The Sawtooth Mountain Elementary School Math Masters team did well at the regional Math Masters of Minnesota Challenge on April 22. (L-R) Paul Dorr, Team Advisor Duane Hasegawa, Kate Peck, Hailey Wiele, Jules Deneweth.
Jules Deneweth, Paul Dorr, Katie Peck, and Hailey Wiele, fifth grade students at Sawtooth Mountain Elementary School, participated in the regional Math Masters of Minnesota Challenge at First United Methodist Church in Duluth on April 22, 2016. The team advisor is Duane Hasegawa.
In attendance were 200 students who competed individually and as teams on eight sets of mathematical problems in this competition. Forty teams from over 16 schools participated and the Sawtooth fifth graders placed 24th as a team.
Paul Dorr received individual honors for placing 17th among 200 students.
Math Masters began as a fifth grade math competition program in 1989 with teams from 44 schools taking part. In 1995 the competition was expanded to include sixth graders and this year there are approximately 5,500 fifth and sixth graders registered to compete.
Schools are encouraged to involve as many of their fifth and sixth grade students as possible in the use of the Math Masters packet of challenge preparation materials. A team selection test is provided to assist coaches in choosing students to represent their schools.
Math Masters is designed to promote excellence in critical thinking skills and problem-solving abilities as well as provide recognition to students for academic effort and achievement.
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