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Ocean City High School Students to Compete in Math Mayhem at Stockton University

The daylong math competition is Saturday, March 21.

Students from Ocean City High School will be among those competing in Mathematical Mayhem at Stockton University on Saturday, March 21.

Local high school students will visit Stockton’s campus to compete in individual and team exams that are designed to challenge the students and assess their current skill development.

Other high schools competing in the competition include: Absegami High School, Oakcrest High School, Cedar Creek High School, Mainland Regional High School, Middle Township High School, Southern Regional High School, Atlantic County Institute of Technology, Egg Harbor Township High School and Atlantic City High School.

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The experience “is meant to reduce test anxiety, increase student confidence and provide high school students with an inside view of college life,” said Dr. Chia-Lin Wu, associate professor of Mathematics and founder of the competition. “The students will be exposed to the challenges of math and will see where they stand among their peers.”

The daylong event includes breakfast and a welcome ceremony (8:30 a.m.-9:10 a.m.), an individual exam (9:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.), a team exam (10:45 a.m.-noon), lunch in the N-Wing Student Restaurant and a tour of the campus (noon-1:30 p.m.) and a closing awards ceremony (1:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.). The exams will be held in lower L-Wing and K-Wing.

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The exams were created and will be graded by Stockton Math faculty. Members of the Stockton Math Club will proctor the exams.

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