History & Purpose: In the spring of 2002, a group of Oahu Math League students at Hawaii Baptist Academy launched the Middle School Math Challenge to encourage students to develop an interest in mathematics. Since then, HBA’s National Honor Society has sponsored this event annually. Our hope is that by participating in this event, schools will unite in a friendly, competitive environment that encourages school fellowship and interest in mathematics.
25-26 Middle School Mathematics Challenge:
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Application Deadline for 25-26 : If you are interested in participating, please respond by October 15.
See Invitation w/ Application: ( PDF )
Or Use this Link to the Digital Application
Note: Change in 2025 - Teams consist of 6 members
Team slots will be granted on a first come first served basis !
See the 2025 Teams list for participating schools.
Team Structure: Each participating school will organize a competing team of eight middle school students. Teams are encouraged to have a mixture of students from different grade-levels. There will be a bonus of 10 points each given for up to 4 team members that are in either grade 7 or grade 6. For example, a team composed of five 7th graders and three 8th graders will have a bonus of 40 points. A team with all 8th graders will have no bonus points.
Events: Each student from this team of 8 will compete in one of the following pairs of events:
● 4 students in Order of Operations / Probability
● 4 students in Perimeter & Area / Linear Equations*
There will also be a hands-on geometry activity and a problem-solving scavenger hunt.
*Solving Linear Equations was a new topic in 2017 replacing Sets