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LCHS Math Team
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Why Join Math Team?

Snacks
Attend math practices
Mathematical enjoyment
Attend math competition(s)
Improve problem solving skills
Math opens doors of opportunity
Line item on college applications








What is Math Team?
Math Team is a highly competitive group that will compete at the ICTM Regional Contest and other travelling contests.  Roster spots for competitions are limited based on the number of positions available.  For math team success at contests, students should be enrolled when a freshmen in Honors Geometry or higher.

Goal:
get "On Campus" at U of I

Save the Dates 2010-2011 -
All practice are held from 3-4 pm in room c319.
Oct. Informational Meeting, Why Study Math?, and Learn to Play Eurchre
TBA Math Fax - four part series done over the course of the school year during your class time
Oct. and Nov. Problem Solving and ASMA Contest Questions
TBA NSC Praire Division Competition
Jan. Antioch Invite
Jan. and Feb. Practices for Regional
Feb. AMC 10/12
02/26/11- Saturday ICTM Regionals at Northern Illinois University
March Math Fair (pm)
March Celebration Party for Math Team and State Qualifiers
March and April Practices as needed for State Competition
04/30/11 - Saturday ICTM State Finals at University of Illinois
May Junior High Math Competition (am)


Interested?
Jets Competitions www.jets.org
USA Mathematical Talent Search www.usamts.org
Math League Contest
International Mathematics Olympaid


Meet the Coaches
Coach Jori Bowen Math Department Chair jbowen@lakeseagles.com
Coach Brian Phelan Head Coach bphelan@lakeseagles.com
Coach Scott Leverentz Assistant Coach and Jr. High Math Contest Coordinator sleverentz@lakeseagles.com
Coach Camelia Ivan Assistant Coach civan@lakeseagles.com
Coach Jill Farrell Assistant Coach and Jr. High Math Fair Coordinator jfarrell@lakeseagles.com

ICTM State Math Contest
2009 Fr/So 8 Person Team 4th Place Finish, 3AA
Pat Chen, Jake Lahr, Erik Andersen, Shannon Miller, Danny Duncan, Lachlann Swanson, Nicole Laczewski, Sonya Dave
2009-2010 Algebra One Ben Mol 31th place, 3AA
2009-2010 Geometry Pat Chen 11th place, 3AA

ICTM Regional and State Information
Algebra One 6 openings
Geometry 6 openings
Algebra Two 6 openings
Pre-Calculus 6 openings
Fr. So. 2 Person Team 2 openings
Fresh Soph 8 Person Team 8 openings
Jr. Sr. 2 Person Team 2 openings
Jr. Sr. 8 Person Team 8 openings
Calculator Team 5 openings
Oral Team 1 opening

ICTM Regioanl Math Contest
2007-2008   Geometry Team Third place
2007-2008 Fr/So 8 Person Team Second Place
2008-2009 Algebra One Team - Team State Qualifiers Pat Chen, Jake Lahr, Sarah Webster, Erik Andersen, Nicole Laczewski, Amanda Ziolko
2008-2009 Fr/So 8 Person - Team State Qualifiers Pat Chen, Jake Lahr, Erik Andersen, Shannon Miller, Danny Duncan, Lachlann Swanson, Amanda Ziolko, Sam Gamble
2009-2010 Regional Information 3rd place Fr/So 2: Daniel Duncan and Benjamin Mol
4th place Algebra 1: Benjamin Mol
2nd place Geometry: Patrick Chen
4th place Geometry: Nicole Laczewski
3rd place Jr/Sr 2: Mitchell Post and Julija Vinckeviciute
2009-2010 State Qualifiers Benjamin Mol (Algebra I),
Patrick Chen, Nicole Laczewski (Geometry)

ACHS Math Competition
08-09 9th Place Finish (29 students competed)
09-10 5th Place Finish (20 students competed)  
Algebra One - 2nd Place - Ben Mol and Daniel Le
Geometry 3rd Place - Pat Chen, Shannon Miller and Erik Anderson
Varsity Relay 2nd Place - Julija Vinckeviciute, Mitchell Post, Robert Nelson, and Eric Gillum

NSC Praire Division Competition
09-10 Ben Mol placed 2nd Place Algebra One
First Place Candy Bar Competition

Math Fax
Click on www.educontest.com for more information
08-09 Advanced Math - 9th Place Julija Vinckeviciute placed 41th as an individual
08-09 Algebra 2 -7th Place n/a
08-09 Geometry - 3rd Place Jake Lahr placed 7th as an individual
Kyle Hill placed 17th as an individual
08-09 Algebra One - 7th Place n/a
09-10 LCHS Advanced Math Eric Gillum 1st Place
Hilde Nelson 2nd Place
John Sieracke 2nd Place
09-10 LCHS Algebra 1 Haley Green 1 1st Place
Alisha Aderholt 2nd Place
David Gregory   3rd Place
09-10 LCHS Algebra 2 Pat Chen        1st Place & Division 3 Third Place
Kyle Hill 2 2nd Place
Jenny Knowles   3rd Place
09-10 LCHS Geometry Blair Hedges 1st Place
Tanya Stanley 2nd Place
Anthony Knoth 3rd Place

AMC 10/12
click www.unl.edu/amc for more information
 09-10 AMC 12 Top Three at LCHS: Danny Duncan, Eric Gillum, Mark Molloy
AMC 10 Top Three at LCHS: Sarah Webster, Ben Mol, Patrick Chen

LCHS - Junior High Math Competition
07-08
08-09
09-10
        

A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction. ~ Tolstoy.


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Mathematics is not a spectator sport!


Last update 5.17.10 by Mr. Phelan