The Montgomery Catholic
Math Team recently played the school’s first-ever match against a team in
Hawaii. Twelve students, led by juniors Leo Petters and Ann Faulkner, competed
to complete math challenge problems against a team from Mililani High School in
Mililani, Hawaii. The match is part of the new AMC Math Madness League
sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America.
The Math Madness League
uses educational gaming software developed by in-ter-stel-lar.com to schedule weekly
one-on-one competitions among 600 schools throughout the United States. Montgomery
Catholic is one of only three schools in Alabama to be selected for the
league’s inaugural season. The team has pitted their math skills against
schools in Kansas, Pennsylvania, and-most recently-Hawaii. In coming weeks,
they play schools from Oklahoma and California. Each team has 30 minutes to
correctly solve ten brain-stomping problems.
Despite some tough
losses (3.00 to 2.33 to Mililani, for example) the Montgomery Catholic team is
excited about being part of the league. Leo Petters explains, “It’s great to
compete with other schools across the nation without having to worry about the
bus breaking down.” Teammate Guillermo Ravelo agrees, “I love the opportunity
to show schools far away what Alabama schools can do.”
A list of participating
schools and current rankings for the AMC Math Madness League may be found at in-ter-stel-lar.com/math_madness/about.
Submitted by Dr. Joe Profio
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| MCPS Juniors Derek Kelly,Ann Faulkner, and Leo Petters all participated in the Math Madness League competition. |
