Great Plains Math League
PO Box 1986
Columbia, MO 65205-1986
Dear Math Student:
Based on your performance on various math
activities this year, I would like to extend this invitation for you to apply
for a position on one of the Missouri or Kansas ARML teams this year. We will be competing at the American Regions
Mathematics League national contest in Iowa City this June. This year’s ARML
meet is scheduled for June 2 at the campus of the University of Iowa. We will
leave on May 31 and return once the awards ceremony is completed around 4:00
Saturday afternoon. Each year we travel
to Iowa on Thursday to allow us to spend time practicing as a complete team on
Friday. If you had planned to take the SAT in June, you need to know that it is
possible to reschedule that test so you can still go to ARML; if this issue
affects you, please give me a call right away so I can help you arrange to take
the SAT the week you return from ARML.
Due to an increase in fees imposed by the
national organization, the total cost of the trip this year will be $150, which
covers registration, housing Thursday and Friday night at the University of
Iowa, two meals on Saturday, round trip transportation from St. Louis or Kansas
City to Iowa City, and a team T-shirt.
You will be responsible for your meals on Friday and dinner Thursday and
Saturday nights, 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 show this letter to your math coach; he or she may be
able to help you get funding from your district.
Considering the early May registration
deadline, I need to know for sure by 1 May who is interested in attending this
year’s ARML meet. Please fill out the enclosed application and permission slip
(available on the web at http://mathleague.org/arml/app.htm
and http://mathleague.org/arml/permission.htm,
respectively) and send an application deposit of $50, payable to Great Plains
Math League. If your response is postmarked after 1 May, you must add a $15
nonrefundable late fee to your application deposit. Once you are accepted onto this year’s team, we will notify you
and ask you to bring the balance of $100 to the mini-ARML contest on May 12
(see below). If for some reason we are
unable to fit you onto one of our teams this year, your check will be returned uncashed.
If your parents are interested in traveling
to Iowa City with the team, let me know so I can work out the appropriate
details with them. Parents who accompany the team may be asked to help drive
students to and from Iowa City, and will of course be reimbursed for gas costs.
Specific transportation details will be worked out once I have an idea of how
many parents will be able to drive as well as the geographic distribution of
this year’s teams.
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 I 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 Iowa.
Attending practices is an important part of the ARML process; and as
such you will be expected to attend the mini-ARML contest held in conjunction
with the GPML regional championship May 11-12, as well as several other
practices held throughout May. If you
have any questions, I can be reached at 816-210-3147 or 800-720-0717, or by
email at tim@mathlegue.org. I look forward to your participation on this
year’s team!
Sincerely,
Tim Sanders
Executive Director
Great Plains Math League