the youngest person to solve the Rubik's Cube in a competition?

Click here to submit your answer.

Thursday's Rubik's Challenge Question:
What is the value of the most expensive Rubik's cube ever made? (It is a fully functional cube that features 22.5 carats of amethysts, 34 carats of rubies and 34 carats of emeralds... all set in 18 ct gold.)

Click here to submit your answer.

What is the least number of moves required to solve any 3 x 3 Rubik's cube?

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What is the current World Record time, in seconds, for solving the 3 x 3 Rubik's cube? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest hundredth.

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MATHCOUNTS has teamed up with You Can Do The Rubik's Cube! and the week of April 16-20 is Rubik's Challenge Week.

Click here to find out more!

John Radimer is the MATHCOUNTS coach for F.H. Tuttle Middle School, and was state coach for Vermont at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition

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Jason Major is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Beubien School, and was nominated for MATHCOUNTS Coach of the Week by several of his students.

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Troy Deckebach is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Wissahickon Middle School, and was nominated for MATHCOUNTS Coach of the Week by one of this students.

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Bob Fischer is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Honey Creek Middle School and Sycamore School, and was also the Indiana state coach at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

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Click here to find out which videos have advanced to the final round!

Jon Reinhardt is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Whisconier Middle School, and was also the Connecticut state coach at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

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Cheri Sieck is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Metro Christian Academy, and was also the Oklahoma state coach at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

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Jeff Banks is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Big Piney Middle School, and was also the Wyoming state coach at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

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Leona Penner is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Lux Middle School, and was also the Nebraska state coach at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

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Yasin Ozkilic is the MATHCOUNTS coach for LISA Academy, and was also the Arkansas state coach at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

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Sung Park is the MATHCOUNTS coach for President George Washington Middle School, and was also the Hawaii state coach at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

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This is the last day of the video submission and voting periods for the Reel Math Challenge.

Click here to go to the Reel Math Challenge website.

Robert McGee is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Midvale Middle School, and was also the Utah state coach at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

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Cathy Stinson is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Dent Middle School, and was also the South Carolina state coach at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

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John Lemke is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Thomas Jefferson Middle School, and was also the Wisconsin state coach at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

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The Math Angels from Massachusetts are the winners of this week’s Reel Math Challenge Weekly Drawing. Make sure you get your videos in, there is another drawing next Friday.

For more information on the rules of the weekly drawings click here.

This week we have a coaching duo from Park Forest Middle School as our coaches of the week.

Click here to read more!

MATHCOUNTS will accept registrations for the 2012 MATHCOUNTS Competition Program through December 31, 2011. We recognize that some schools did not receive their materials in time to register by the December 16 deadline due to a change in formatting and distribution of the MATHCOUNTS School Handbook. In addition, we are also waiving the late fee for coaches who register* through December 31.

Click here to register online or complete and submit the Registration Form and be sure the form is postmarked by December 31. Just for registering, you will receive a School Competition Kit including a competition booklet, participation ribbons and certificates for your students.

Be sure to also sign up to receive your FREE Club in a Box Resource Kit in the mail containing the Club Resource Guide, a special MATHCOUNTS hands-on activity, pencils for your students and a hard copy of the MATHCOUNTS School Handbook.

*Please check the list of registered Competition schools or Bronze Level clubs on www.mathcounts.org to be sure that your registration has been received and processed. If you have already registered as of December 1, 2011, but do not see your name on the list of registered Competition and/or Club schools, then please contact the MATHCOUNTS registration office at (301) 498-6141 to confirm that your registration was received by mail, fax or online.

Team Farnsley Middle School Wildcats from Kentucky are the winners of this past week’s Reel Math Challenge Weekly Drawing. Make sure you get your videos in, the next drawing will be this Friday.

For more information on the rules of the weekly drawings click here.

If you have not already registered for the MATHCOUNTS Competition Program, the deadline is this Friday, December 16!

There is still time to enroll your school! Click here to register online or complete and submit the Registration Form by this Friday. Just for registering, you will receive a School Competition kit including a competition booklet, participation ribbons and certificates for your students. Please don't delay registering as this year there will be a late fee for registrations received after December 16.

Be sure to also sign up to receive your FREE Club in a Box Resource Kit in the mail containing the Club Resource Guide, a special MATHCOUNTS hands-on activity, pencils for your students and a hard copy of the MATHCOUNTS School Handbook.

Don't miss out on an opportunity for a MATHCOUNTS Club coach and four students to win an all-expenses-paid trip to watch the 2012 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition in Orlando, Florida! 

If you have not yet registered for the free MATHCOUNTS Club Program, please click here.

Steven Briggs is the MATHCOUNTS Coach for Western Middle School, and was nominated for Coach of the Week by two of his colleagues.

Click here to read more.

Team Lovingtonites from New Mexico are the winners of this past week’s Reel Math Challenge Weekly Drawing. Make sure you get your videos in, the next drawing will be this Friday.

For more information on the rules of the weekly drawings click here.

Did you know that after only two weeks of voting for the Reel Math Challenge, over 60 videos were submitted, over 100,000 votes were cast and there were over 50,000 views of those videos?

We're excited! Are you?

Four team finalists will win all-expenses-paid trips to the 2012 MATHCOUNTS National Competition in Orlando, Florida. However, in case you're still on the fence about whether to participate in the inaugural Reel Math Challenge, we are announcing even more prizes!

Beginning this Friday, December 9, MATHCOUNTS will conduct a weekly drawing. Each week, one lucky team will win four $25 gift cards to Amazon. Every video submitted will receive one entry into the weekly drawing -- so the more videos you submit, the more chances you have to win! Each video submission must conform to the rules of the Reel Math Challenge as stated in the FAQ section of www.reelmath.org. Please click here for official weekly drawing rules. 

Good luck, and keep submitting the great videos!

The deadline to register for the 2012 MATHCOUNTS Competition Program is less than two weeks away but there is still time to register!

Click here to register online or complete and submit the Registration Form by December 16, 2011. Shortly after you register, you will receive a School Competition kit including a competition booklet, participation ribbons and certificates for your students. You will also receive a free Club in a Box Resource Kit containing a hard copy of this year's MATHCOUNTS School Handbook. The Handbook is an excellent resource for preparing for the Competition Program and may also be downloaded here.

The MATHCOUNTS Competition Program is designed to excite and challenge middle school math students by providing them with opportunities to compete with their peers from other schools, cities and states and earn great prizes individually and as part of their school team.

Don't forget to have your students complete all five Silver Level Challenges! It's easy and fun for your school to reach Silver Level Status in the MATHCOUNTS Club Program. Your students only need to complete five Silver Level Challenges to reach Silver Level Status. Schools that reach Silver Level Status will receive student certificates, a banner and trophy and the chance to receive a $250 gift card for your math club! If you have not yet registered for the free MATHCOUNTS Club Program, please click here.

The answer key and solutions for Silver Level Challenge #3 have been posted. Coaches, simply log-in to the MCP Members Only section of mathcounts.org to access these materials (and many others). All Silver Level Challenges are available in the new Silver Level Status Packet that arrived with your Club in a Box Kit. The Challenges may also be found in the MCP Members Only section of mathcounts.org.

**Registration for the 2011-2012 program year is open! If you have not already registered, click here to register for the MATHCOUNTS Club Program and the MATHCOUNTS Competition Program.**

This month's Student Problem of the Month was created by Sam Newton of East Hardin Middle School. This is the second time Sam has had a problem featured as the MATHCOUNTS Student Problem of the Month.

Check out his problem - Click Here!

Richard Rusczyk is back with his monthly math Mini. Watch him combine fun, a little bit of kooky, and a lot of learning with his new video!

Click here to view the video.

Teri Adams is the MATHCOUNTS Coach for Lakewood Middle School. She was also the state coach for Kansas at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

Click here to read more.

Terry King is the MATHCOUNTS Coach for Fairview Middle School. She was also the state coach for Florida at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

Click here to read more.

The deadline to register for the 2012 MATHCOUNTS Competition Program is less than four weeks away. Local competitions will take place in February so if you have not already registered your school to participate, there is still time!

Click here to register online or complete and submit the Registration Form by December 16, 2011. Shortly after you register, you will receive a School Competition kit including a competition booklet, participation ribbons and certificates for your students. You will also receive a free Club in a Box Resource Kit containing a hard copy of this year's MATHCOUNTS School Handbook. The Handbook is an excellent resource for preparing for the Competition Program and may also be downloaded here.

The MATHCOUNTS Competition Program is designed to excite and challenge middle school math students by providing them with opportunities to go head-to-head against their peers from other schools, cities and states and earn great prizes individually and as part of their school team.

Judy Moore is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Desert Ridge Middle School. She was also the national competition coach for New Mexico at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

Click here to read more.

Videos are now live on www.reelmath.org. Make sure you head over and vote for all your favorites.

The Reel Math Challenge is currently in full force! Please encourage your students to submit their videos today. While students may submit videos for the Challenge through February, general public voting begins in less than one week! Check out sample videos from last year's Reel Math Challenge pilot program here.

The Reel Math Challenge is a FREE competition that is meant to engage more middle school students in mathematics by linking their problem-solving skills to their use of visual arts.

To participate, students should form teams consisting of four students each to create a video based on one of the problems included in the MATHCOUNTS School Handbook. Each video should teach the solution to the selected math problem as well as demonstrate the real-world application of the math concept used in the problem.

Student flyers and teacher flyers may be downloaded by visiting www.mathcounts.org/reelmath.

For additional information, or to sign up, visit www.reelmath.org. 

Have you received your Club in a Box Kit but don't quite know what to do with all the materials? Visit our newest video to help you understand what resources are available to you -- and what to do with them!

Don't forget to have your students complete the Silver Level Challenges! It's easy and fun for your school to reach Silver Level Status in the MATHCOUNTS Club Program. Your students only need to complete five Silver Level Challenges to reach Silver Level Status. Schools that reach Silver Level Status will receive student certificates, a banner and trophy and the chance to receive a $250 gift card for your math club! If you have not yet registered for the free MATHCOUNTS Club Program, please click here.

The answer key and solutions for both Silver Level Challenge #2 have been posted. Coaches, simply log-in to the MCP Members Only section of mathcounts.org to access these materials (and many others). All Silver Level Challenges are available in the new Silver Level Status Packet that arrived with your Club in a Box Kit. The Challenges may also be found in the MCP Members Only section of mathcounts.org.

**Registration for the 2011-2012 program year is open! If you have not already registered, click here to register for the MATHCOUNTS Club Program and the MATHCOUNTS Competition Program.**

Vandana Kadam is the MATHCOUNTS coach for the Harker School. She was also the national competition coach for California at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

Click here to read more.

We know many of you are waiting to see sample videos before posting your own team's video. We just posted a few examples from last year's Reel Math Challenge pilot program. Please note that these videos use problems from last year's MATHCOUNTS School Handbook. The 2011-2012 MATHCOUNTS School Handbook may be downloaded here. As you will see, creativity is strongly encouraged!

Click here to see the sample videos.

Check out the November Coaches' Problem of the Month. This month's problem was written by Omer Odabasoglu of Beehive Science & Technology Academy.

Click here for the problem.

Richard is back with his monthly mini.

Click here to view the video!

Jason Stangeland is the MATHCOUNTS coach for George S. Mickelson Middle School, and was the state coach for South Dakota at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

Click here to read more.

The DiscoverE Educator Awards are shining a spotlight on the educators who are inspiring tomorrow’s innovation generation. By honoring the educators who are hard at work in our classrooms, the engineering profession wants to show its appreciation and respect for the educators who are helping students discover engineering.

Unique to this program, engineers and engineering students are part of the nomination process. This community recognizes that educators deserve support and respect when it comes to advancing student learning.

Click here for more information.

Click here to download the application.

Calling all coaches!

MATHCOUNTS has a brand new video series to help you understand the free resources available to you in your Club in a Box Resource Kit. The Introduction to the Club in a  Box Resource Kit is a short video that will provide you with an understanding of the materials included in your Club in a Box Resource Kit and how to best utulize them. As a reminder, the Club in a Box Resource Kit is completely FREE when you register for either the MATHCOUNTS Competition or Club Programs.

The Introduction to the Club in a Box Resource Kit is the first video in a planned series of resource videos for coaches. Stay tuned for videos on Achieving Silver and Gold Level Status in the MATHCOUNTS Club Program and an Introduction to the MATHCOUNTS School Handbook.

Begench Owezov is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Paragon Science Academy, and was the state coach for Arizona at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

Click here to read more.

Judy Leybourn is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Detroit Country Day School, and was the state coach for Michigan at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

Click here to read more.

Have you been looking for additional resources to use with your MATHCOUNTS team? Are you looking for additional resources to supplement your in-classroom teaching? OPLET may be just what you need!

The MATHCOUNTS OPLET (Online Problem Library and Extraction Tool) is a database of over 12,500 problems and over 5,000 step-by-step solutions with the ability to generate worksheets, flashcards and Problems of the Day.

Right now a 12-month subscription (unlimited use) can be purchased for only $250. This deal lasts only through tomorrow, October 14 so act now! For more information, or to sign up for OPLET, please visit www.mathcounts.org/OPLET.

Maggie Rismiller & Karen Wenning are the MATHCOUNTS Coaches for Coldwater Jr. High in Coldwater Ohio.

Click here to read more.

There is still time to register for the American Math Challenge, brought to you by MATHCOUNTS and powered by Mathletics. Last year thousands of students participated in the online Challenge and millions of problems were answered correctly! This year's American Math Challenge promises to be even bigger than last year's competition. Don't delay -- the Challenge is this Wednesday and Thursday!

Students in grades K-12 from all over the U.S. will participate in a two day battle-it-out competition over the internet. Students have 30 hours to complete engaging middle school math problems and earn points. The students and schools with the most points will receive prizes and plaques. Registration is free and teachers can sign up an unlimited number of students! 

Click here to register. (Full details on how to register are available on the website.)

American Math Challenge: Wednesday, October 12 at 8AM EST - Thursday, October 13 at 11PM EST

Check out the October Student Problem of the Month written by Josiah Rudge of Seymour Middle School.

Click here for the problem.

Richard is back this month with a brand new Mini! Who knew math and videos could be so much fun?

Teachers, be sure to download the activity sheet and solutions that accompany each Mini.

Click Here to watch!

Once you receive your MATHCOUNTS Club in a Box Kit in the mail, don't forget to have your students complete the Silver Level Challenges! It's easy and fun for your school to reach Silver Level Status in the MATHCOUNTS Club Program. Your students only need to complete five Silver Level Challenges to reach Silver Level Status. Schools that reach Silver Level Status will receive student certificates, a banner and trophy and the chance to receive a $250 gift card for your math club! If you have not yet registered for the free MATHCOUNTS Club Program, please click here.

The answer key and solutions for both Silver Level Challenge #1 have been posted! Coaches, simply log-in to the MCP Members Only section of mathcounts.org to access these materials (and many others). All Silver Level Challenges are available in the new Silver Level Status Packet that arrived with your Club in a Box Kit. The Challenges may also be found in the MCP Members Only section of mathcounts.org.

**Registration for the 2011-2012 program year is now open! If you have not alrady registered, click here to register for the MATHCOUNTS Club Program and the MATHCOUNTS Competition Program.**

Raquel Frasure is the MATHCOUNTS Coach at Hawthorne Middle School in Pocatello, Idaho. She has been coaching MATHCOUNTS for six years now and was nominated by one of her students, 8th grader Whitney Mottishaw. You can read about our interview with Ms. Frasure, along with Whitney's nomination here.

Congratulations, Ms. Frasure!

Billye Jo Herring is the MATHCOUNTS Coach at Madison Middle School in Mississippi. She was also the state coach for Mississippi at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

Click here to read more.

We have exciting news to share with you! Today, MATHCOUNTS officially launched a brand new competition for the 2011-12 school year. Brought to you by MATHCOUNTS and lead sponsor the Department of Defense, the Reel Math Challenge is a FREE competition that will engage more middle school students in mathematics by linking their problem-solving skills to their use of visual arts.

To participate, students will form teams consisting of four students each to create a video based on one of the problems included in the MATHCOUNTS School Handbook. Each video will also need to teach the solution to the selected math problem as well as demonstrate the real-world application of the math concept used in the problem.

General voting on the videos will begin November 15 so what are you waiting for? Lights, camera, MATHCOUNTS ACTION!

Student flyers and teacher flyers may be downloaded by visiting www.mathcounts.org/reelmath.

For additional information, or to sign up, visit www.reelmath.org. We wish you and your students the best of luck!

Joe Kleine is the MATHCOUNTS Coach at Ladue Middle School in Missouri. He was also the state coach for Missouri at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

Click here to read more.

Matthew Lewis is the MATHCOUNTS Coach at Harvest Christian Academy in Guam. He was also the state coach for Guam at the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

Click here to read more.

Have you been looking for additional resources to use with your MATHCOUNTS team? Are you looking for additional resources to supplement your in-classroom teaching? OPLET may be just what you need!

The MATHCOUNTS OPLET (Online Problem Library and Extraction Tool) is a database of over 10,000 problems and over 4,000 step-by-step solutions with the ability to generate worksheets, flashcards and Problems of the Day.

Right now a 12-month subscription (unlimited use) can be purchased for only $250. This deal lasts only through October 14 so act now! For more information, or to sign up for OPLET, please visit www.mathcounts.org/OPLET.

Stacy Strong is the MATHCOUNTS Coach at Antilles Middle School in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. She was also the state coach for Team Puerto Rico at the 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition. As a first time national competition coach, Strong embraced technology to prepare her students for the national competition!

Click here to read more.

Click here to find out what Raytheon has planned for Scott Wu's trip to the Boston-area.

Stop by the Museum of Science (MOS) this Friday to meet eighth grader Scott Wu, winner of the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition. Learn about all the variables that drive our nation's top math performer. Scott will inspire your inner Mathlete and answer all your questions about what it's like to compete on the world's biggest math stage.

Click here for more information.

Registration for the 2011-2012 program year is now open! Click here to register for the MATHCOUNTS Club Program and the MATHCOUNTS Competition Program.

Three members recently joined the MATHCOUNTS Board of Directors. Gayle Mujica, Bhupinder Singh and Dr. Jonathan Wai are industry leaders in their fields and work to promote math and science education. "We are extremely fortunate to have such talented people join our organization," said Lou DiGioia, executive director of the MATHCOUNTS Foundation. "Each member brings extensive experience in their particular fields, and their leadership is something that will be an invaluable asset as MATHCOUNTS strives to expand its reach across the country with new and innovative programs."

Download and read the entire press release here.

The downloadable 2011-2012 MATHCOUNTS School Handbook is now available. Click here to get your copy!

Online Registration for the 2011-2012 Program will open at the end of August.

Mathletes, are you interested in creating a thought-provoking problem or set of math problems for MATHCOUNTS? Beginning this fall, MATHCOUNTS will highlight a student and their problem each month. Each problem/problem set should include a complete solution. If you are selected, you score a very cool, very exclusive t-shirt!

If interested, please email your submission to info@mathcounts.org with Student Problem of the Month in the subject. You will be profiled on our website and on our Facebook page!

Sukanya Roy, an 8th grader from Abington Heights Middle School in Pennsylvania, won this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee. To win the spelling bee, she had to correctly spell 'cymotrichous'. Apparently Sukanya is equally talented in math -- she won first place in the individual portion of the Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition.

Dakota Jones, an 8th grader from Hyde Park Middle School in Nevada, and a recently competitior at the MATHCOUNTS National Competition in Washington, D.C., placed 5th overall.

For complete results, and to learn more about the winner, please click here.

Do you have photos from math club meetings that you would like to share with MATHCOUNTS? Are there end-of-year math club parties that you're throwing?

Please send your photos of your math club to MATHCOUNTS! We will post photos on our website and on Facebook to share with your colleagues and MATHCOUNTS students across the country. Please send all photos to info@mathcounts.org. Please also be sure to have a photo release (or permission from students' parents) for any photos that you send over.

MATHCOUNTS is featured in the May issue of Urban Educator, a publication created by the Council of the Great City Schools. In the May issue, both Scott Wu, the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition winner and his brother, Neal Wu, are featured.

Read the article here.

Scott Wu, the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition winner, is featured in the May 23 edition of the Baton Rouge Advocate newspaper. Read the article here to learn more about our new champion!

If you missed watching this year's national competition, you're in luck! The official webcast from the competition has been archived and is ready for viewing. In addition to watching the webcast, you'll be able to view each problem in a split-screen format to allow you to play along!

You can access this year's national webcast (along with the 2009 and 2010 webcasts) in the Videos section of the website. Or, simply click here to watch.

Good luck! See you if you can keep up with Scott Wu, this year's national competition champion!

A recent article in the New York Times discusses the growing need for math majors to process data. As businesses rely more and more on technology, there is a need to process and analyze the mountains of data coming from the new "information economy revolution."

So, math majors, rejoice! Read the entire article here.

MATHCOUNTS is featured today in US News and World Report in an article titled "MATHCOUNTS Competition Tests Math Students."The article features last year's national competition winner Shyam Narayanan, this year's national champion Scott Wu and state team member from Nevada Dakota Jones -- who will also be representing Nevada in the upcoming Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Read the article in its entirety here.

Congratulations to Scott Wu, an eight grader from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for winning the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition. Read the press release here.

Check out the archived video here!

Check out the MathMovesU Math Challenge Facebook app. This app features real past questions from MATHCOUNTS. See if you can achieve Mathlete status!

Click here to go to the challenge.

Check out what Richard is up to this month! The May MATHCOUNTS Mini is now live.

Click here for the video.

This Friday, May 6 is the 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition! Be sure to visit mathcounts.org on Friday at 3PM to watch the country's top Mathletes battle it out for the title of national champion! You can even play along with the contestants online with our split screen format. "See" you there!

Leslee Hosoda is the MATHCOUNTS Coach for the Punahou School. She was also the state coach for Hawaii at the 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

Click Here to read more.

We're less than two weeks from this year's Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition! Be sure to visit mathcounts.org on Friday, May 6 at 3PM to watch the country's top Mathletes battle it out for the title of national champion!

In the meantime, get your MATHCOUNTS fix by becoming a fan of our Facebook page! Each day during the lead-up to the national competition, we will post a previous national competition problem. These problems are available for consumption exclusively on our Facebook page. In addition, you can watch video match-ups from last year's Countdown Round!

Become a fan of MATHCOUNTS on Facebook by visiting www.facebook.com/mathcounts.

Teri Adams is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Lakewood Middle School, and was the Kansas state coach at the 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

Click here to read more.

Are you attending the NCTM annual conference in Indianapolis?

Stop by booth #731 to sign up to win a free set of competition prep books and to say hello!

Michael Young was the state coach for Utah at the 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

Click here to read more.

Check out the Student Problem of the Month for April. This Month's problem was created by Jacob Cordeiro of Stanford Online High School.

Click Here for the problem!

Jeff Boyd of First Colony Middle School was the 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition coach from Texas, and has been to the National Competition 6 times.

Click Here to read more!

Check out what Richard is up to this month.

Click Here!

Click here for the competition and solutions.

Mu Alpha Theta is excited to offer its members in partnership with the National Science and Technology Education Partnership an outreach opportunity to commence in the fall, 2008. Study Buddy is a cutting edge web based online peer-to-peer tutoring program designed to address low math scores of underperforming middle and high school students. This homework assistance program utilizes the latest interactive, collaborative technology to bring students from different locations across the country together for online tutoring sessions.

Click here for more information.

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Pi, Greek letter (), is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts around the world on March 14th. Pi = 3.1415926535…

With the use of computers, Pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits past the decimal.

The symbol for pi was first used in 1706 by William Jones, but was popular after it was adopted by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in 1737.

Happy Pi Day!

Check out the newest Student Problem of the Month! The March problem was created by Emmett Shell of Cornerspring Montessori School.

Click here for the problem.

Phyllis Hoyt of Topeka Collegiate School has been a MATHCOUNTS coach for 27 years, and has had her team place at the Chapter and State Competition nearly every one of those years.

Click here to read more.

The American Institute of Mathematics (AIM; www.aimath.org) announces two workshops to be held in Summer 2011 on "How to Run a Math Teachers' Circle." These workshops are designed for teams of mathematicians, teachers, and administrators or other organizers who are interested in beginning their own Math Teachers' Circle.

Click here for more information.

Check out what Richard is up to this month! The March MATHCOUNTS Mini is now online.

Click here for the video.

Marilyn Howard is the MATHCOUNTS coach for the University School and was nominated for Coach of the Week by Sheri Penner, executive director of the Oklahoma National Society of Professional Engineers.

Click here to read more.

Join students from around the globe in trying to set a Guinness World Record by doing math problems.

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Doug Kraft is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Sacajawea Middle School, and was also the 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition coach for the state of Montana.

Click here to read more...

This scholarship, funded by the GM Foundation, is designed to help students who are leaders in both the classroom and their communities, but who may not have the financial means to attend college.

Click here for more information.

Congratulations to Wenyu Cao (NAT 07), who is a finalist in the Intel Science Search (ISS) competition. The ISS competition provides high school students with the opportunity to carry out independent science research projects over the summer. Finalists of the competition are given the opportunity to present their research to the public and the final prize is $100,000.

Phillip Mote, a UGA student, wanted to give back to his community by mentoring middle school students involved in MATHCOUNTS. By starting MATHCOUNTS Outreach at the University Georgia he and fellow UGA student volunteers are now helping mathletes in 10 different middle schools.

Click here to read more...

Don't forget to take advantage of the MATHCOUNTS Club Program incentives and rewards!

Billie Johnson has been the MATHCOUNTS coach for Pocatello Community Chater School for 10 years, and was nominated for MATHCOUNTS Coach of the Week by the dean of that school.

Click here to read more...

The February Student Problem of the Month is now available. This month's problem was created by Samuel Newton of East Hardin Middle School.

Click here for the problem.

There is still time to apply! Applications must be received by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) by March 1, 2011. Click here to download the application.

For additional information on scholarship requirements, please click here.

Through the NSPE Educational Foundation, the family of Jean-Guy Béliveau with the assistance of: the National Society of Professional Engineers, MATHCOUNTS and the Vermont Society of Professional Engineers, established the Jean-Guy Béliveau MATHCOUNTS Scholarship Fund to attract and recruit highly qualified students who are committed to a career in engineering. The scholarship is awarded on an annual basis. 

Click here to view the February Mini and corresponding activity.

To verify that your school is registered for the Competition Program, visit Competition Program > Registered Schools.

To contact your local coordinator, or find a competition date, visit Competition Program > Find a Coordinator.

Brandon Lawrence is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Hyde Park Middle School, and was also the 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition coach for the state of Nevada.

Click here to read more...

Joan Roberts is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Corinth Middle School, and was nominated for Coach of the Week by her MATHCOUNTS Chapter Coordinator.

Click here to read more...

Texas Tech has a pilot program aiming to improve instruction in math and science in Texas. To that end, they are offering middle school math and science teachers the ability to earn a Master of Science degree -- for free.

Please click here for more information or to apply for the program.

Silva Chang is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Summit Middle Charter School, and was also the 2009-2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition coach for the state of Colorado.

Click here to read more...

Victoria "Vi" Hart knows that math can inspire. Vi was just featured in the New York Times and discusses how she got hooked on math. She has also created a few short videos on math concepts, which went viral on YouTube and now have over a million views. The videos are both engaging and entertaining.

Read the New York Times article here.

Check out Vi's math videos here. We find the prime numbers video especially entertaining!

John Kitzmiller is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Richmond Middle School, and was also the 2009-2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition coach for the state of New Hampshire.

Click here to read more...

Angie Harris is the MATHCOUNTS coach for River Trail Middle School, and was also the 2009-2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition coach for the state of Georgia.

Click here to read more...

Waukee South Middle School's MATHCOUNTS program is making an impact on its students. The school's team was recently featured on desmoinesregister.com. Read the story in its entirety by clicking on the link below.

"MATHCOUNTS makes a big difference in students' lives." Des Moines Register, 24 December 2010.

Registration for the MATHCOUNTS Competition Program is officially closed. However, late registrations may be accepted by your local or state coordinator at their discretion.

If you would like to submit a registration for the Competition Program, please contact MATHCOUNTS at 703-299-9006 or send an email to info@mathcounts.org.

You can still sign up for the MATHCOUNTS Club Program! The MCP is a wonderful way for your students to participate in math activities and earn prizes for their school while also having fun! Even better, the program is completely free! Click here for more information or to register your school.

Check out the two winning videos from Change the Equation's S.T.E.M. is Cool Video Contest. Change the Equation challenged its member companies to produce brief videos featuring an employee or group of employees who use math or science in exciting or unexpected ways.

SAS won the overall video contest but Activision also won for greatest number of YouTube views -- over 5,000! View the videos here.

Greg Moore is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Meyzeek Middle School, and was also the 2009-2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition coach for the state of Kentucky.

Click here to read more...

Don't forget that the registration deadline for this year's Competition Program is quickly approaching. The deadline to sign up a team of four and six individuals is December 31! After this month, it is up to your state's coordinators to decide whether they will accept late registrations. Don't delay - register today at www.mathcounts.org/register.

Leona Penner, of Lux Middle School in Nebraska, has been the to the MATHCOUNTS National Competition as a state coach 23 times.

Click here to read more.

Change the Equation challenged its member companies to produce brief videos featuring an employee or group of employees who use math or science in exciting or unexpected ways. Many companies answered the call, including MATHCOUNTS Title Sponsor, Raytheon.

MATHCOUNTS is featured in Raytheon's STEM video! Show your support by clicking here to cast your vote! Simply "like" the video to cast your vote.

The December Coaches' Problem of the Month was created by Mark McMahon.

Click here for the problem.

The December Student Problem of the Month was created by Eugene Chen.

Click here for the problem.

Congratulations to Mr. Rodney Thompson for being nominated by the math club students at Johnson Middle School of International Studies in Bradenton, Florida.

Read the students' nomination letter here.

Do you know of a teacher or coach who has made an impact? Nominate them for Coach of the Week! Each week we will profile a coach who has made a difference. Email us at info@mathcounts.org.

Richard Rusczyk from Art of Problem Solving is back at it! Check out the latest two Minis that focus on MATHCOUNTS competition problems. 

Click here to watch the November Mini and here to watch the December Mini. An archive of past MATHCOUNTS Minis is also located on the MATHCOUNTS YouTube site.

Former MATHCOUNTS National Competition winner, Neal Wu, was recently featured on wired.com for his amazing problem-solving abilities. Not only is he a whiz at math, but he's also quite a prodigy at programming! Wired.com delves into what it's like at the International Olympiad in Informatics - and what it takes to win.

 Read the article in its entirety here.

Qibo Jing is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Rancho Solano Private School, and was also the 2009-2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition coach for the state of Arizona.

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What's the best way to get students to come to MATHCOUNTS? Cathy Stinson, this week's Coach of the Week from Dent Middle School says "Give them lots of snacks -- and even gift cards for participating in various math contests!"

Read what else Cathy does to prepare her students for MATHCOUNTS competitions.

Linda Mrazek is the MATHCOUNTS coach for South Middle School, and was also the 2009-2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition coach for the state of North Dakota.

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Each month MATHCOUNTS highlights a problem written by a student. If you're interested in submitting your own problem, please email your submission to info@mathcounts.org with Student Problem of the Month in the subject.  

This month's problem was written by Derek Wright of  Northville High School.

Click here for the problem.

Dan Beaty is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Jenks Middle school, and was also the 2009-2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition coach for the state of Oklahoma.

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Once you receive your MATHCOUNTS Club in a Box Kit in the mail, don't forget to have your students complete the Silver Level Challenges! It's easy and fun for your school to reach Silver Level Status in the MATHCOUNTS Club Program. Your students only need to complete five of the six Silver Level Challenges to reach Silver Level Status. Schools that reach Silver Level Status will receive student certificates, a banner and trophy and the chance to receive a $250 gift card for your math club! If you have not yet registered for the free MATHCOUNTS Club Program, please click here.

The answer key and solutions for Silver Level Challenge #1, #2  and #3 have been posted! Coaches, simply log-in to the MCP Members Only section of mathcounts.org to access these materials (and many others). All Silver Level Challenges are available in the new Silver Level Status Packet that arrived with your Club in a Box Kit. The Challenges may also be found in the MCP Members Only section of mathcounts.org.

If you need assistance creating a user profile for mathcounts.org, please click here.

It's fun and easy to participate in the MATHCOUNTS Club Program. Simply register at www.mathcounts.org/register to receive your free Club in a Box Kit. Included in this Resource Kit is the Silver Level Status Packet. Your students need only complete 5 of the 6 Silver Level Challenges to achieve Silver Level Status.

Way to go Dove Science Academy and Gregory Gordon Middle School!

 Toni Zimmerman is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Albert D. Lawton Middle School, and was also the state coach for Vermont at the 2009-2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

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Barbara Sersland is the MATHCOUNTS coach for Johnston Middle School, and was also the 2009-2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition coach from Iowa.

Click here to read more.

Coaches - are you interested in submitting a problem set for the Coaches' Problem of the Month? We're looking for creative, interesting problems that can be solved by students individually or that can be used in a classroom setting. Solutions should also be provided.

Your problem will be profiled on our website and social media sites. In addition, you will receive an exclusive "I Solve Problems" t-shirt.

Please email us at info@mathcounts.org to submit a problem set. 

Time to register for the American Math Challenge is running out!

Click here to sign up.

The Arkansas State Teachers Association has partnered with MATHCOUNTS®  to provide scholarships to math teachers to participate in the MATHCOUNTS® Competition Program. The grant application deadline is November 15, 2010.

Grant winners will receive up to $500 to cover approved expenses associated with participating in the MATHCOUNTS® Competition Program, including registration fees. All 6th-8th grade math teachers in Arkansas are encouraged to apply.

Available Awards:

The number of MATHCOUNTS® grants awarded will depend on the total number of applicants.

Eligibility:
MATHCOUNTS® grants are available to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math teachers in Arkansas. Awards are competitive.

Application Deadline:
The application deadline is Monday, November 15th.

*Online applications must be received before 11:59pm CST on the day of the deadline to be considered.

Click here for more information.

Click here to read the press release.

Once you receive your MATHCOUNTS Club in a Box Kit in the mail, don't forget to have your students complete the Silver Level Challenges! It's easy and fun for your school to reach Silver Level Status in the MATHCOUNTS Club Program. Your students only need to complete five of the six Silver Level Challenges to reach Silver Level Status. Schools that reach Silver Level Status will receive student certificates, a banner and trophy and the chance to receive a $250 gift card for your math club! If you have not yet registered for the free MATHCOUNTS Club Program, please click here.

The answer key and solutions for both Silver Level Challenge #1 and Silver Level Challenge #2 have been posted! Coaches, simply log-in to the MCP Members Only section of mathcounts.org to access these materials (and many others). All Silver Level Challenges are available in the new Silver Level Status Packet that arrived with your Club in a Box Kit. The Challenges may also be found in the MCP Members Only section of mathcounts.org.

If you need assistance creating a user profile for mathcounts.org, please click here.

Donna Phair, of William Hopkins Junior High School, was the 2009-2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition state coach for California.

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It's conference time and MATHCOUNTS will be exhibiting at several conferences this fall. The first conference for us is the NCTM Regional Conference in Baltimore this Thursday and Friday.

MATHCOUNTS will be exhibiting at the Baltimore Convention Center in booth 917. Please stop by and say hello!

The Engineers Foundation of Ohio will be promoting MATHCOUNTS at the Ohio Conference of Teachers of Mathematics on October 14-15 at Booth #106 in Junior Hall, located in the John S. Knight Center.

Stop by and talk with the Ohio engineers! For more information on the conference, please click here.

Each month MATHCOUNTS highlights a problem written by a MATHCOUNTS Coach. This month's problem was created by Guy Nickerson, a two time National Competition coach from Utah.

Click here for the problem.

This month we are launching a completely new website feature. The Student Problem of the Month highlights a problem created by a MATHCOUNTS student. If you're interested in submitting your own problem, please email your submission to info@mathcounts.org with Student Problem of the Month in the subject.

October's problem was created by Parker Garrison of Crossroads Academy.

Click here his problem!

Registration for the American Math Challenge, brought to you by MATHCOUNTS and powered by Mathletics, is now open! Last year over 68,000 students participated in the online Challenge and over 42,000,000 problems were answered correctly! This year's American Math Challenge promises to be even bigger than last year's competition.

Students in grades K-12 from all over the U.S. will participate in a two day battle-it-out competition over the internet. Registration is free and teachers can sign up an unlimited number of students! 

Click here to register. (Full details on how to register are available on the website.)

Practice Week: Begins Monday, October 18 at 8AM EST

American Math Challenge: Tuesday, October 26 at 8AM EST - Wednesday, October 27 at 11PM EST

Have been looking for additional resources to use with your MATHCOUNTS team? Are you looking for additional resources to supplement your in-classroom teaching? OPLET may be just what you need!

The MATHCOUNTS OPLET (Online Problem Library and Extraction Tool) is a database of over 10,000 problems and over 4,000 step-by-step solutions with the ability to generate worksheets, flashcards and Problems of the Day.

Right now a 12-month subscription (unlimited use) can be purchased for only $250. This deal lasts only through October 15 so act now! For more information, or to sign up for OPLET , go to www.mathcounts.org/OPLET.

Dave Ollar is the MATHCOUNTS Coach for Jackson Preparatory School in Mississippi. He also was the state's coach at the 2009-2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

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Click here for the video.

Mary Jean was first introduced to MATHCOUNTS when one of her daughters participated under the direction of another coach. Inspired by her daughter's love of program, Mary Jean wanted to do the same for her son.

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We're just a little over a month away, so mark your calendars now!

Click here for the official USA Science and Engineering Festival website.

Heather Crowley from Winchester Thurston School was state coach for the Pennsylvania team at the 2000-2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition.

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PCAST STEM Report

PCAST STEM Executive Summary

ThinkFun supports math club programs for U.S. middle school students through in-kind donations.

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Click here to view the September Mini and corresponding activity.

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MATHCOUNTS welcomes all teachers and students back to the new school and MATHCOUNTS program year! We have lots of new website features (and many of your old favorites) for you to use.

First, you'll notice our website has a brand new look! We hope you'll find the site easier to find information. You even have your own "My MATHCOUNTS" homepage when you log in with your user name and password. Need help creating a user name? Click here.

Next, you'll notice we have a real game for you to play in the arcade! Our friends at ThinkFun have given you the ability to play their Rush Hour game in our Math Arcade.

In addition, you'll find the Coach of the Week profile, our regular Problems of the Week, a new Student Problem of the Month and Richard Rusczyk's ever-popular MATHCOUNTS Minis. This year we're also providing solutions to the accompanying activity sheets!

Registration is also open so don't delay on registering for the Competition and Club Programs. Click here to register: www.mathcounts.org/register.

Good luck with the new year and we look forward to working with you!

On 9/2/10 Live! with Regis and Kelly will be rebroadcasting their segment with 2009-2010 MATHCOUNTS National Champion, Mark Sellke. Make sure you tune in!

Registration for the 2010-2011 program year is now open! Click here to register for the MATHCOUNTS Club Program and the MATHCOUNTS Competition Program.

Please click here for a formal statement from MATHCOUNTS regarding the revision in team eligibility for the upcoming school year.

Please click here for a formal statement from the Home School Legal Defense Association regarding the changes in team eligibility for the upcoming school year, and their position encouraging homeschool students to continue participating in MATHCOUNTS.

Please click here for a formal statement from MATHCOUNTS regarding the changes in team eligibility for the upcoming school year.

Through the NSPE Educational Foundation, the family of Jean-Guy Béliveau with the assistance of: the National Society of Professional Engineers, MATHCOUNTS and the Vermont Society of Professional Engineers, established the Jean-Guy Béliveau MATHCOUNTS Scholarship Fund to attract and recruit highly qualified students who are committed to a career in engineering. The scholarship is awarded on an annual basis. 

Dr. Jean-Guy Béliveau was well known in the field of engineering for his commitment to the engineering profession and to the National Society of Professional Engineers.  This fund was established to ensure that Jean-Guy Béliveau's enthusiasm for educational excellence and professional development live on through recipients of this award. As a suitable tribute to Dr. Béliveau's commitment as the Vermont MATHCOUNTS coordinator for many years, the scholarship will be awarded to an aspiring engineering student who participated in the MATHCOUNTS program, which seeks to inspire excellence, confidence and curiosity in middle school students through fun and challenging math programs.

Click here for more information.

Are you energetic and excited about middle school mathematics? MATHCOUNTS is looking for a Manager of Education.

Resumes and cover letters should be directed to careers@mathcounts.org.

Washington, DC has been announced as the location of the 2011 National Competition. The competition will be held at the Renaissance Hotel, right in the heart of downtown DC. There will be plenty of opportunity for students, parents and coaches to experience the history and culture of our nation's capital!

MATHCOUNTS Club and Competition registration for the 2010-2011 program year will open online mid-August. Handbooks will begin arriving at schools immediately after Labor Day.

Click here to read more.

Today top students and coaches from the 2009-2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition will be congratulated by President Barack Obama in an Oval Office ceremony. Students and coaches visiting the White House include the individual champion and coach, runner-up and coach, and first place state team and coach.

Mathletes, are you interested in creating a thought-provoking problem or set of math problems for MATHCOUNTS? Beginning this fall, MATHCOUNTS will highlight a student and their problem each month. Each problem/problem set should include a complete solution. If you are selected, you score a very cool, very exclusive t-shirt!

If interested, please email your submission to info@mathcounts.org with Student Problem of the Month in the subject. You will be profiled on our website and on our Facebook page!

Teachers, an organization called Guranteach (www.guaranteach.com) recently reached out to MATHCOUNTS to request volunteers to help conduct research on the most effective ways of teaching mathematics via short-form video distributed on the internet. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is funding the research project through a grant. Details and contact information follow below:

"The Gates Foundation grant asks for us to produce 1500 new videos between now and the end of August, using the best available teachers and our growing knowledge of how internet-based education is best produced and utilized. These videos will all deal with pre-algebra or beginning-level algebra and can be filmed by teachers at home (using basic webcams or camcorders) or, for those who are local, in our production studio in Baltimore, MD. Once filmed, videos are shown to students by our teacher-researchers and their impacts on learning measured.

Teachers use our lesson outlines and should be able to commit to producing 10-20 videos each per week. Teachers can commit to the project for any length of time, ideally for a period allowing them to create 50 or more videos. Once a teacher has developed his or her optimal production strategy, it is reasonable to expect to complete 3-4 videos per hour.

The caveat is that the Gates Foundation requires that all teachers in the project be able to point to some objective data which demonstrates that they have had a strong positive impact on students performances and learning. A broad range of data and types of data can be offered to the Foundation to meet this requirement, and I am happy to speak with teachers to help them get a sense of what they may have access to and how it might be gathered or presented. Examples might include (but not be limited to) improvement in standardized test scores (percentiles), improvement in performance at math competitions, etc."

To participate, or for additional information, please contact Craig Coletta via email (craig@guaranteach.com) or by phone at 410-202-4621.

Although other MATHCOUNTS features may be on hiatus for the summer, the MATHCOUNTS Problem of the Week is still going strong. Each Monday a new Problem of the Week is posted that focuses on a specific theme (ex. Flag Day). Each week the problems also focus on new math concepts. Answers to the problems are posted on the website one week later.

Don't forget to take advantage of these great resources available to you each Monday!

The New York Times has an interesting article on teaching elementary school students the A B C's of engineering.

Read the article.

Students, are you interested in doing more practice problems this summer to get ahead? Are you a parent wanting to provide your child with more study materials for the summer? Teachers, are you looking for fun MATHCOUNTS giveaways for your math club?

Check out the MATHCOUNTS store. In addition to previous years' competitions, there are test books, handbooks, buttons, pins, t-shirts and additional resources that you can choose from.

Click here to read the press release.

What does math, science and forensics have to do with poetry? Take a look at this interesting article in New Scientist depicting how physicist Donald Olson has solved the mystery of Walt Whitman's meteor poem thanks to a number of clues found in an 1860 painting by Frederic Church.

Read the article in its entirety here.

MATHCOUNTS, a non-profit mathematics educational foundation (www.mathcounts.org), today announced that Raytheon Company will continue as title sponsor of the Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition through 2014. The official announcement was made at the competition awards ceremony in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Saturday, May 8, 2010.

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The 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS highlights video has been posted for viewing on the MATHCOUNTS YouTube page and the MATHCOUNTS Facebook page. Follow a two-minute short on this year's national competition in Orlando, Fla.

Sponsored by The Kavli Foundation and conducted in partnership with SciVee, the contest closes on July 15, 2010. Prize money goes to the organization the student is representing (be it a school, after-school program, or other outreach program) - students win electronics prizes and either a trip to DC to the Expo or tickets for a VIP event to meet the Mythbusters. For more information visit http://www.usasciencefestival.org/2010festival/contests/kavli-science-video-contest

If you missed 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition winner Mark Sellke on Regis and Kelly, here is the link to the segment: http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/regisandkelly/video_archive.html

Mark does a fantastic job of holding his own on the show!

The 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition webcast is now online! Check out the archived video here!

Click here to view the results of the 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition!

Watch MATHCOUNTS National Champion Mark Sellke go head to head in a math challenge tomorrow, Tuesday, May 11, on Regis and Kelly at 9AM EDT!

Also, if you are in any of the following markets below, Lou DiGioia, executive director of MATHCOUNTS, and champion Mark Sellke will be on your local morning news. Please watch and support MATHCOUNTS!

Congratulations to Mark Sellke of Indiana, who defeated Shyam Narayanan of Kansas to become the 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Champion! Kudos to Team California for their first place team finish! Team California was followed by Team Illinois in second place and Team Washington in third place.

Lastly, a big congratulations to each and every Mathlete who made it to the national competition. You all worked very hard to get to Orlando and should be proud of your accomplishments!

Until next year...

Tomorrow the MATHCOUNTS National Competition will take place in Orlando, Florida!

Be sure to tune in to watch the 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition tomorrow, Friday, May 7 at 2:00 PM EDT. The competition will be webcast live from Orlando on mathcounts.org and will feature the top middle school students in the country vying for the national title. 

In addition to watching the competition, you will be able to play along with the contestants during the Countdown Round; each problem will be displayed on screen so everyone can participate!

If you are unable to watch the competition live, the webcast will be archived at www.mathcounts.org/webcasts.

As we lead up the to the 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition in Orlando, check out the new Raytheon MATHCOUNTS Facebook game. Raytheon has created a new, fun and interactive challenge with actual MATHCOUNTS Countdown Round questions. The format is a five-question math quiz that will allow both adults and students to test their math skills.

The integrated Facebook application will allow users to actually compete against their friends online!

Check out the new game at www.facebook.com/mathcounts and click on the MATHCOUNTS tab.

MATHCOUNTS has been working with Art of Problem Solving's Richard Rusczyk to create detailed web videos focusing on actual MATHCOUNTS problems.  Each MATHCOUNTS Mini will focus on at least one MATHCOUNTS problem and associated concepts. Each Mini will also feature a worksheet to complement the discussed concepts. Every month MATHCOUNTS and Art of Problem Solving will feature a new video and archive the old.

Click here to view the May Mini and corresponding activity.

*Please note that the Minis will be on hiatus during the summer months (June, July and August). A new Mini will post in September.

We are only 11 days from the National Competition in Orlando, Florida!

Be sure to tune into the 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition on Friday, May 7 at 2:00 PM EDT. The competition will be webcast live from Orlando on mathcounts.org and will feature the top middle school students in the country vying for the national title. 

In addition to watching the competition, you will be able to play along with the contestants during the Countdown Round; each problem will be displayed on screen so everyone can participate!

Ari Berlin is past president of MATHCOUNTS Outreach: A Yale Undergraduate Organization. For the past four years, Ari has served as a MATHCOUNTS coach for students at Worthington Hooker Middle School in New Haven, Conn. Read Ari's coach of the week profile to learn more about his coaching efforts.

Each year, the MATHCOUNTS outreach organization at Yale holds a MATHCOUNTS event to bring all participating students in the New Haven Public Schools system together for a competition. This year's event will be held Thursday, April 29 at Yale University. For more information, or to attend the event, please contact Brian Edwards at brian@mathcounts.org.

Grand Prize Winner

Mason Middle School in Mason, Ohio won the Gold Level grand prize for four students and a coach to watch the 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition LIVE in Orlando at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort!

Winfield School
Winfield Park, NJ

Check out a video of the top three finishers from the American Math Challenge/MATHCOUNTS Online Challenge with Scott Flansburg, also known as "The Human Calculator". The top three schools also participate in MATHCOUNTS programs!

Click Here for the video.

With the intent to encourage the development of the next generation of scientists and engineers, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport has announced an expansion of their Educational Outreach Program in New Bedford Public Schools to provide students with real-world examples and challenges of science, math and engineering.

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The Stress Point is a publication of Engineering Design and Testing Corp., an association of engineers committed to the study, interpretation and resolution of loss.
http://www.edtengineers.com/company/magazines.aspx
(March 10, 2010 magazine)

Marna Knoer of Roosevelt Middle School in Eugene, Oregon is this week's Coach of the Week. Marna was nominated by a former student, who wrote a glowing recommendation of her teacher. Marna is also attending this year's National Competition as the representing coach from Oregon.

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MATHCOUNTS will be in San Diego later this week presenting and exhibiting at the NCTM Annual Meeting and Exposition. If you are attending the conference, please stop by booth 1344 and say hello.

We will be presenting on the MATHCOUNTS Club Program on Thursday, April 22 at 9:30AM in the Hyatt (across the street from the San Diego Convention Center) in Manchester Ballroom B. If you are interested in learning how to better utilize the MCP, please come to our session.

Mary O'Keeffe from Albany, New York, was nominated by a former New York state Mathlete. Mary has been a coach since 1996 - when her daughter and she were asked to help coach MATHCOUNTS at a local school. She's been a MATHCOUNTS coach ever since!

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The Advantage Testing Foundation sponsors an annual math competition for high-school girls, the largest monetary math prize for girls in the world. ATF's goal is to encourage young women with exceptional potential to become the mathematical and scientific leaders of tomorrow.

Last year's contest was the inaugural year. Watch a video of Art of Problem Solving founder Richard Rusczyk's talk at the Math Prize for Girls discussing the importance of problem solving education and programs for outstanding math students: http://mathprize.atfoundation.org/archive/2009/rusczyk

ATF's second annual contest will take place on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at New York University in New York City. Girls from across the United States and Canada will compete for $44,000 in cash prizes. To apply, click here. The deadline to apply is June 15, 2010.

2011 Davidson Fellows $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 Scholarships – Applications Available Now
 
If you are a student who will be under 18 as of Oct. 1, 2011 and are working on a graduate-level project in any field of study, you may want to consider applying for the 2011 Davidson Fellows scholarship. The Davidson Institute for Talent Development is offering high-achieving young people across the country the opportunity to be named a 2011 Davidson Fellow, an honor accompanied by a $50,000, $25,000 or $10,000 scholarship in recognition of a significant piece of work in Science, Technology, Mathematics, Music, Literature, Philosophy or Outside the Box.
 
Applicants must submit an original piece of work recognized by experts in the field as significant and it must have the potential to make a positive contribution to society. The scholarship must be used at any accredited institute of learning. The deadline to apply is March 2, 2011. To find out more, please visit www.DavidsonGifted.org/Fellows.

The Emma L. Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests in media recruits underrepresented minority youth to intern at industry companies in their home towns. Any minority student who is a high school junior or senior, or college freshman is eligible to apply. Some of the requirements are: A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0, an interest in the media industry, and plans to attend a four-year accredited college or university. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents, and speak and write English fluently.

Currently organizations in the following cities are recruiting for applicants interested in business with a high comfort level in mathematics:

Burbank (Finance especially), Livermore, Fresno & San Diego CA; Chicago IL; Indianapolis IN; Des Moines IA; Minneapolis MN; Coppell & Houston TX, and several cities in our Eastern region.

HOW TO APPLY. Go to: www.emmabowenfoundation.com/main.html. Download the application that includes mailing instructions on page 5. While on the web page scroll down past the U.S. map and the list of states, and then click on Frequently Asked Questions. If there are still questions call 818-655-5708.

Application deadline is April 23, 2010. Applicants should enter your name along with organization in response to the question: How did you learn about our program? At close of recruiting season we will provide the total number of applications that refer to you, and your finalists for in-person interview with the sponsor.

Please visit the Students & Alumni section to access all materials.

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley recently invited Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School MATHCOUNTS students to his office and recognized them on their most recent statewide mathematics accomplishment.

Lukash Onshkevych, who will represent the State of Maryland at the National Competition, Tristan Carmean who was a World Math Day representative, Jack Andraka, and Ruslan Onshkevych were introduced to the Governor during the visit.

Governor O'Malley congratulated all team members along with their coach, Ferhat Avsar, Governing Board Vice President Spear Lancaster, Lukash and Ruslan’s mother Mrs. Lassowsky, and Principal Fatih Kandil.

Amy Huth Hazelton (or as she is known to her students, Mrs. H2) is a middle school math teacher at Beachwood Middle School in Beachwood, Ohio.

Amy is the lead MATHCOUNTS coach and was recently nominated for Coach of the Week by a student on the MATHCOUNTS team. Amy has been involved with MATHCOUNTS since 1999!

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The April Coaches' Problem of the Month submitted by MATHCOUNTS coach Rich Morrow is now live. The problem set features "Coin Flipping Games".

Coaches - are you interested in submitting a problem set for the Coaches' Problem of the Month? We're looking for creative, interesting problems that can be solved by students individually or that can be used in a classroom setting. Solutions should also be provided. Email us at info@mathcounts.org to submit a problem set.

MATHCOUNTS has been working with Art of Problem Solving's Richard Rusczyk to create detailed web videos focusing on actual MATHCOUNTS problems.  Each MATHCOUNTS Mini will focus on at least one MATHCOUNTS problem and associated concepts. Each Mini will also feature a worksheet to complement the discussed concepts. Every month MATHCOUNTS and Art of Problem Solving will feature a new video and archive the old.

Click here to view the April Mini and corresponding activity.

Are you a fan of MATHCOUNTS on Facebook? If not, you should become one this month! As a lead up to the National Competition on May 7, we will be posting exclusive content only for Facebook fans. Each day during the month of April, we will post a Sprint Round problem from a National Competition, followed by Target Round problems, followed by the test in its entirety the day before this year's National Competition. (And we don't post these problems anywhere!)

Be sure to become a fan of MATHCOUNTS on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Stay updated on MATHCOUNTS through updates, tweets and videos!

Beth Klingher has been a MATHCOUNTS coach going on four years at Washington Hooker Middle School, part of the New Haven Public School District in Connecticut. 

This year, Klingher, along with student volunteers from Yale University, coached a student to the National Competition! In her profile, Klingher shares some of her tips for success.

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During the event, the Roosevelt Middle School MATHCOUNTS Club Program was presented with a silver trophy by Mayor Lang for having earned Silver Level Status in the MATHCOUNTS Club Program, a big achievement signifying an after-school commitment and involvement from students, volunteers and teachers.

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Pallavi Shah is a mathematics teacher at Joaquin Miller Middle School in San Jose, California. At Miller Middle School, Shah teaches pre-algebra, geometry, and math enrichment classes to seventh and eighth grade students.

Shah is no stranger to the coaching at high levels. Shah has coached the California team at the National Competition six times.  The first four years that Shah coached MATHCOUNTS at Miller Middle School, the team won the San Jose Chapter and California State Competitions.

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MATHCOUNTS® Outreach: a Yale Undergraduate Organization, achieved a huge success recently when Michael Zuo, an eighth grader participating in MATHCOUNTS, placed third in the Connecticut MATHCOUNTS State Competition. Zuo attends Worthington Hooker Middle School, part of the New Haven Public School District.

MATHCOUNTS Outreach, founded three years ago, is a collaboration involving Yale undergraduates, the New Haven Public Schools math department, and the MATHCOUNTS Foundation. Yale student coaches work alongside New Haven Public School math teachers to coordinate and run practice sessions. "MATHCOUNTS Outreach uses the energy and enthusiasm of Yale students to provide a fun, enriching environment for middle-school students, sparking an interest in problem solving and mathematics," said Ari Berlin, MATHCOUNTS Outreach co-president.

Read the article in its entirety here.

If you are interested in creating a MATHCOUNTS Outreach program in your area, or wish to learn more about the Yale collaboration, please email Brian Edwards at the MATHCOUNTS national office.

Coaches - are you interested in submitting a problem set for the Coaches' Problem of the Month? We're looking for creative, interesting problems that can be solved by students individually or that can be used in a classroom setting. Solutions should also be provided. Email us at info@mathcounts.org to submit a problem set! If your problem set is selected, you will receive an EXCLUSIVE "I Create Problems" t-shirt.

Andrew Callard is the grade 7/8 mathematics teacher and associate mathematics department chair at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC.  Callard coached Sidwell Friends to first place last year in the District of Columbia MATHCOUNTS State Competition.

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Last year Congress made it official - March 14 (3-14) was designated "National Pi Day".  Is your school or math class doing anything special to celebrate? Send an email to archana@mathcounts.org. We will post your events/activities (and pictures) online!

Check out the "official" National Pi Day website for interesting information on 3.1415926535…

Registration for the 2010 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition is now open. Please click here for more information.

Dave is a former Mathlete (NY 04/05/06 and Nationals in 06) who is now a high school senior.  His old middle school (Iroquois) already had a student coach, so he reached out to help a different middle school (Van Antwerp) reinvigorate their program.  Van Antwerp had never won first place in our chapter before, and it had been almost a decade since they last went to state.  In some past years, nearby professors tried to start up a team but they couldn't get enough students to come to practices to field a team.

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The March Coaches' Problem of the Month submitted by MATHCOUNTS coach George De Graaf is now live. The problem set features "Prices and Warranties".

Coaches - are you interested in submitting a problem set for the Coaches' Problem of the Month? We're looking for creative, interesting problems that can be solved by students individually or that can be used in a classroom setting. Solutions should also be provided. Email us at info@mathcounts.org to submit a problem set.

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The March MATHCOUNTS Mini has been posted for viewing.

Click here to view the March Mini and corresponding activity.

MATHCOUNTS has two complimentary tickets available for interested teachers who want to attend the 2010 Celebration of Teaching & Learning conference in New York. Please see below.

THIRTEEN & WLIW21's Celebration of Teaching & Learning will mark an important milestone on March 5 & 6, 2010 in New York City at the Hilton New York - five years of bringing educators together to share experiences, keep pace with the latest thinking in education, inspire creativity and curiosity in classrooms, and shape the future of schools!  The Celebration is where knowledge meets inspiration as global experts, activists, academics, thinkers and more than 8,500 educators address today's most relevant issues in education related to English Language Arts, Instructional  Technology, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), Social Studies and Whole School Issues.

Educators will hear from dynamic, nationally acclaimed speakers and artists, including U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; Lisa Henson, Chief Executive Officer of The Jim Henson Company; Bobby McFerrin, ten-time Grammy Award winning composer, vocalist and conductor; Queen Latifah, musician and television & film actress; Her Majesty Queen Noor, international public servant; David Gregory, Host of NBC's Meet the Press; The Honorable Richard W. Riley, former U.S. Secretary of Education; Steve Spangler, “the science guy" from the Ellen Degeneres Show; David Rose, founder and CEO of the Center for Applied Special Technology; Diane Ravitch, historian and education author; Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford professor; Franklin Chang Diaz, former NASA astronaut; Alan Blankstein, founder and president of the HOPE Foundation; and Katherine Paterson, acclaimed author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature as well as many others.

For more information, please visit www.thirteencelebration.org. If you are interested in attending this event, please email archana@mathcounts.org.

Sheila Krilov from Hunter College High School in Manhattan has been a MATHCOUNTS coach for eleven years. Of those eleven years, she has been to the National Competition six times!

What is Sheila's key to keeping students excited about math? Giving her students challenging problems that require "think-outside-the-box" solutions. Sheila finds students become and remain excited about problem solving this way.

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This week's Coach of the Week is Ferhat Avsar from Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School. Under his tutelage students from Chesapeake Science Point PCS beat out schools from all over the nation to win this year's American Math Challenge/MATHCOUNTS Online Challenge. Find out why Ferhat is so enthusiastic about MATHCOUNTS.

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For those of you who enjoyed participating in the American Math Challenge, keyboards around the globe will be heard on March 3, when students of all nationalities participate in the Fourth Annual World Math Day.

Last year, 1.95 million students from 204 countries set a world record by correctly answering more than 452 million arithmetic questions.  Students, teachers and parents are encouraged to help beat last year’s record by logging on to www.worldmathday.com to register for World Math Day.  The online competition is safe and completely free of charge.

World Math Day 2010 features an exciting new format with multiple skill levels for all age groups.  Participants can play in up to 500 games in the online competition, earning points for each correct question.  The World Champion in each category will receive a “Minted Gold Medal” and all participants will receive certificates for taking part in the competition.

World Math Day is the “Olympics of all other Math Challenges.”  Representing the USA as Team Ambassadors in World Math Day will be six students who had outstanding performances in the October 2009 American Math Challenge/MATHCOUNTS Online Challenge, which garnered national media attention on The Today Show and in The Washington Post.  National challenges have also been held in Australia, the UK, Ireland, the Middle East, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa leading up to World Math Day 2010.

World Math Day is powered by Mathletics, the learning platform from 3P Learning. For more information, or to register, please visit www.worldmathday.com.

Lois Ann Swineford from Suncrest Middle School in Morgantown, W. Va. has been a MATHCOUNTS coach for ten years and has been to the National Competition as a coach a record eight times!

Some of the interesting activities Swineford has held in the past to prepare her students for competitions are MATHCOUNTS summer workshops and open practice for Mathletes before school.

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The February Coaches' Problem of the Month submitted by MATHCOUNTS coach Doug McKenzie is now live. The problem set features "Snow Geometry". Enjoy!

Coaches - are you interested in submitting a problem set for the Coaches' Problem of the Month? We're looking for creative, interesting problems that can be solved by students individually or that can be used in a classroom setting. Solutions should also be provided. Email us at info@mathcounts.org to submit a problem set!

NASA has teamed with USA TODAY Education to create the "No Boundaries" project and national student competition. This project is designed to help students explore careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The effort also offers students the opportunity to learn more about NASA.

The goal of the project is for students to work in small groups to develop a creative project (website, video, podcast, song, etc.) that markets careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to teens. These student groups will then present their projects to their classmates and a class of younger peers.

The No Boundaries Web site includes a Teacher Toolkit and step-by-step instructions for teachers to implement the project in the classroom. Background information and links to websites with career information are also provided.

After presenting their projects, groups are encouraged to enter them in the No Boundaries National Competition. All contest entries must be submitted to USA TODAY Education no later than April 15, 2010.

To learn more about the project and contest, visit the No Boundaries Web site at http://www.usatoday.com/educate/nasa/index1.html .

Please e-mail any questions about the No Boundaries Competition to Maria Dubuc at mdubuc@usatoday.com.

Mary Jo Clark is the MATHCOUNTS coach at Longfellow Middle School in Falls Church, Va. The school's MATHCOUNTS team is seemingly unstoppable when it comes to competitions. Read on to see how with this school, practice makes perfect.

The February MATHCOUNTS Mini has been posted for viewing. This month, Richard Rusczyk focuses on something new - two MATHCOUNTS poster problems.

The first part of this month's mini features the 2009-2010 MATHCOUNTS poster problem and the second part focuses on the 2008 fall newsletter poster problem. Richard's MATHCOUNTS Minis have received outstanding reviews from both teachers and students. View the link below to see why!

Click here to view the February Mini.

Today's Washington Post features an article on a MATHCOUNTS National Sponsor and the organization's efforts to bring science and mathematics into local classrooms. The National Defense Education Program (NDEP) is the MATHCOUNTS Club Program sponsor for the 2009-2010 program year.

Local NDEP volunteers have been working with students at Takoma Park Middle School in Silver Spring, Md. to increase enthusiasm for engineering, technology and mathematics.

Read the article in its entirety.

Do you know of a teacher or volunteer who goes above and beyond to coach a MATHCOUTS team? We are looking for nominations for Coach of the Week. If you would like to nominate someone, please email us at info@mathcounts.org with Coach of the Week in the subject line. Provide a short paragraph on why you think this person should be the Coach of the Week. We will notify both you and the coach if your nominee is chosen.

Sarah Manchester, the MATHCOUNTS coach at Takoma Park Middle School in Silver Spring, Md., has a unique story.

Not only is she a MATHCOUNTS coach, but she also represented the very same school as a Mathlete! Takoma Park's 1986 MATHCOUNTS team won the Maryland State Competition and went on to place second in the nation that year!

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Students, do you have a math "hero" in your life who has inspired you? Do you have a teacher who makes math fun? Nominate this person for the Math Hero Awards Program. Your hero could win a $2500 Math Hero Award plus a matching grant for their school!

Apply at www.mathmovesu.com.

Rich Morrow is the MATHCOUNTS coach at Challenge School in Colorado. Having been involved with MATHCOUNTS for 27 years as both a school coach and judge, Rich has some very interesting insight into what makes successful students and coaches.

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MATHCOUNTS has been working with Art of Problem Solving's Richard Rusczyk to create detailed web videos focusing on actual MATHCOUNTS problems.  Each MATHCOUNTS Mini will focus on at least one MATHCOUNTS problem and associated concepts. Each Mini will also feature a worksheet to complement the discussed concepts. Every month MATHCOUNTS and Art of Problem Solving will feature a new video and archive the old.

Click here to view the January Mini.

Kadir Bahar from Sonoran Science Academy in Arizona has coached at the National Competition for two years in a row. Bahar also thinks that "math rules"! Learn why Bahar believes math is so important for today's young people to learn.

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Haddonfield Middle School's American Math Challenge winners were recently featured in the Haddonfield Examiner. Haddonfield placed third overall and received a presentation from Scott Flansburg, also known as The Human Calculator.

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Applications for the Raytheon MathMovesU Middle School Scholarship and Grant Program (for sixth, seventh and eighth graders) are currently being accepted. Tell Raytheon how math is important to your everyday life and you will be entered to win a $1,000 scholarship or campership plus a matching grant for your school! Entries must be postmarked by January 15, 2010. Applications can be downloaded from www.mathmovesu.com.

President Barack Obama yesterday announced more than $250 million in private investments to help attract and prepare new teachers for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and to prepare students for careers in STEM fields.

The $250 million doubles the amount the president first announced in November as part of his “Educate to Innovate” campaign for excellence in STEM education. Read the article in its entirety in The Washington Post.

Phil Hutcherson is the MATHCOUNTS coach at West Middle School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. West Middle School won the 2008-2009 Gold Level grand prize of $500 and a trip to watch the 2009 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition in Orlando, Florida. Phil has been coaching now for three years and is incredibly enthusiastic about MATHCOUNTS.

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All about education is a great website full of interesting information. A recent post has a comprehensive list of math scholarship and fellowship opportunities. Check it out!

Registrations for the MATHCOUNTS Competition Program may still be accepted at the discretion of your chapter or state coordinator. If you would like to participate, you must contact your local coordinator or the national office for more information. Download the 2009-2010 Registration Form. 

In his very first year involved in MATHCOUNTS Gopalan Mukundan became the 2008-2009 National Competition coach for Michigan.

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Loi Nguyen from Wisconsin has been a MATHCOUNTS coach for 14 years. And he has been a National Competition coach for 6 of those 14 years! What are his techniques for success?

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Jean Mariner from Albuquerque Academy in New Mexico has been coaching MATHCOUNTS for five years. Last year her team won "Most Improved". Not bad for a coach who has only been to the National Competition twice!

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Due to the high volume of registrations received this past week, MATHCOUNTS has extended the registration deadline to December 31.

There is still time to enroll your school! Click here to register online or complete and submit the Registration Form by December 31, 2009. Shortly after you register, you will receive a School Competition kit including a competition booklet, participation ribbons and certificates for your students. Remember:  a maximum of eight students per middle school (up to 4 team members and 4 individuals) from grades 6, 7 and 8 may continue on to the MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition.

Be sure to also register for the free MATHCOUNTS Club Program—which may be used by schools as a stand-alone program or incorporated into student preparation for the MATHCOUNTS Competition. Register to receive your free Club in a Box Resource Kit in the mail containing the Club Resource Guide, a special hands-on MATHCOUNTS activity, pencils for your students, a mouse pad for you and Volume II of the MATHCOUNTS School Handbook.

AND, when you register for the Competition or Club Program you'll receive special access to the Coaches' section on mathcounts.org—a one-of-a-kind community filled with online resources and classroom activities for math teachers, the MCP monthly challenges and a Coaches Forum where you can share ideas, tips and tricks with other MATHCOUNTS Coaches.

Don't miss out on all the great MATHCOUNTS resources available to you! Register today!

The winner of the 2007 National Competition, Kevin Chen of Sugar Land, Texas; Dan Liu of Austin, Texas; and Sean Karson of Winter Park, Fla. recently won the team category of the Siemens National Science Competition. The competition, often regarded as one of the top research contests for high school students rewarded the team with a $100,000 prize.

For their project, "Relating Missing and Decycling Edges in Directed Graphs," the team members tackled a 30-year-old math problem in the field of graph theory. Their work, Siemens officials said, could lead to greater efficiencies in complex networks such as the Web and transcontinental trade routes.

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Nora Nido from the Baldwin School in Puerto Rico was recently honored by her school for her efforts to promote mathematical learning. Learn more about Nido's path to the National Competition.

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On a recent survey, over 90% of MATHCOUNTS coaches said they would refer MATHCOUNTS programs to a colleague. Take advantage of this and get a portion of your registration fees reimbursed!

Simply refer a middle school that is not currently participating in MATHCOUNTS. If the school you refer registers a team of four students for the MATHCOUNTS Competition Program this school year, your school and the referred school each will receive a refund of $10. With enough successful referrals, your school could be reimbursed its entire registration fee! 

The Registration Form in the MATHCOUNTS School Handbook has a section for you to indicate the school(s) you wish to refer. Or, use the online registration page on mathcounts.org to refer schools.

Check out the December Coaches' Problem of the Month submitted by MATHCOUNTS coach Jason Batterson. The problem set has a nice holiday spin. Enjoy!

Coaches - are you interested in submitting a problem set for the Coaches' Problem of the Month? We're looking for creative, interesting problems that can be solved by students individually or that can be used in a classroom setting. Solutions should also be provided. Email us at info@mathcounts.org to submit a problem set!

The December MATHCOUNTS Mini has been posted for viewing.

MATHCOUNTS has been working with Art of Problem Solving's Richard Rusczyk to create detailed web videos focusing on actual MATHCOUNTS problems.  Each MATHCOUNTS Mini will focus on at least one MATHCOUNTS problem and associated concepts. Each Mini will also feature a worksheet to complement the discussed concepts. Every month MATHCOUNTS and Art of Problem Solving will feature a new video and archive the old.

Click here to view the December Mini.

Brandon Lawrence from Las Vegas, Nevada, coached three members from his school to the National Competition. Who were the students?

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Today MATHCOUNTS students from Longfellow Middle School in Fairfax County participated in a STEM event with President Barack Obama. President Obama announced a new campaign called "Educate to Innovate," which enlists companies and nonprofit groups to spend money and time to encourage students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

Attendees included business leaders from around the country, education leaders and students.

Read the press release here.