MA Secretary of Education Congratulates MA Student Mathletes
Our state’s MATHCOUNTS Champions and their coach at practice on May 2. On May 7 they leave for the National Competition in Orlando, FL, to defend the MA National Title. From left: Jeffrey Chang, Jeremy Chen, Peter Rowley, and Coach Josh Frost. Missing: David Ma.
At their last practice before National Competition, the Massachusetts 2014 State-Champion Mathletes each received a personalized card from State Secretary of Education Matthew Malone, who congratulated and wished them well at the National MATHCOUNTS Competition.
On Wednesday, May 7 the students and their parents will travel to the 2014 National MATHCOUNTS Competition in Orlando, Florida, where our Mathletes will seek to defend our state’s first-in-the-nation status for the third year in a row. They will compete against 220 of the nation’s best Mathletes.
On Thursday, May 9 the students will perform practice drills in preparation for Friday’s intense rounds of written competition. On Friday morning, they will compete in the Sprint, Target, and Team Rounds, totaling approximately 3 hours. On Friday afternoon, the top 12 individuals who scored the highest that morning will proceed to the Countdown Round, an oral competition in which students compete head-to-head, to determine the individual champion. (In 2013, Massachusetts won first place in both the Team AND Individual competitions.)
View the Competition LIVE via webcast on Friday, May 9 at 2:00 p.m.
On May 9th at 2:00 p.m., the 2014 National MATHCOUNTS Competition will be webcast LIVE on ESPN3, for viewers to watch and play along with the nation’s top middle school Mathletes. Click here to be taken to the webcast site. See also: Note and links below.
On Friday evening, all 224 competitors and their coaches, parents and guests will enjoy a private event featuring the “Sum of All Thrills” ride at Epcot Center.
On Saturday morning and afternoon, Mathletes are free to enjoy themselves in Orlando, before they attend the MATHCOUNTS Awards Banquet that evening, when the winners are officially announced and celebrated.
MA 2014 Mathletes heading to National Competition:
Peter Rowley, Grade 8 – William Diamond Middle School – Lexington
Jeremy Chen, Grade 8 – The Sage School – Foxboro
David Ma, Grade 8 – The Roxbury Latin School – Roxbury
Jeffrey Chang, Grade 7 – Jonas Clarke Middle School – Lexington
COACH: Josh Frost, Jonas Clarke Middle School
STATE COORDINATOR: John J. Hayden, PE –Board Member, Massachusetts Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE.com)
NOTE: There may be several steps involved in accessing ESPN3.com depending on your internet service provider. Please refer to this page ahead of the scheduled webcast time to ensure you do not encounter any problems.