SFBA Team:

Letter to Prospective Students

mathleague.org would like to invite you to submit an application to be on this year's San Francisco Bay Area ARML team. The American Regions Math League is the largest and most prestigious on-site math competition in the United States, and mathleague.org is recruiting at least three teams of 15 talented math students to represent the Bay Area at ARML�s national championship 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 29 and return once the awards ceremony is completed Saturday afternoon (May 31), arriving back in the Bay Area shortly after midnight. Unlike in previous years, this year�s contest does not conflict with an SAT test date, so no one will need to make arrangements for an alternate test date.

The total cost of the trip this year will be $275, which covers registration, round trip transportation from the Bay Area to Las Vegas, housing Friday at the University of Nevada - Las Vegas, two meals on Saturday, snacks on the bus, 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, and please contact us if you would like us to prepare an official letter to assist in securing funding once you are accepted onto this year�s team.

For more information about the ARML program, feel free to check out the ARML website at http://www.arml.com. Your application for participation will be due by April 22; the application is available on our team website at http://mathleague.org/arml. Accepted students will be notified by April 25 and will need to submit a permission slip and the $275 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 finalized once we have an idea of who will be attending.

Attending practices is an important part of the ARML process; and as such you should plan to attend weekly practices held throughout April and May. Practices will be held every Sunday from April 13 to May 25 at Stanford University; times and locations are available at http://mathleague.org/arml. We may also organize simultaneous practices in Berkeley if there is sufficient interest. All interested students are welcome at these practices, and performance at these practices will be used to determine team placement for those students who will be attending ARML. 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!