Author Archives: mrcrader

The 2022 Mathletes Challenge will be completely virtual. We are looking forward to continuing the tradition this year as we host the 17th annual competition in February. Here are the scheduled dates for the 2022 Mathletes Challenge:

• Round 1: Virtual (Practice Round)– 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Wednesday, February 9, 2022) – Zoom Link
• Round 2: Virtual (Championship Round) – 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (Wednesday, February 16, 2022) – Zoom Link

The deadline to register is Friday, January 28, 2022. Click this link for additional information and to register!

Congratulations to Forest Heights Team 1 for winning the 2021 Mathletes Challenge Championship. This is the first year we did everything virtually and overall it went well. We want to thank everyone for all of your help and support. We look forward to seeing you again next year! Here are the results from today’s competition:

We had a great day yesterday completing Round 2 of the 2021 Mathletes Challenge. Our Championship will be help next Tuesday, March 2nd. Thank you to all who helped make Round 2 possible.

We are postponing Round 2 due to inclement weather. We will continue the competition next Tuesday (February 23rd) at 9:30AM. Please check with your team coordinators for the Zoom link to Round 2. The Championship will be held on Tuesday, March 2nd at 9:30AM. More details about this round will be sent out next week.

Here’s a math question to keep you busy this week:

It starts snowing in the morning and continues steadily throughout the day. A snowplow that removes snow at a constant rate starts plowing at noon. It plows 2 miles in the first hour, and 1 mile in the second. What time did it start snowing

*Hint –

The snowplow’s speed is inversely proportional to the height of snow–the more snow there is, the slower the snowplow moves

So, with that setup, can you solve the problem? 

We had a great start to our 16th year of competitions today. It was a first for us doing this virtually, and it was great to see how well our students did handling the change this year. Young people are resilient in many ways but especially when it comes to adjusting to change. We loved seeing the competitive spirit through the computer screen. This round as well as next week’s round will serve as practice for the Championship which will be held on February 23rd. Thank you to all who helped make today happen. We can’t wait until next week for Round 2!

This year’s competition will be different from any we’ve ever had. The 2021 Mathletes Challenge will be completely virtual. We are looking forward to continuing the tradition this year as we host the 16th annual competition next month. Here are the scheduled dates for the 2021 Mathletes Challenge:

• Round 1: Virtual – 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM (Tuesday, February 9, 2021) – Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81425655268?pwd=N21wZkZnWlRyaWUwQ1lyQWRxaDVHdz09
• Round 2: Virtual – 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM (Tuesday, February 16, 2021) – Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87957224770?pwd=OW5lVjZGNTFVS2MvTysrQURXZDNnUT09
• Round 3: Virtual – 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM (Tuesday, February 23, 2021) – Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85422941699?pwd=TmZacWFrdUNIY2dhSDdWN0FZd0I2Zz09

The deadline to register is Friday, January 29, 2021. Click this link for additional information and to register!

Congratulations to Forest Park Team 1 for winning the 15th Annual Mathletes Challenge Championship. They were tied with Don Roberts Team 1 at the conclusion of the regular round, so we had to go to a Sudden Death tiebreak. In the Sudden Death round, Forest Park Team 1 answered 12/12 correct and Don Roberts Team 1 answered 11/12 correct. One question determined this year’s Championship!

Thank you to everyone for all of your help and support. We look forward to seeing you again for year 16 in 2021! Here are the results from tonight’s competition:

1st Place – Forest Park Team 1

2nd Place – Don Roberts Team 1

3rd Place – Don Roberts Team 2

4th Place – Forest Heights Team 2

5th Place – Fulbright Team 1

6th Place – Pulaski Height Team 2

7th Place – Fulbright Team 2

8th Place – Forest Heights Team 1

9th Place – Forest Park Team 2

10th Place – Pulaski Heights Team 1

11th Place – Jefferson

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Check out the feature KARK Channel 4 News did on the Mathletes Challenge this week. Thank you Channel 4 for visiting our competition and for the coverage of this event!

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

This morning, students competed in the first round of the 2020 Mathletes Challenge.  I’m proud of all the students and teams that participated. You all did a wonderful job!

Here are the results from Round 01. The top 11 teams (highlighted) will move on to compete in the Championship Round next week. Good luck!