A team of middle school Mathletes® from Eastern Middle School in Greenwich won the 2013 State MATHCOUNTS competition at the University of Hartford on March 9. Members of the winning team are: William Chen, Steven Ma, Christopher Popham and Henry Shi. The coach is Tara Hoffman.
The top individual was Dale Yu from King Philip Middle School in West Hartford. The coach is Jennifer Ukanowicz-Parrett.
The top four individuals from the State Competition will represent Connecticut at the 2013 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition in Washington, D.C., May 9-12. The four team members are Dale Yu from King Philip Middle School in West Hartford, Mingfei Duan from East Lyme Middle School in Niantic, Eliza Khokhar from Hillcrest Middle School in Trumbull, and Samual Bidwell from King Philip Middle School in West Hartford.
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The second, third and fourth place teams are: Henry James Memorial School in Simsbury, King Philip Middle School in West Hartford, and Rochambeau Middle School in Southbury, respectively.
In our increasingly technological society, those students who do not begin developing strong problem-solving, logical thinking and analytical abilities in middle school will face an uphill battle later in life if they wish to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. As the only nationwide math enrichment, club and competition program designed to improve math skills for U.S. middle school students, MATHCOUNTS prepares students for future career opportunities and success. More than 7 million students across the U.S. have participated in MATHCOUNTS programs in the last 30 years.
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The competition is organized by the Connecticut Society of Professional Engineers, hosted by the University of Hartford and sponsored by engineering firms, businesses, educational institutions and individuals throughout Connecticut.
The National Sponsors of MATHCOUNTS are Raytheon Company, Northrop Grumman Foundation, U.S. Department of Defense, National Society of Professional Engineers, CNA Foundation, ConocoPhillips, Texas Instruments Incorporated, 3M Foundation, Art of Problem Solving and NextThought. MATHCOUNTS was founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and CNA Foundation.
Additional information on MATHCOUNTS is available at www.mathcounts.org.
