Young Minds to Compete at Math Contest
Ten high school teams will flex their mathematical prowess at the 26th annual High School Mathematics Contest at 黑料百科 on Saturday, Feb. 9, in 黑料百科鈥檚 Winter Hall. The contest begins at 1 p.m. with a Chalk Talk Derby, written exams and a fast-paced team competition with buzzers modeled after the once-popular College Bowl TV show. Finals will get under way beginning at 4 p.m. in Winter Hall鈥檚 Darling Foundation Lecture Hall (Room 210). Dinner and an awards ceremony begin at 5:30 p.m. in Kerr Student Center.
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Participating this year will be Bishop Diego, Cate, Crescenta Valley, Dos Pueblos, Family Schools, La Ca帽ada, Oaks Christian, San Marcos, Santa Barbara and Thacher.
Students from the Thacher School, a coeducational boarding high school in Ojai, have dominated the competition, earning six School Winner Awards for grades 9鈥10 and 11-12 in the past five years. Dos Pueblos has won three during that time.
A contest itinerary, map, sample questions and photos from past events can be found at www.westmont.edu/mathcontest.