NEWS RELEASE

November 2001
4th Annual High School Mathematical Modeling Contest

The Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP) is pleased to announce the results of the Fourth Annual High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM). A total of 212 teams with up to 4 students each, competed from 92 schools. All HiMCM teams, worked at their own schools during a designated 36-hour period from November 7 to 20, 2001. Each high school team chose one of the 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 & Sciences, Hot Springs, AR
• The Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, DE
• The Ellis School, Pittsburgh, PA
• Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong
• Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL
• Maggie L Walker Governors School, Richmond, VA (2 Teams)
• Montpelier High School, Montpelier, VT
• Westminster Schools, Atlanta, GA (2Teams)

Regional Outstanding Teams

Castilleja School, Palo Alto (CA); California Academy of Math and Science, Carson (CA); Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong; Hunter College High School, New York (NY); Brookline High School, Brookline (MA), two teams from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science, Worcester (MA); Pamlico County High School, Bayboro (NC); The Ellis School, Pittsburgh (PA); West Shore Jr/Sr High School, Melbourne (FL); Collegiate School, New York (NY), Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring (MD); Mills E. Goodwin High School, Richmond (VA); and McClintock High School, Tempe (AZ).

2001 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.