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 2007 National MATHCOUNTS Contest:

Results of MATHCOUNTS State Competition
Plymouth State University, March 10, 2007

The individual winners who will make up the NH State Team going to Fort Worth, Texas to compete in the National Competition on May 11, 2007 are:
1st Place – Anupa Murali, Derryfield School
2nd Place – Lasya Thilager, Hollis Brookline School
3rd Place – Greg Partridge, Hollis Brookline School
4th Place – Sam Hollister, Amherst Middle School

The three winning teams are as follows:
1st Place – Hollis Brookline School
2nd Place – Cardigan Mtn. School
3rd Place – Amherst Middle School
As coach of the winning team, Rosemary Mezzocchi will be the coach for the State Team and will go with the team to Fort Worth, Texas.

The winners of the Masters Round are as follows:
1st Place – Greg Partridge, Hollis Brookline School
2nd Place – Lasya Thilager, Hollis Brookline
3rd Place –Sam Hollister, Amherst Middle School

The winners of the Countdown Round are as follows:
1st Place – Anupa Murali, Derryfield School
2nd Place – Luke Pontbriand, Lincoln Akerman School
3rd Place – Gubby Noronha, Oyster River School
4th Place – Ryan Heden, Hollis Brookline School

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 Fort Worth on May 11th.

The statewide contest is hosted by NHSPE and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.  The activities at Plymouth State University were coordinated by Dr. Jack Barry, Head of the Mathematics Department.  If you have questions, call 848-1666.

Submitted by Ben Pratt, PE