Math students compete at a state level
This past February, ten Junior High East students joined students from 16 local middle schools at Penn State Berks Campus in the Perkins Student Center for the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineer’s 33rd annual MATHCOUNTS Regional competition.
The Boyertown Area School District is excited to announce that four students from Junior High East competed at the state level. Congratulations to Michael Perry, Tyler Mort, Cameron Kratz, Cole Kratz, Connor Oelschlager, and Beckett Wenger. And an extra big congratulations to Cole Kratz for placing 37 out of 145 students.
The MATHCOUNTS Competition Series is a national program that provides students the opportunity to compete in live, in-person contests against and alongside their peers. Created in 1983, it is the longest-running MATHCOUNTS program and is open to all sixth, seventh and eighth grade students.
Each level of competition is comprised of four rounds — Sprint, Target, Team and Countdown Round. Altogether the rounds are designed to take about three hours to complete.
The Sprint Round focuses on speed and accuracy. Students have 40 minutes to complete 30 math problems without a calculator. The Target Round focuses on problem-solving and mathematical reasoning. Students receive four pairs of problems and have six minutes to complete each pair, assuming the use of a calculator. The Team Round focuses on problemsolving and collaboration. Students have 20 minutes to complete 10 math problems, assuming the use of a calculator. The Countdown Round focuses on speed and accuracy. Students have a maximum of 45 seconds per problem without a calculator.
Junior High East’s MATHCOUNTS program has attained both Silver and Gold level status in the MATHCOUNTS program. The program also won random drawing for Silver level status which earned the club $250 for the accomplishments.
Currently Junior High East’s MATHCOUNTS team consists of 25 hardworking students, coached by math teachers Mrs. Caitlin Moll and Mrs. Megan Lenhart. The team meets twice in a six day cycle to work on math challenges.