Math Team ends Season with Bang
March 2, 2009 • written by Lisa Fan
The Park High School Math Team had their final meet on Monday, February 9th, held at our school, finishing off their season with a bang. You may have seen them around school wearing their “Unstoppable” t-shirts. It was a year of ups and downs, but was a great opportunity for the members not only to challenge themselves and improve their math skills, but to make new friends also.
The math leaguers often joke that the only reason they come is for the doughnuts and soda and that the math part is just a bonus. Since this last meet was held at Park, the members passed the time by organizing the sodas into neat rows and shooing away any hungry or thirsty non-math leaguers.
As the other schools arrived, the team spread out over the lunch tables. Some to do their homework, others to listen to music, but most gathered to talk. Then it was time for the events. There were four events, and each person chose two events to participate in. When it was time for their event, they were led into a classroom and given twelve minutes to work on a set of problems. After each event, the answers were posted and the mathletes lamented over simple mistakes and laughed about lucky guesses.
The last meet of each season is always special because it includes the awards ceremony, with first through tenth place from the conference of seven schools. This year, Cody Morin, a sophomore, won tenth place. Way to go Cody!
So the year is over for these Math leaguers, but the memories will always be there. It will most definitely be back next year with new captains and a cool new t-shirt design! If you are interested in joining, please see Ms. Paleen in room 215.
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