Trine math competition rescheduled

Weather causes postponement

 

Trine University’s 35th annual High School Mathematics Competition has been rescheduled from Wednesday, Jan. 28 to Wednesday, Feb. 4 in response to anticipated inclement weather. Students from 18 Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana schools have registered for the competition, which will run from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in Hershey Hall.

The winner in the advanced level individual competition will receive a $5,000 tuition scholarship to Trine, while each of four members of the winning team will be awarded a $3,000 Trine tuition scholararship.

Trine will also present cash awards to the teachers of the winning teams. Awards of $1,000 for the first place team, $500 for the second place team, and $250 for the third place team will be used for math education in the teachers’ classrooms or departments.

The winners will be announced in an awards ceremony in Best Hall 229 at 1:15 p.m. The ceremony is open to the public. For more information on Trine’s 35th High School Mathematics Competition, contact professor Bill Barge, chairman of the Department of Mathematics and Informatics, at 260.665.4298 or bargeb@trine.edu.