NEWS RELEASE

2006
9th 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 276 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 3rd and 20th, 2006. 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
Evanston Township High School, Evanston, IL
Illinois Math and Science Academy, Aurora, IL
Maggie Walker Governor's School, Richmond, VA
New York Interschool, New York, NY

Regional Outstanding Teams

The Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, DE
Chesterfield County Math and Science High School, Midlothian, VA (2 Teams)
Yucai High School, Shanghai, China
Frontier Regional High School, South Deerfield, MA
Mills E. Godwin High School, Richmond, VA
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, Columbus, MS
Illinois Math and Science Academy, Aurora, IL
United World College Costa Rica, San Jose
Hong Kong International School, Tai Tam, Hong Kong (4 Teams)
Middle School, Shanghai, China (7 Teams)
Maggie Walker Governor's School, Richmond, VA (2 Teams)
Evanston Township High School, Evanston, IL
Clarkstown High School South, West Nyack, NY

2006 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