MathCounts Club

Cost to join: $10

*fee supports printing and competition costs for the club

Meetings:

We meet on Wednesdays from 7:30-8:10 AM. Please show up at the fine arts entrance(bus canopy) before 7:30 to be let in. If you are late, you will need to wait until the doors open at 7:50am  Bring a pencil and scratch paper! 

Per RRISD guidelines, a club permission form must be completed prior to participation in any clubs on campus. 

Student of all math ability are welcome to join and learn. 

Competition Information:

MATHCOUNTS is a competition with four different levels:

• School Competition (November 8, 2025, Canyon Vista MS)

• Chapter Competition (February 2026- Austin, TX)

• State Competition (TBA- Irving, TX)

• National Competition (TBA- Washington, DC)

The goal of our coaching team is to help prepare you all for these competitions!

Each competition consists of four rounds:

• Sprint: 40 minutes, 30 problems (this is generally the fastest round)

• Target: 4 sets of 2 problems, 6 minutes per set (this is more accuracy-based than speed-based)

• Team: 20 minutes, 10 problems (teams of 4)

• Countdown: Live buzzer round, 45 seconds per problem, 1v1. Generally only for the top scorers, and only in chapter, state, and nationals. 

We’ll do some practice for each of these rounds, as well as practice general problems. 

Resources:

• Handouts (notes with problems)

• Mock competitions (these will typically be taken during club meetings, but once these are graded we will hand these back for you to review)

• AoPS (this is a great site. It includes resources such as the MATHCOUNTS trainer which is really good for practice in free time. We will be using its For the Win (FTW) resource to practice the countdown round)