| NEWS
RELEASE
2003
6th Annual High School Mathematical Modeling Contest
The
Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP)
is pleased to announce the results of the Sixth Annual
High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM).
A total of 274 teams, with up to 4 students each, from
59 schools, competed. All teams worked at their own schools
during a designated 36-hour period between November 7th
and 24th, 2003. Each high school team chose from two modeling
problems offered and then constructed their solutions.
A
Complete Results Report,
with designations for all participants, is available in
portable document format
National
Outstanding Teams
Arkansas School for Math and Sciences, Hot Springs, AR
Clarkstown South High School, West Nyak, NY
Dubuque Hempstead High School, Dubuque, IA
Evanston Township High School, Evanston, IL
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL
Maggie Walker Governor's School, Richmond, VA
Mills E Godwin High School, Richmond, VA (2 Teams)
The Spence School, New York City, NY
Regional
Outstanding Teams
Arkansas School for Math and Sciences, Hot Springs, AR
Brookline High School, Brookline, MA
California Academy of Math and Science, Carson, CA
Chesterfield County Mathematics and Science High School, Midlothian, VA
Collegiate School, Richmond, VA
Frontier Regional School, South Deerfield, MA
Holy Ghost Prep, Bensalem, PA
Hong Kong International School, Tai Tam, Hong Kong (2 Teams)
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL (2 Teams)
Maggie Walker Governor's School, Richmond, VA (2 Teams)
Massachusetts Academy of Mathematics and Science, Worcester, MA
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, Columbus, MS (2 Teams)
Oakdale High School, Oakdale, CA
The Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, DE (2 Teams)
Viewpoint School, Calabasas, CA
West Shore Junior Senior High School, Melbourne, FL
2003
HiMCM Statistics
| Problem
|
National
Outstanding |
%
|
Regional
Outstanding |
%
|
Meritorious
|
%
|
Honorable
Mention |
%
|
Successful
Participant |
%
|
TOTAL
|
| A
|
4 |
2%
|
12 |
4%
|
33 |
12%
|
45 |
16%
|
25 |
9%
|
119 |
| B
|
5 |
2%
|
9 |
4%
|
43 |
15%
|
74 |
27%
|
24 |
8%
|
155 |
| Total
|
9 |
4%
|
21 |
8%
|
76 |
27%
|
119 |
43%
|
49 |
17%
|
274 |
All
schools are to be commended for their efforts. The judges
were impressed with all the teams’ creativity and
ingenuity in mathematical modeling, and in their ability
to explain their strategies and problem-solving techniques
in clear terms. Each participant is a true winner. A complete
Results Report, listing all teams by designation, can
be found at:
/highschool/contests/himcm
For additional contest information, contact COMAP at:
himcm@comap.org
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