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On Saturday,
February 10, 2001, the Louisville Chapter of Kentucky Society of
Professional Engineers will sponsor the annual MATHCOUNTS Competition.
This nationwide math competition for 6th, 7th and 8th graders with a
passion for math and the challenge of competition begins at the local
level.
Over 150
students from Bullitt, Oldham, Spencer and Jefferson Counties will
meet at the University Of Louisville Speed Scientific School, Ernst
Hall, at 8:00 A.M. to compete in the math subjects of algebra,
probability, statistics and geometry. The mathletes will be competing
for a chance to attend the state competition in Lexington where the
prizes are four (4) full-tuition scholarships to either the University
of Kentucky or the University of Louisville, which the universities
have donated. In addition, the four top state competition winners and
the top team coach will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to
Washington, D.C. in May to compete in the MATHCOUNTS national finals.
The Schedule of
Events for February 10 is as follows:
| 8:00
AM |
Registration |
| 8:30
AM |
Opening
Address |
| 9:00
AM |
Sprint
and Target Round |
| 10:50AM |
Team
Round |
| 11:30
AM |
Lunch
at WS Speed Building |
| 12:30
PM |
Countdown
Round (This "quick recall" event is a must-see! The
mathletes solve problems quicker than most people can read the
questions.) |
See Attachment A
and Attachment B for a listing of schools competing
in the local competition and more information about the MATHCOUNTS
program.
As a co-sponsor,
MSD encourages news coverage of this worthy educational event. If you
have questions, please contact MSD Community Relations Director, Bud
Schardein at 540-6319 or MSD Floyds Fork Area Team Leader and
MATHCOUNTS Local Competition Chairperson Vicki Coombs at 540-6131.
ATTACHMENT
A
The following
schools have entered teams in the local competition:
Bullitt County
Schools
Oldham County
Schools
- Oldham County Middle School
- South Oldham Middle School
- St. Francis Elementary School
Spencer County
Schools
- Spencer County Middle School
Jefferson County
Schools
- Thomas Jefferson Middle School
- Stuart Middle School
- St. James Elementary School
- St. Martha Elementary School
- St. Margaret Mary School
- St. Bartholomew School
- St. Barnabas Elementary School
- Sacred Heart Model School
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
- Highview Baptist Elementary
- Anchorage School
- School of the Ascension
- Christian Academy of Louisville Middle School
- Crosby Middle School
- Emma L. Minnis Junior Academy
- Our Mother of Sorrows School
- Kentucky Country Day School
- Louisville Collegiate Middle School
- Meyzeek Middle School
- Newburg Middle School
- Noe Middle School
- Farnsley Middle School
ATTACHMENT
B
Students Can't
Wait to Take Math Tests on Saturday
(February 2,
2001 - Frankfort, KY): Come Saturday morning, February 10, over 800
middle school students across the Commonwealth of Kentucky will wake
up early and be excited about taking a series of math tests all
morning long. It's the 2001 MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competitions that will
be taking place in 13 different locations across Kentucky,
representing the Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers' year-long
effort to encourage 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students to strengthen
skills in math, science, leadership, and team work - all skills the
engineers hope to impress upon the students as essential to their
future academic and work careers.
Until this year, MATHCOUNTS, which was founded in 1983 by the National
Society of Professional Engineers and CNA Insurance Company, held
participation to 7th and 8th grade students on a team of 4 students
per school. But citing the desire to get more students involved and
building the math skills, the program opened up to 6th graders this
year and expanded the number of participants allowed per school to a
maximum of 8. As a result of the rule changes, Kentucky's State
MATHCOUNTS Chairman, Randal S. Williamson, P.E., a mechanical design
engineer with Lexmark International, Inc. in Lexington, says
Kentucky's program "grew by leaps and bounds to achieve a 54.8%
increase in students over last year."
The 811 students that will compete in the first phase of competition
on February 10 represent 137 schools (see attached list by chapter).
With the new rules allowing more students, many schools took advantage
of the opportunity. Sixty-one schools, or 44.5%, of the total schools
registered a maximum of 8 students. Seventy-seven schools, or 56.2%,
of the 137 schools registered a 4-person team and some additional
number of individual students. Fifty-six schools, or 40.9% of the
total, registered a 4-person team only. Six schools, or 4.4%,
registered with less than 4 persons.
Students say they are willing to get up early on a Saturday morning to
take math tests most of the day because the competitions are fun and
challenging. Others say that what gets them moving is opportunity to
advance to upper levels of competition where college scholarships and
other awards are on the line. In fact, the students competing on
February 10 will be hoping to advance to the Kentucky state
competition on March 24 in Lexington, where they will be competing for
4-year, full-tuition college scholarships to either the University of
Kentucky or the University of Louisville. State winners will also be
looking forward to an expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. in May,
where they will compete in the National MATHCOUNTS competition and
hope for more scholarships, gold medals, a trip to U.S. Space Camp,
and more.
The Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers, headquartered in
Frankfort, Kentucky, sponsors the MATHCOUNTS program through its
non-profit, education-based corporation, the Kentucky Engineering
Foundation, Inc. The program is operated and administered by
volunteers from the engineering community with financial support by
many companies, individuals, and organizations. Among the supporters
are the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville, which
provide the scholarships. Other financial supporters include: KFC
Corporation, Kentucky Consulting Engineers Council, ALCOA Foundation,
Kentucky Association of Transportation Engineers, Lexmark
International, Inc., LG&E Foundation/Kentucky Utilities Company,
and Ashland Inc., to name a few.
CONTACT:
Connie Davis, State MATHCOUNTS Coordinator
Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers
160 Democrat Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502/695-5680; 800/455-5573
Email: connie@kyengcenter.org
Randal
Williamson, Professional Engineer
Lexmark International, Inc.
740 W New Circle Road NW
Lexington, KY 4511
Phone: 859/232-2521
Email: randalw@lexmark.com; randalpe@aol.com
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