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2008 MATHCOUNTS The 2008 MATHCOUNTS Northern Kentucky Chapter Competition will be held on February 2 at Northern Kentucky University. On competition day, registration will begin at 8:00 am and the program will begin at 9:00 am. The day should wrap up by around 2:00 pm. Donuts, milk and orange juice will be provided in the morning for competitors, coaches and volunteers. A lunch of pizza will also be provided for everyone. The competition will be held in the auditorium (room BP 200) in the Business-Education-Psychology Center. Parking will be available in lots I and J as well as in the parking garage. The following link will take you to an NKU campus map that you can refer to http://www.nku.edu/campusmaps/index.html . If anyone has any questions, please let me know.
MATHCOUNTS® is a national math enrichment, coaching and competition program that promotes middle school mathematics achievement in every U.S. state and territory. With over 23 years experience, MATHCOUNTS is one of the most successful education partnerships involving volunteers, educators, industry sponsors and students. Each year, thousands of teachers use the free MATHCOUNTS curriculum materials to supplement classroom materials or as part of an extracurricular student activity. Those wishing to fully capitalize on the ability of the creative MATHCOUNTS materials to challenge students and motivate them to develop strong math skills also participate in the MATHCOUNTS competition series. School competition packets are sent to each school across the country that has 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. Teachers at the schools use the problems in the MATHCOUNTS School Handbook as an additional teaching aide as well as a way to drill those students who choose to participate in the competition. After several months of coaching, participating schools select students to compete individually or as part of a team in one of the more than 500 written and oral competitions held nationwide and in U.S. schools overseas. Winners at the local level proceed to state competitions, where the top 4 Mathletes® and top coach earn the right to represent their state or territory at the national level. At all levels, MATHCOUNTS challenges students' math skills, develops their self-confidence and rewards them for their achievements. Founding Sponsors: A copy of the brochure from the 2007 Northern Kentucky competition can be found here. Anyone who wishes to find more information about MATHCOUNTS can visit the MATHCOUNTS website at http://www.mathcounts.org/ or contact local coordinator Rick Kelly Jr., P.E. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . |
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