Our Society is a sponsor of MATHCOUNTS, a competitive mathematics program open to sixth, seventh and eighth-grade students. Students first compete at their local school and then on the regional level. The state is divided into six regions. The three winning teams from each region, together with top-scoring individuals not represented on those teams, then compete at the state level to determine the four top-scoring individuals who represent New Hampshire at the National Competition. For more information about this program, please contact Ben Pratt, P.E. (bpratt@conknet.com) or visit www.mathcounts.org.

Results of the 2008 National MATHCOUNTS Contest:

Results of MATHCOUNTS State Competition
Plymouth State University, March 29, 2008

The individual winners who will make up the NH State Team that goes to Denver, CO to compete in the National Competition on May 9, 2008 are:
1st Place – Luke Pontbriand, Lincoln Akerman School
2nd Place- Ethan Payne, Cooperative Middle School
3rd Place – Greg Partridge, Hollis Brookline School
4th Place – Marcus Chan, Hampstead Academy

The three winning teams are as follows:
1st Place – Francis Richmond School
2nd Place – Lincoln Akerman School
3rd Place – Hollis Brookline School
As coach of the winning team, John Kitzmiller will be the coach for the State Team and will go with the team to Denver, CO.

The winners of the Countdown Round are as follows:
1st Place – Surya Bhutatiraju, Fairgrounds Middle School
2nd Place – Daniel Hernandez, Francis Richmond School
3rd Place – Greg Partridge, Hollis Brookline School
4th Place – Anish Thilager, Hollis Upper Elementary School

The statewide contest is hosted by the New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

The competitive mathematics program is open to sixth, seventh and eighth grade students. Students first compete at their local school and then on the regional level. The state is divided into six regions.

The three winning teams from each region, together with top-scoring individuals not represented on those teams, then compete at the state level to determine the four top-scoring individuals who will represent the state at the national competition in Denver, CO on May 9th.

At the state meet, the students compete in three written tests known as the Sprint, Target and Team Rounds. Based on the results of those rounds, the 12 top-scoring individuals compete in the Countdown Round, a fast-paced test in which the questions are projected on a screen and the competitors have a maximum of 45 seconds to answer.

The activities at Plymouth State University were coordinated by Dr. Jack Barry, Head of the Mathematics Department.

Submitted by Ben Pratt, PE