On Wednesday, April 13, 2016, the Discovery Middle School Math team traveled to Huntington University (Indiana) to compete against 24 other middle school teams in the annual statewide academic competition.
Coached by Michelle Crawford, the team met and practiced earlier in the year.
Their preparation paid off—the Archers brought home the First Place Trophy! And Seunghoon Sun took 1st in the individual competition!
Team members include: Seunghoon Sun, Lyvia Li, Andy Kaboski and Jeffrey Du. Alternates were Aidan Sweeney, Grace Waddell, Reagan Hoke and Peter Sullivan.
The Huntington University Middle School Mathematics Competition is provided as a means of fostering mathematical interest and expertise among students, 8th grade and below. The competition consists of three parts:
Written Exam: The written exam consists of 20 multiple choice questions from mathematics topics ranging from general arithmetic through algebra and geometry. Competitors are given 40 minutes to complete the exam. The questions allow the use of a scientific calculator. The score for each team member on the written test will be added to the team score and to the individual score.
Individual Ciphering: During the individual competition each competitor is given a problem to complete without the aid of a calculator within a two minute time interval. Each individual completes the problem as quickly as possible. Competitors only have one chance to turn in a solution.
Team Problem Solving: During the team problem solving portion of the competition, a set of harder problems are given to the entire school team to complete. These problems are designed to encourage participation from the entire team. The team is responsible to work together to distribute the tasks to complete the problem. Teams can only submit one solution.
Congratulations to the Discovery Math Competition Team on this outstanding achievement!
