NEWS RELEASE

2004
7th Annual High School Mathematical Modeling Contest

The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP) is pleased to announce the results of the Seventh Annual High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM). A total of 228 teams, with up to 4 students each, from 43 schools, competed. All teams worked at their own schools during a designated 36-hour period between November 5th and 22nd, 2004. 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

Brookline High School, Brookline, MA
California Academy of Math and Science, Carson, CA
Clarkston South High School, West Nyack, NY
Davis Senior High School, Davis, CA
Maggie Walker Governor's School, Richmond, VA (3 Teams)

Regional Outstanding Teams

Arkansas School for Math and Sciences, Hot Springs, AR
The Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, DE
Claremont High School, Claremont, CA
The Ellis School, Pittsburgh, PA
Evanston Township High School, Evanston, IL
Frontier Regional School District, Deerfield, MA
Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL (4 Teams)
Madison East High School, Madison, WI
Massachusetts Academy of Mathematics and Science, Worcester, MA
Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD

2004 HiMCM Statistics

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