Arizona State Championship
mathleague.org is pleased to announce that the second annual Arizona state championship meet for high school math students will take place this year on April 19 in Tempe. Students and teams may qualify to attend the state championship by attaining at least 50% on any event at one of our local qualifying rounds or on the Power Question. You can find out more about the tests offered at the local meets by looking over the information in the high school section of our site at http://mathleague.org/hs.php. You can find out more about the Power Question by visiting http://mathleague.org/power.php. In addition to practice materials available for purchase on our website, we also have a set of practice tests available for free download so your students can prepare for our contests and get used to the format.
The Power Question can be taken at your school anytime before March 15, and the qualifying meets (consisting of Sprint, Target, Team, and Relay rounds) will be held at the following locations throughout Arizona this spring:
- February 9 � Prescott High School (map)
- March 1 � Tempe High School (map)
- March 1 � University of Arizona (map)
Registration for each of these events will begin at 8:30am. Testing will run from 9:00am to 12:30pm, and results should be announced at 1:00pm. Registrants for each of these contests will be sent confirmation and further details (including directions and timing of events) by email. Registration fee for each contest will be $5 per student and may be paid online or via check. Please arrange to have one adult chaperone from your school for every full or partial group of 18 participants; these adults may be asked to help proctor or grade tests, and may be teachers or parents. You may register your students for any of these three contests by going to http://mathleague.org/azregister.php. Registration will be accepted up to seven days before each contest; after that, late entries will be accepted only if there is space available (email us at mathleague@mathleague.org to check on availability if this applies to you). It is possible for your students to attend competitions both on February 9 and March 1 in order to maximize their chances of qualifying for state.
For those schools who have attended the Highland contest in the past, we have attempted to place our Phoenix area contest as close to the traditional date of the Highland contest as possible. We offer our March 1 event as an alternative since the Highland contest is on hiatus this year. If none of the listed locations are convenient for you, please contact us at mathleague@mathleague.org to discuss how you may host a qualifying meet for your school and the others in
your area. Please note that students attaining the 50% cutoff score in any event at any contest or on the Power Question are eligible to take all tests at the state championship.
Looking toward next year, mathleague.org will be setting the dates for next year�s contests in May. We always strive to avoid scheduling conflicts with other contests. Any requests for specific dates, or information about other contests we should coordinate scheduling with, should be emailed by May 1 to mathleague@mathleague.org. If your school is interested in hosting a qualifying round for next year, feel free to contact us anytime for more information.
Register for one of the local qualifying meets. Attending one or more of these meets is one way to qualify students for the state meet.
Sign your school up as a mathleague.org member. Membership is required for students at your school to
compete at the state meet, and will also give your school the opportunity to take the Power Question in your school as an additional opportunity to qualify for state.
ARML National Math Contest
mathleague.org is recruiting a team of 15 talented math students to represent the State of Arizona at the national ARML competition. We will be competing at the American Regions Mathematics League national contest in Las Vegas this May. This year's ARML meet is scheduled for May 30 and 31 at the campus of the University of Nevada - Las Vegas. We will leave on May 30 and return once the awards ceremony is completed around 4:00 Saturday afternoon May 31. Fortunately, this year ARML does not conflict with the SAT, so no students will have to go through the hassle of rescheduling a test date.
The total cost of the trip this year will be $200, which covers registration, housing Friday night at the University of Nevada - Las Vegas, two meals on Saturday, round trip transportation from Tucson or Phoenix to Las Vegas, and a team T-shirt. You will be responsible for your meals on Friday and dinner Saturday night, as well as any additional spending money you wish to bring. Many school districts pay part or all of a student's expenses to attend the ARML meet. Feel free to seek funding from your local district; if you are accepted onto the team mathleague.org can prepare an official invitation letter to assist in securing funding if you would like to pursue this option. In addition, mathleague.org will be awarding one full and one partial ARML scholarship to the top two individuals at the state championship on April 19 (see above for information on the state championship).
Considering the early May registration deadline, your application for participation will be due by April 22. Accepted students will be notified by April 25 and will need to submit a permission slip and the $200 fee by April 30. If your parents are interested in traveling to Las Vegas with the team, let us know so we can work out the appropriate details with them. Specific transportation details will be worked out once we have an idea of who will be attending.
For more information about the ARML program, feel free to check out the ARML webpage at http://www.arml.com. Once you have been accepted onto the team we will send details about transportation and notify you of any team practices to be held in your area between now and the time we leave for Las Vegas. Attending practices is an important part of the ARML process; and as such you will be expected to attend practices held throughout May in Tucson and Phoenix if you live close enough to attend practices. If you have any questions, we can be reached at 877-872-5244, or by email at mathleague@mathleague.org. We look forward to your participation on this year's team!
Apply to be on this year's Arizona ARML team
ARML permission slip for 2008
