ConocoPhillips and Blaine School District will be hosting the Washington State Math Championship in Blaine on Saturday, April 28, 2012. The contest is open to teams in grades 5-8. You may register as many teams as you wish. Registrations will be accepted on a first come - first serve basis.
RULES:
•The Math Championship is open to public and private schools. A team consists of four students from the same grade, from the same school. Homeschool students may participate with the school district they would otherwise be attending. If necessary, a student from a lower grade may be moved up (i.e. a 5th grader may be on a 6th grade team), but no older students may compete on a younger team.
•Each team will take all five team-type tests for their grade level, submitting one answer sheet. A sixth test will be an individual test consisting of 30 problems. The first 10 questions of the individual test will be used toward the team test results. The top 3 scores will be counted. Students will compete against students in their own grade level.
•The Mental Math test is given orally. It is taken without the aid of paper, pencil, or any type of outside assistance. Each team member answers 5 questions. If there are only 3 on a team, one member will be allowed to take the extra set. If there are only 2 members, there is a penalty in that 1 set of 5 questions will be left unanswered. No calculators may be used on Mental Math.
•Students may bring Foreign Language Dictionaries to use as needed to understand the language, not to do the math.
•Calculators (except TI-92, or those with QWERTY keyboards) will be allowed on all tests except Mental Math. No PDA’s (Personal Digital Assistants) or cell phones with math capabilities will be allowed.
•Answers will be bubbled in on a Scantron form. Example bubble sheets are posted on the website to familiarize students with the answer forms.
•There will be no alternates, substitutes, or extras on a team during the test day.
AWARDS:
•Awards for the top 15% of teams at each grade level.
•Awards for the top 10 scores at each grade level on the individual test.
•Lapel pins for every participant.
•Certificates of Participation for each student.
FEES AND REGISTRATION:
•The cost of registration is $45.00 per team (includes juice and a snack), for teams submitting their registrations and payment by March 2, 2012. The cost increases to $55.00 for registrations received after March 2nd.
•Make checks payable to Blaine School District. Sorry, no purchase orders. Send checks to:
Math Championship Coordinator
Blaine Schools
1055 H St
Blaine, WA 98230
•Register and submit payment by March 2, 2012. You will receive confirmation information by the end of March regarding your registered teams.
T-SHIRTS:
•T-Shirts are for sale for $10.00 by pre-order and during the day of the competition. XXL and XXXL T-Shirts are only available on a pre-sale basis.
LUNCH OPTIONS:
•Bring sack lunch.
•Buy lunch from available concessions.
•Local Restaurants
NOTE:
•Please share this information with all coaches involved in your program.
QUESTIONS:
•Contact Mike Couto at mcouto@blainesd.org regarding registration. Phone: (360) 332-0344
•Contact Mike Dahl at mdahl@blainesd.org regarding anything else. Phone: (360) 332-0327
•If you know of another school in your area that might be interested in coming, please pass along this information.