Math Counts
The MATHCOUNTS Competition Series is a national program that provides students the opportunity to compete in live, in-person contests against and alongside their peers. The Competition Series has 4 levels of competition—school, chapter, state and national. Each level of competition is comprised of 4 rounds—Sprint, Target, Team and Countdown Round. However, Team and Countdown Rounds will not be conducted officially in the 2021-2022 Competition Series until the national level. Here's what each round looks like:
Sprint Round: focuses on speed and accuracy. Students have 40 minutes to complete 30 math problems without a calculator.
Target Round: focuses on problem-solving and mathematical reasoning. Students receive 4 pairs of problems and have 6 minutes to complete each pair, assuming the use of a calculator.
Team Round: focuses on problem-solving and collaboration. Students have 20 minutes to complete 10 math problems, assuming the use of a calculator. Only the 4 students on a school's team can take this round officially. The online practice competitions will have team rounds.
Countdown Round: focuses on speed and accuracy. Students have a maximum of 45 seconds per problem without a calculator. This round is optional at the school, chapter and state level. National level only for 2021-2022.
Math Counts holds meetings every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00 P.M. - 4 P.M. to practice problems and help prepare ourselves for the competitions. Practices will begin sometime in October. Please contact Kirk Humphreys (khumphreys@dps109.org) if you have any questions. To sign up, please fill out the interest form below.