The 20th annual regional MATHCOUNTS competition brought together more than 120 students from 17 schools throughout Southern Maryland to test their math skills at Theodore G. Davis Middle School in Waldorf on Saturday, February 1. MATHCOUNTS aims to boost student interest in mathematics by making the subject challenging and entertaining, so that students have a foundation for success in science, technology, and engineering. Middle school students across the country compete in more than 500 regional competitions each year, with winners advancing to state competitions and then to the national competition. MATHCOUNTS is a three-hour event with series of rounds featuring mathematics problems to challenge students one-on-one and as teams. First is the sprint round, a 30-question test that students complete individually. The competitors go next to the target round, where they have four sets of math problems and six minutes to complete each set of two questions. In the team round, foursomes of students answer 10 questions in 20 minutes. The top 12 scorers finish the competition by facing each other in the countdown round, a single-elimination tournament with the fast-paced excitement of a sports event. In the team competition, Northern Middle School in Calvert County won first place; team […]
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