NEWS RELEASE

2005
8th 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 252 teams, with up to 4 students each, from 51 schools, competed. All teams worked at their own schools during a designated 36-hour period between November 4th and 21st, 2005. 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

Dubuque Hempstead High School, Dubuque, IA
Hong Kong International School, Tai Tam, Hong Kong (2 Teams)
Illinois Math and Science Academy, Aurora, IL (2 Teams)
Maggie Walker Governor's School, Richmond, VA (3 Teams)
Shanghai Foreign Language School, Shanghai, China

Regional Outstanding Teams

The Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, DE (3 Teams)
Chesterfield County Math and Science High School, Midlothian, VA
Davis Senior High School, Davis, CA
Frontier Regional High School, South Deerfiled, MA
Holy Ghost Prep, Bensalem, PA
Madison East High School, Madison, WI
Mills E Godwin High School, Richmond, VA
Shanghai Foreign Language School, Shanghai, China, (2 Teams)

2005 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