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Saturday, March 18, 2006
UC Davis, Davis, CA
MATHCOUNTS® is a national math enrichment, coaching and competition program that promotes middle school mathematics achievement through grassroots involvement in every U.S. state and territory. The program is over two decades old, and is one of the most successful education partnerships involving volunteers, educators, industry sponsors, and students.
After several months of coaching, participating schools select students to compete individually or as part of a team in one of the more than 500 written and oral competitions held nationwide and in U.S. schools overseas. Winners at the local level proceed to state competitions, where the top 4 Mathletes® and top coach earn the right to represent their state or territory at the national level. At all levels, MATHCOUNTS challenges students' math skills, develops their self-confidence and rewards them for their achievements.
The Calfornia state championship competition for MATHCOUNTS was held at UC Davis, Davis, CA on March 18, 2006. This was for middle school (6-8 grades) students. About 28 school teams and 34 independent students from all across California participated. Each school team had about 4 to 5 members. Out of these, four teams came from Southern California.
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First place team from Redwood Middle School.
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The AIAA San Francisco Section sponsored the team from Miller Middle School, San Jose, CA. The top three team placements were as follows:
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Second place team from Miller Middle School.
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The first four will be on the state team and the state coach will be Prema Jayashankar from Redwood Middle School.
